Native American Children and Youth Well-Being Indicators

ContentsAbstract 5Executive Summary 6Project Background 7Purpose 7Literature Review 8S t rengths Perspective 1140 Developmental Assets Framework 13Moving from the Deficit Orientation to the Strengths Perspective 13Proposed Model to Compare Human Well-Being Concepts 20Research Methods 24Data Collection 25O v e rview of Sample 26Discussion of Sample 27Native American Strengths Identified 28Findings 30Qualitative Findings 30Quantitative Findings 32Verification of Findings 36Comparison With Other Frameworks 37Strengths and Limitations of the Research 42Recommendations 43R e s e a rc h 43P o l i c y 44P r a c t i c e 45Conclusion 47References 48Appendices 533