Journal of Early Childhood Research, vol. 10, no. 1, February 2012, pp. 3-18
Description
Identifies key features of quality programs and makes suggestions for incorporation of Aboriginal pedagogy, language, and culture and need for qualified staff and engaged communities.
Report designed to inform Ontario's Best Start Child and Family Centre model for delivering child and family services. Includes results of literature review, case study conducted at Regent Park and Scarborough sites which involved stakeholder interviews with 95 respondents and focus groups, and discussion of how the general model can be adapted to meet Indigenous early childhood and family services needs.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. [38]-60
Description
Author argues the importance of non-Indian students experiencing direct contact with the culture in order to enhance their understanding of the literature.
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Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 98-116, 222-223
Description
Describe the learning journeys shared by two First Nations schools, one in a British Columbia city and the other in a Northern Ontario rural community.
Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education
Description
"...support document for schools or regions in the Western provinces and the territories wishing to develop curricula, learning resources or strategies dealing with Aboriginal languages".
Report concludes the following: First Nation Control of First Nation Education is the ultimate objective, define comparability in terms of educational opportunity, avoid past misinterpretations of the principle of comparability and acknowledge and respect a series of guiding principles pertaining to the use of comparability.
Looks at the impact culturally competent teachers have on creating a successful learning environment for students. Includes examples of successful models in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia.
Journal of Social Work Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Fall, 2000, pp. 415-428
Description
Survey involved sample of 63 individuals either studying or practicing social work. Participants provided an assessment of the cultural competency of educational programs.
Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 73-89
Description
Offers place-based and inquiry-based approaches to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, enabling students to understand scientific and Native ways of knowing.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 7-22, 222
Description
Discusses the discourses of history for Indigenous education and how reconceptualizing Métis history is important to transforming educational institutions.