Cultural Framework

Summarizes results obtained through focus groups. Participants discussed why they undertook studies online, support systems, positive and negative aspects, relevance of tikanga Maori in courses, and changes that could enhance the experience. Part of project entitled Critical Success for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners.

Report identified four common themes: self sufficiency and ownership, community development/infrastructure, curriculum based on Cree culture and values, and increased economic development.

International and Multicultural Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of San Francisco, 1998.

Presents a unit plan to be used in conjunction with a grade twelve level study of autobiographical work.

Book review of: Universities and Indian Country edited by Dennis K. Norman and Joseph P. Kalt.

Project goals: to change the reality of Aboriginal experiences at post secondary institutions and increase accessibility via support services.

Longstanding teacher-education team who teach a specialized Honours BEd course, entitled Indigenizing Perspectives and Practices in Education, outline the obstacles and struggles in settler teacher education; discuss legacies of colonialism in education and systemic racism in curriculum.

Discusses the use of Leslie Mormom Silko's novel Ceremony in non-Native classrooms to teach the scope of past genocide and awareness of contemporary Native issues.

Contends that using multicultural education (MCE) to promote equality and unity in teacher education programs and schools can help to stop the propagation of colonization.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2014.

Discusses “shame” in different contexts and explores the experience of shame for individuals and groups. Describes how shame was used as a tool of colonization in Indian Residential Schools and how it might be a transformative influence in the process of reconciliation following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Dramatic play script presents focus on Aboriginal perspectives for courses at Universities in Canada.

Looks at how post-secondary educational institutions are addressing the call to action n education from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) by evaluating curricula initiatives across Canada.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Prince Edward Island, 2008.

Looks at development of three urban Aboriginal education models for engaging First Nation, Metis and Inuit students, family and community living in urban centers.

Website contains information on youth-focused programs, activities, news, articles, resources and links to other community development initiatives.

Comments on the findings from interviews with 74 Inuit adults regarding what they like about schooling and what they would like to see change. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.

Curriculum, Humanities and Social Sciences Thesis (M.Ed.)--The University of Manitoba, 1976.

Describes the Institute of American Indian Arts, a post -secondary vocational school for Native American students which stresses cultural traditions as the inspiration for artistic endeavours.

Provides successful examples of schools using teaching strategies which incorporate Native culture, language and teachers.

Looks at how the Yekooche First Nation used the viable cluster-based learning approach effectively to maximizing the use of learning technologies to support collaborative, project-based learning and community-wide development.

"This article reviews adolescent literacy learning in general and the challenges faced especially by Indigenous students in Western classrooms".

Website contains links to the workshop manual, information about the resource, individual Native American legends, and a teacher's guide. Stories were developed by 21 high school students who had an interest in teaching.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 2003.

Looks at the importance of using language to create cross cultural understanding as well as a tool to ensure language survival.

Article discusses the integration of Dakota values into the video game Spirit Lake: The Game for the purpose of teaching mathematics, and examines the efficacy of the game for improving learning outcomes for on-reserve youth.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Nipissing University, 2010.

Argues that teachers' cultural values about communication and interaction affect their assessment of students' academic and communicative competence.

Interview with an Aboriginal woman who has been an educator and a student for 70 years and author of Creating Space: My Live and Work in Indigenous Education. Duration: 29:53.

Interview with an Aboriginal woman who has been an educator and a student for 70 years and author of Creating Space: My Live and Work in Indigenous Education. Duration: 30:20.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2002.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1995.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2000.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of St. Thomas, 2011.

[Curriculum and Instruction] Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

Survey consisted of ten questions and results are based on 365 respondents. Some of the areas covered were financial support, prioximity to educational opportunities, post-graduate employment, cultural responsiveness of institutions.

Discusses the concerns of Aboriginal students to address the needs for academic success.

Looks at a language revitalization program in Kenai, Alaska which partners the community with the university and reports the challenges and compromises that accompany this partnership.

Discusses the development of respectful relationships between the Garden River Anishinaabe and the Anglican Diocese of Algoma from the beginning to the present.

Discusses vision for the future of the Indigenous Social Work Program. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 97 to read article.

Video records one class's experience with incorporating Aboriginal art and culture into the curriculum by utilizing community mentors and Elders. Duration: 17:00.

Discusses Anishanabek Educational Institute's use of a balanced holistic model in approach to career counselling.

Theory and Policy Studies Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2011.

Argues for a curriculum of inclusion rather than exclusion as demonstrated by incorporating Native American literature into the mainstream Language Arts programs.