Contends that Aboriginal participation rates will lag behind the non-Aboriginal population until major reforms are executed in elementary and secondary school education and the curriculum used in Aboriginal schools.
Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 3, no. 4, October 2006, p. article A114
Description
Contends that students who were involved with the Healthy Kids Project showed high rates of excess weight, with American Indians and African Americans at the greatest risk.
Parents discuss concerns for the health of their children and develop a project to promote mental and physical fitness in the village of Old Crow.
Duration: 55:00.
Co-Operative Partnerships in Teacher Education: Proceedings of the 31st Annual ATEE Conference, October 21-25 2006, Portorož,, Slovenia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane McCarthy
Virginia Usnick
Larry Wallen
Description
Describes partnership to enhance student learning through linking traditional values and philosophy, improved professional teacher practice and increased parental involvement.
Looks at the success at Princess Alexandra Community School in creating a culturally affirmative learning environment with community education and staff development through transformative learning.
Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
Description
Intended for use by teachers of students in grades six through nine; topics include: The Law: Past and Present, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Criminal Law.
Joint Special Report: Health and Well-Being of Children in British Columbia: Report 1 on Health Services Utilization and Mortality
E-Books
Author/Creator
Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
Ministry of Health
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Description
Aims to use routinely collected data to better understand health and well-being outcomes for children and youth who are currently, or have been, in government care.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Suggests that the problems many Native American children experience in school, such as low academic achievement and absenteeism, need to be addressed by the school system and Native American communities.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, 2006
Description
Comments on the teaching and personal characteristics that constitute a good teacher including cultural knowledge, good listening skills, respect and patience.
Non-Maori Beginning Teacher Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of Maori Children Within the Mainstream Classroom: A Case Study: Research Project Report.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Hunt
Description
Education Thesis (MTchgLn)--Christchurch College of Education, 2006
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 92-106
Description
Concludes that further research is necessary to address the issues that underlie educational performance and lists research priorities which include defining, examining, and addressing the achievement gap.
Describes one part of an innovative Canadian research project in which Aboriginal high school students engaged with an interdisciplinary team of researchers from First
Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina.
Issue Analysis, no. 72, June 21, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Description
Comments on the educational under-achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander children in remote communities and discusses the option of school autonomy in remote area communities.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Discusses ideas set forth by American Indian educators in Alaska and Montana, including a set of culturally based standards to supplement the state standards, to improve education for American Indian students.
Issue Analysis, no. 73, August 31, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Description
Comments on the need to acknowledge that traditional education delivery service is not working and that it is time to try innovative solutions that cater to the learning needs of children and adult learners.
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Booklet provides an overview of Aboriginal Head Start, site by site tour of the eight Northwest Territories Aboriginal Head Start (NWTAHS) programs, and evaluation and summary of the programs.
Teaches the importance of listening to Elders and taking responsibility for your actions in episode 5 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:00
School students prepare for a Remembrance Day ceremony, say good-bye to a favourite teacher and learn important lessons along the way in episode 4 of a stop-motion animation series.
Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Something to Remember: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:00.