Does Money Matter: Millennium Research Series ; no. 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.A. Malatest & Associates
Description
Focuses on strategies that promote recruitment and retention such as financial support, transition programs, community delivery, Aboriginal control, and partnerships between mainstream institutions and Aboriginal communities.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 14-21
Description
Uses the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) as an example of how Aboriginal institutions can identify useful culture, values, and traditions and incorporate them into an institution's organizational structure.
UC Berkeley Center for the Study of Higher Education Research Colloquium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Fann
Description
Considers access to college in an ecological context that encompasses family, tribes, life on a rural reservation and previous educational experiences.
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2004, pp. 54-61
Description
Findings from a survey indicate that the nursing curriculum supports the development of cultural competence among the student nurses who will practice in a multicultural climate.
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
A look at the First Nations' Land Use Certificate Program, a one year certificate program, offered by the Red Crow Community College located on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta.
An overview of First Nations-specific curriculum; identifies the curriculum needs, barriers and challenges; looks at cost estimates for curriculum development ; and makes recommendations to improve the current First Nations curriculum.
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 6, no. 1, 2004-2005, pp. 111-127
Description
Examines the student experience and perspective and recommends that institutions provide opportunities to develop and sustain student's Indigenous identity.
Study undertaken to assess participation/access to and success in programs designed to introduce students to college curriculum while still in high school.
Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners
Understanding the Needs of Māori Learners for the Effective Use of eLearning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Porima
Description
Summarizes results obtained through focus groups. Participants discussed why they undertook studies online, support systems, positive and negative aspects, relevance of tikanga Maori in courses, and changes that could enhance the experience.
Part of project entitled Critical Success for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners.