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This study examines the relationship between four independent variables (gender, age, reservation background, and cultural traditionalism) with three dependent variables (assessment of college, transition to college, and impact of college on an appreciation of Native heritage) among a sample of American Indian students attending a small, rural university. Findings include no significant relationships between any of the independent variables and the assessment of college. However, the transition to college is associated with age, reservation background, and cultural traditionalism while the impact of college on an appreciation of Native heritage is related to cultural traditionalism.

ingly incongruent) educational or cultural methods and goals into meaningful systems and outcomes for Native communities. Moreover, scholars have documented that Native American educators commonly regard their profession as a call to service rather than a convenient oc

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