Cultural Framework

Questions what 'quality' early childhood care and education mean in United States schools after an Indigenous Early Childhood Development Symposium was held in Victoria, BC.

Looks at councillor training programs offered in First Nations communities in southern Alberta. Suggests changes to the curriculum.

Describes the achievements and challenges associated with Navajo Nation control of the local school board at Lukachukai, Arizona.

Education Thesis (EdD)--Athabasca University, 2017.

Program emphasizes teaching languages and cultures is fundamental, takes wholistic approach including parental involvement, teacher commitment, continuing training, and life-long learning.

Project intends to help define future directions for language and literacy education to foster enriched outcomes from school.

Using interviews and surveys with teachers and students to discuss the implementation of a culturally responsive education model for Math classes in Saskatchewan schools.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Explores why students remain academically at risk despite efforts on behalf of Delta administrators to improve the success rate of Aboriginal students.

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Looks at programs that foster innovation and facilitate academic success for young adults, as well as improvements to accountability, resources and control to enhance educational services.

Examination of child rearing expectations held by the Navajo and Hopi using the Parent As A Teacher Inventory (PAAT) assessment.

Outlines background and purpose of the study, and reports on establishing an advisory committee and the principles developed in consultation with it, knowledge gathered through international, national and local site visits, and practices in place at Princess Alexandra Community School and Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1992.

Educational Administration and Leadership Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Discusses examples for non-Native teachers to use that involve specific cultural and linguistic knowledge to merge with their teaching practices.

Looks at the Qeq College Transition program developed by the BC Regional Innovation Chair for Aboriginal Early Childhood Development, Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre and School District 68 (Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools). The program supports young children and their families as they transition from early childhood to kindergarten settings.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University at Albany, 2001.

Discussion of results of interviews with nurses and nursing students about what they perceived as essential to create feelings of inclusion, difficulties encountered when trying to foster such an environment, and strategies being used by schools of nursing and health organizations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Waikato, 2012.

Discusses the elements involved in the development of a curriculum and the future consequences of its use.

Educational Administration Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1988.

Looks at Cree and Ojibwe language program development with community liaisons in school districts.

Looks at the development of a traditional knowledge program, background of the community and self-determination for schools.

Aboriginal mental health worker participant from Brome, Western Australia reflects on the five day course which includes two days spent in a bush environment.

Looks at the development and testing of a physical activity computer program for Kanien'keh´ka (Mohawk) children and concludes it is suitable for children between the ages of nine and thirteen.

Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.

Adult Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2006.

Discusses a program which involves eight tribal colleges that are developing a diabetes-based science curriculum for K-12 students.

Education Thesis (M.A)--Northern Michigan University, 1987.

Article follows up on a small ethnographic survey conducted in 2011-2012; examines the ideas of cultural citizenship and social mobility as they are expressed by students from Greenland who are studying in Denmark.

Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education; Human Learning, Development and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2003.

Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.

Discusses the development of digital storytelling and how the authors have applied the multimedia work within the university classroom setting.

Relates the origins, evolution, commitment to traditional education and future goals of the college located in Tsaile, Arizona.

Report on the anniversary of the college in Tsaile, Arizona and its history, including the focus on Diné language and culture.

Reports on the importance of understanding the Native American view on disabilities.

Provides critique on the beliefs connected to culturally appropriate schooling within the context of indigenous schools.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Study found that parental, elder and community participation was needed to improve the quality of education for Aboriginal children, youth and adults.

Summarizes findings of a workshop aimed at developing tools for measuring learning progress tailored to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2000.

Discusses the importance of treaty education for all Saskatchewan students and looks at the resources needed for educators.

Looks at a method for initiating a critical pedagogy of remembrance and that allows teachers to attend to and learn from the biography of their relationship with Aboriginal people.

Authors of Collected Wisdom: American Indian Education describe their rationale for using story-based reporting of findings rather than the more traditional methods.

Twenty case studies of programs developed specifically for Indigenous students.