Measuring Cultural Integrity Through the Lens of Transculturation

• In Event: Underrepresented and Underserved Students: A Focus on Institutional Assessment and Responsibility

Abstract

Native Americans attending college has been steadily increasing over the past two decades; however, it has been estimated that retention rates hover around the fifteenth percentile and are the least likely to complete a baccalaureate degree. The purpose of this quantitative research inquiry is to construct an affective instrument to understand, measure and to analyze the perspective of cultural integrity, through the lens of transculturation and resistance theory, and their affective domains. The sample included 500 Native American college students, from over 45 universities, and how these attitudes affect academic achievement. The statistical analyses revealed that transculturated students had higher GPAs than non-transculturated students and transculturated students felt that their universities were invested in them and their culture.

Author

• Craig Marroquin