Adult Education

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Walking with Aalasi: Field Study

Alternate Title
Walking with Aalasi: Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description

Series of activities centred around traditional Inuit plant use. Part of the Adult Basic Education program in Nunavut.

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What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Piikani Nation

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What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Peigan Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pii'kani Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pikani Nation
What is an Educated Person? Definitions of and Motivations For Educational Achievement Among Members of the Pikuni Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Ramp
Kirby Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2004, pp. 65-89
Description
Examines the framing and definition of "education" by members of the Pii'kani Nation interviewed for a study about their reasons for pursuing educational opportunities.
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What Kind of Learning? For What Purpose?: Reflections on a Critical Adult Education Approach to Online Social Work and Education Courses Serving Indigenous Distance Learners

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Harpell Monty Montgomery
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 27-41
Description
Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.
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When the Politics of Inclusivity Become Exploitative: A Reflective Commentary on Indigenous Peoples, Indigeneity, and the Academy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Sarah de Leeuw
Tina Ngaroimata Fraser
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 198-207, 318-319
Description
Argues for increased inclusion of Indigenous peoples, stating that there is much to gain by doing so. The article proposes a variety of suggestions to solve the power imbalance between the academic world and Indigenous peoples.
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Windspeaker Special Section: Education

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 13, no. 1, May 1995, p. S1
Description

Discusses aspects of education and learning in different disciplines, programs and locations in Canada and Greenland, with an emphasis on cultural content.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

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Working a Third Space: Indigenous Knowledge in the Post/Colonial University

Alternate Title
Working a Third Space: Indigenous Knowledge in the Post / Colonial University
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia Haig-Brown
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 253-267, 319-320
Description
Analysis of responses to a panel, at a graduate conference, in a faculty and university committed to equity and social justice.
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Writing and Publishing as Empowerment in Baker Lake, Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Driedger
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 275-286
Description
Investigates the creative process that empowered Inuit adult learners.
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Yellowhead Tribal College

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website for a college that educates and prepares First Nation students for employment on and off First Nation communities.
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