"I Need Community to Make it Through": Understanding College Readiness Among Native Hawaiian Students

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dc.contributor.advisor Reyes, Nicole A. S.
dc.contributor.author Bumatai, Amy
dc.contributor.department Education
dc.date.accessioned 2023-09-28T20:15:25Z
dc.date.available 2023-09-28T20:15:25Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.degree D.Ed.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/106162
dc.subject Education
dc.subject Higher education
dc.subject Higher education administration
dc.subject College admissions
dc.subject College readiness
dc.subject Higher Education
dc.subject Native Hawaiian
dc.title "I Need Community to Make it Through": Understanding College Readiness Among Native Hawaiian Students
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract Despite the growing visibility of equity and access work in higher education, increasing the college degree attainment of Native Hawaiian students remains an urgent goal. The University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu, a regional public university, has the vision and location to realize this kuleana. Colonization and the illegal occupation of Hawaiʻi led to complex and dissonant relationships between Native Hawaiian people and educational systems, which is notably prevalent as students learn about and prepare for college. Since Native Hawaiian people and topics of college readiness have long been discussed through a deficit narrative, it is imperative to learn from the experiences of Native Hawaiian college students and understand how their inherent strengths prepare them for college. Through the methods of Indigenous storywork, semi-structured conversations were conducted with six Native Hawaiian college students at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu to explore their perceptions of college readiness through stories. This study shares lessons on how the students’ sense of purpose, intergenerational strength, and worldviews are the foundation of their readiness for college. This research offers recommendations for college admissions staff and student affairs divisions to center their practices around the college readiness strengths of Native Hawaiian students.
dcterms.extent 152 pages
dcterms.language en
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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local.identifier.alturi http://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:11835
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