2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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CD 617 - Tribal Colleges in Economic Development

Credits: 1
This course will focus on the role of tribally-chartered colleges and universities in economic development within Native communities. Students will learn the historical and contemporary case for tribal self-determination in higher education vis-a-vis economic development. Using a social capital analytical framework, students will examine and evaluate the tribal college model of economic development. Topics will include the use of bonding and bridging social capital as an analytical tool, the historical and contemporary case for tribally-chartered higher education, the economic impact of tribal colleges on their local economies, and opportunities and challenges of broad and diverse economic networks. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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