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Culturally Relevant Life Skills Curriculum in Tribal College

Explore effects of life skills curriculum on self-efficacy and healthy food choices among Tribal college students using mixed teaching methods. Study includes nutrition, budgeting, meal planning, gardening, and more.

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Culturally Relevant Life Skills Curriculum in Tribal College

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  1. Lifeskills in a Tribal CollegeNovember 5, 2016 Stacey Zephier Student United Tribes Technical College

  2. What is Lifeskills in a Tribal College? • Study Objective • To explore the effects of a culturally relevant life skills curriculum • Focus on self-efficacy and healthy food choices among Tribal college students • Used mixed methods of teaching • Participants were purposively sampled and newly enrolled college students

  3. What is Lifeskills in a Tribal College? • Met 2 times per week, 4 hours session for 1 semester • Grandmother figure, round table (talking circles), small groups • Each Class • Lesson covered • Nutrition • Budgeting • Meal Planning & Preparation • Gardening • Meal preparation • Family style dining • Learning new cooking techniques • Each meal followed MyPlate

  4. What is Lifeskills in a Tribal College? • Data was gathered by Graduate Student from an 1862 • NDSU – Jill Keith • Pre and post surveys with each student • Students tracked by random numbering system • Research was done in 4 groups • 2 fall & 2 spring semesters • Total of 22 students enrolled in research project • Curriculum used • Large variety of lessons and family consumer science topics • Feedback recorded by the Grandmother • Narrowed to 36 topics for current curriculum

  5. Strategies • Taste • Exposure to flavorful & healthy foods can impact taste & perception of healthy foods • American Indian/Alaska Native Cultural Traditions & Practices • Personal Motivation Factors • Health goals • Physical activity & nutrition knowledge

  6. Goals • Increase college retention rates • Identify barriers and strategies for healthy food choices • Improve self efficacy, nutrition knowledge, and change dietary behaviors

  7. What I Learned • Food storage & money saving tips • Healthy food preparation • Gardening • Homemade ointments using Native herbs • Basics of taxes • Bullying • Thinking creatively and critically for parenting

  8. What the Study ShowedQuantitative Analysis • General Self-Efficacy • Many reported an increase (non-significant) • Majority reported increased perceived capability • Nutrition Knowledge • Non-significant changes • Most could identify what should be limited in the diet • Nutrition Attitudes & Beliefs • All recognized importance of relationship between food and health • All recognized the role of overweight/obesity in health risk

  9. What the Study Showed(continued) Quantitative Analysis • Dietary Behaviors • Increases in healthy dietary behaviors • Eating with family • Cooking meals at home • Fruit intake • Consumption of regular meals • Decreases in unhealthy dietary behaviors • Watching TV during meals • Dining out • Consumption of soda and sugar sweetened beverages

  10. For more information: Extension Nutrition Educator Jana Millner jmillner@uttc.edu 701-221-1397

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