Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 2, 2014, pp. 48-65
Description
Looks at relationships in New Mexico and Oklahoma using qualitative interviews with tribal leaders, quantitative data from survey of 150 Indian education directors, and secondary data on school district characteristics.
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 55 participants, including: Elders, parents/caregivers, and elementary, high school and postsecondary learners. Identifies factors which have a positive effect, challenges which contribute to less favourable outcomes, and what elements are needed to ensure success.
Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 3-16
Description
Study acknowledges the importance of Aboriginal education and notes the challenges involved with offering such programming in an urban educational environment.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 60, no. 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 361-376
Description
Looks at literacy practices and support for Aboriginal students which encompassed family and community. Used personal narratives from students involved in heritage fair projects.
Project goal to develop a teaching and learning model that would link historical and cultural divides between groups to facilitate cross learning with a focus on interconnectedness and kinship.
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 32 community members and front-line service providers both in Aboriginal organizations and government. Themes which emerged were health, parenting supports, mobility, and employment, as well as three overarching issues: service gaps and barriers, funding gaps, and impermanence of programs and funding.
Study interviews engaged and non-engaged parents, teachers, and school administrators from six Saskatchewan high schools as well as national and international administrators. Concludes with recommendations.
Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, vol. 4, Fall, 2014, pp. 182-210
Description
Overview of project that brought together university students, Aboriginal high school students and former gang members. Focuses on interconnectedness and kinship.
Includes links to three books which follow the lives of three fictional children as they grow into adulthood, fears card, videos of conversations with five prominent Aboriginal women, and additional resource card.
Recommended for ages 14+ and suited for individual study or groups of up to 30.