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Project Type/Research Category: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects.
Funding Priority: Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research and Training.
For more information on NIDRR's funding priorities, read about NIDRR's Core Areas of Research at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/core-area.html.
Building Research Capacity Through Collaboration among American Indian Tribes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
This project has completed its research activities and is now closed. Check REHABDATA for documents.
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
1 Matt's Path.
Mashantucket, CT 06339.
E-mail: fwilkins-turner@mptn-nsn.gov.
URL(s): http://tribalvr.org/research/.
Principal Investigator: Felicia Wilkins-Turner, PhD.
Public Contact Phone: 860/396-2105.
Fax: 860/396-2282.
Project Number: H133A031706.
Start Date: November 1, 2003.
Length: 60 months.
NIDRR Officer: Delores Watkins.
NIDRR Funding: FY 03 $294,057; FY 04 $336,824; FY 05 $349,984; FY 06 $329,797; FY 07 $347,274; FY 08 $0.
Abstract:
This project builds capacity among four American Indian tribes to improve the quality of health and disability service information available for tribes in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Four objectives achieve this goal: (1) to investigate access to, and acceptance rates for VR services, types of services provided, and VR costs for American Indians with disabilities; (2) to ensure the optimal collaboration of Connecticut and Rhode Island Indian tribes and others in disability and rehabilitation research, (3) to maximize potential for recruitment of American Indian researchers; and (4) to investigate and evaluate the participation of American Indians in disability and rehabilitation research activities and direct service delivery, and determine to what extent participation leads to improved VR outcomes. All staff was trained in the Participatory Action Research model, and culturally appropriate research methodology utilizing the expertise of the American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at Northern Arizona University. An experienced senior rehabilitation researcher is used as mentor to the Research Coordinator, through development of two surveys for data collection. Two graduate students analyze the data and serve as mentors for the Research Technicians (tribal members) who are hired to collect the data within their own communities. Data results are shared with each of the four participating tribes (Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, and Narragansett) and with the Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services through the Advisory Council of the Mashantucket Pequot Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
Descriptors: American Indians/Native Americans, Statistics, Health promotion.
Date(s) edited: 11/17/2003|10/14/2003|08/17/2004|08/17/2004|08/18/2004|08/20/2004|08/20/2004|08/20/2004|08/20/2004|08/24/2004|08/24/2004|08/24/2004|12/29/2004.
Documents in REHABDATA:
American Indians community needs assessment: Consumer interview.
Building research capacity through collaboration: NIDRR project #H133A031706: Year 4 - Second quarter report to NIDRR: February 1, 2007 - April 30, 2007.
Community needs assessment of Native Americans with disabilities from four eastern tribes (Survey B).
Disability research and capacity building for Native Americans.
Health and disability report for four tribal nations in Connecticut and Rhode Island: A summary report (Survey A).
Interviewer manual.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation vocational rehabilitation research orientation manual.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation: Building research capacity through collaboration, project #H133A031706: Year 4 end of year report to NIDRR: 11/1/06 to 10/31/07 including 3rd and 4th quarter progress (5/1/07 - 10/31/07).
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation: Building research capacity through collaboration, project #H133A031706: Year 5: Quarterly report to NIDRR: November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008: 1st and 2nd quarters.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation: Building research capacity through collaboration, project #H133A031706: Year 5: Quarterly report to NIDRR: 3rd quarter April 30, 2008 to July 31, 2008.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Second quarter progress report to NIDRR: February 1 - April 30, 2004.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Third quarter progress report to NIDRR: May 1 to July 30, 2004.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Year 1 report to NIDRR: November 1, 2003 - October 30, 2004.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Year 2 - First quarter report: November 1, 2004 - January 31, 2005.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Year 2 - Second quarter report: February 1, 2005 - April 30, 2005.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: Year 2 - Third quarter report: May 1 to July 30, 2005.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: NIDRR project #H133A031706: Year 4: First quarter report to NIDRR: 11/1/06 - 1/31/07.
Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation - Building research capacity through collaboration: First quarter progress report to NIDRR: January 31, 2004.
Native American community needs assessment: Preliminary results.
Native Americans with disabilities: A comparison of male and female eastern tribal members.
NIDRR research project: Health and disability resource guide: Rhode Island edition.
NIDRR research project: Health and disability resource guide: Connecticut edition.
Predicting VR acceptance for transitional youth based on race, age, educational level, and primary source of support at application.
Service evaluation and follow-up study of Native Americans with disabilities from three (3) eastern tribes.
STN health and disability data report.
Summary report of EPTN health and disability data.
Summary report of Mashantucket Pequot tribal nation (MPTN) health and disability data.
Summary report of Narragansett Indian tribe (NIT) health and disability data.
Summary report: Health and disability data for 3 Connecticut tribal nations.
Tribal health and disability survey.
Vocational rehabilitation services and educational factors related to four northeastern Native American tribes.
Vocational rehabilitation services and outcomes for American Indians in Connecticut: A comparison study.
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