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Rural Indigenous students’ postsecondary experiences: North and South of the Medicine Line
Author(s) -
Henning Denise,
Wheeler Wia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for student services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0695
pISSN - 0164-7970
DOI - 10.1002/ss.20365
Subject(s) - indigenous , postsecondary education , population , higher education , face (sociological concept) , medical education , rural population , sociology , political science , pedagogy , economic growth , medicine , social science , demography , law , ecology , economics , biology
Indigenous students from rural communities attending postsecondary institutions can face unique challenges that negatively impact persistence and retention rates. Unfortunately, most postsecondary institutions are ill‐equipped to understand and support this population. This chapter briefly outlines the challenges rural Indigenous students encounter and provides best practices developed by postsecondary institutions that can increase Indigenous student success.