Fiscal Year:
2007
Title:
Tribal Leaders with Character: Web-based training
Agency:
USDA
Contract:
2007-33610-17986
Award Amount:
$79,816.00
Abstract:
Tribal Leaders with Character is a web-based course designed to address the problem of
the hundreds of millions of dollars lost through ethical violations in tribal organizations.
The technical question is whether a web-based course can cause an increase in ethical
behavior of participants limited in computer proficiency and education. The goal is to
develop a community of tribal leaders with a core of Native American values of
generosity, courage, honesty and perserverance. This will be accomplished through the
following objectives
creation of a website infused with Native American content and focused on
traditional and contemporary ethical issues,
a highly interactive format that requires input from participants to progress
through the website,
a community forum with guaranteed anonymity for discussion of ethical issues.
In Phase I, web pages, community forum and supplementary materials will be created
based on empirical research on effective means of increasing ethical actions. Impact on
moral reasoning and ethical actions planned will be assessed via pre- and post-test.
Anticipated results are an increase in moral reasoning level and in concrete actions
identified for correction of ethical issues. It is predicted that improvements in the trained
group will be significantly greater than in a non-trained comparison sample. Phase I is a
basis for Phase II assessment of relative efficacy of web-based versus computerintegrated
(web-based plus on-site) training. Commercial applications include purchases
for tribal council, board member and employee orientation and as an educational
intervention mandated for board members or employees for minor ethical infractions.
Small Business Information at Submission:
Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.
314 Circle Dr. P. O. Box 663 Fort Totten, ND 58335
EIN/Tax ID:
611445420
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No