Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nola Purdie
Sarah Buckley
Description
Explores approaches used to improve attendance and retention including rewards and sanctions, improved literacy and numeracy outcomes, teacher quality improvement and development of culturally relevant curricular.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 33, no. 1, 2010, pp. 140-175
Description
Interviews students about factors that contribute to their learning success and presents the characteristics needed for effective teaching especially in the sciences.
Brock Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 47-66
Description
Reports adding Aboriginal pedagogies helped prepare practicing teachers to teach Aboriginal content in a culturally respectful way. Case study from York University Faculty of Education.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. [53]-61
Description
Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006, pp. 45-46
Description
Introduces the efforts of the Rocky Boy Tribal History Project to produce materials that help teach Chippewa-Cree history to Montana's public school children.
Council of Ministers of Education Canada Summit on Aboriginal Education
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief document outlines themes which developed during discussions held at the CMEC (Council of Ministers of Education Canada) Summit on Aboriginal Education, February 24-25, 2009.
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 160-173
Description
Looks at how providing culturally relevant opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and leadership skills has the potential to increase youth engagement.
Study conducted to discover how to better promote and support the success of Aboriginal education in public schools, and how to create an on-going dialogue regarding learning within teacher organizations and the broader educational community.
The First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access
Opportunity and Outcomes Panel
Description
Presents a dialogue between AFN members to inform and advance a policy regarding the need to support post-secondary education and skills training for First Nations youth and adults.
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 65-88
Description
Looks at the seven indigenous languages of Manitoba, some more threatened then others, and the possibility of revitalizing these languages in Manitoba schools.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 110, September 20, 2010, pp. [1]-33
Description
Looks at citizenship education and the need for traditional Aboriginal ways of learning to be incorporated into the curriculum to provide practical experiences in citizenship development.
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.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 289-314
Description
Looks at 2 projects, a summer study based on holistic learning and a medicine wheel garden project in support of an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 3, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-6
Description
Looks at three projects which were designed to build capacity with students enrolled in Native American and Indigenous Studies courses and to promote tribal sovereignty.
Handbook developed to assist first time teachers in a First Nations school familiarize themselves with specific issues and aid in the transition to a new teaching environment.
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.