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Impact of the Academic-Social Context on American Indian/Alaska Native Student’s Academic Performance

Authors: David A. Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya) (Washington University in St. Louis) , Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes (Washington University in St. Louis)

  • Impact of the Academic-Social Context on American Indian/Alaska Native Student’s Academic Performance

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    Impact of the Academic-Social Context on American Indian/Alaska Native Student’s Academic Performance

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American Indian/Alaska Native students have the highest dropout rates of any racial-ethnic group. This study posits that a poor Academic-Social Context contributes to low grade point average (GPA), which in turn negatively affects AI/AN students’ persistence to graduation. The present study compares the self-reported academic performance of AI/AN undergraduate students with that of students from other ethnic backgrounds, in order to evaluate whether variation in students’ ASC and any identified medical conditions differentially affected AI/AN students. Findings suggest that AI/AN students enter college with poorer ASC and have lower GPA scores. This study points to further investigations into the effects of social contexts on AI/AN students’ academic achievement and retention in college, especially social belongingness.

Keywords: American Indian/Alaska Native, higher education, retention

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28 Mar 2017