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Reframing return on investments for tribal colleges and universities: Aligning analyses with tribal priorities and educational missions

Reframing Return on Investments for Tribal Colleges and Universities: Aligning Analyses with Tribal Priorities and Educational Missions
Reframing return on investments for tribal colleges and universities: Aligning …
Author
Stephanie Russo Carroll
Ginger C. Stull
Year

TCUs serve dual missions: educating students and addressing American Indian tribal priorities. Due to this unique status, mainstream ROI metrics fail to fully align with TCU missions. This paper critiques mainstream measures of ROI in the tribal context and provides insights into alternative ROI evaluation methods.

tribal colleges
higher education
return on investment
community development
Native Nations
National
Resource Type
Articles and Chapters
Topics
Civics
Economic and Community Development
Citation

Rainie, S. C., & Stull, G. C. (2016). Reframing return on investments for tribal colleges and universities: Aligning analyses with tribal priorities and educational missions. Philadelphia, PA: Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.

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