Early Childhood Education

Comments on a student production, Wojapi, a show inspired by Sesame Street, which features Lakota words and promotes Lakota language, culture and values.

Describes author's experiences while developing an Aboriginal child care training program in collaboration with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. Chapter from Developmental Health and the Wealth of Nations: Social, Biological, and Educational Dynamics edited by Daniel .P. Keating and Clyde Hertzman.

Contains links to seven reports: 1) Education Accord - in Syllabics 2) Education Accord - in English 3) Education Summit Report 4) Indigenous Standards in Education 5) Inuit Early Childhood Education and Care 6) Partnering with Parents and Communities and 7) Post-Secondary Case Studies in Inuit Education.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of East Anglia, 2012.

Scan based on questionnaire sent to 14 programs, one of which was on-reserve.

Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2001.

"A summary of research conducted to investigate philosophical frameworks and management structures to guide the development of Aboriginal Early Childhood Development programs and services."

Discussion on innovative uses for narrative assessment in a child care setting.

Considers how aspects of three Maori concepts could be beneficial for Inuit: Kohanga Reo (language nests), early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki, and playcentres. Entire issues on one pdf. Scroll to page 41 to read article.

Contains links to webcasts and presentations on Aboriginal literacy from the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum 2008: Legacy, which was put on by the Council of Ministers of Education and took place in nine different locations across Canada.

Assessment of program for children between three and six which is based on six key components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support, and parental involvement.

"This study interviewed 33 tribal education and human service leaders to examine the challenges faced by one American Indian tribe in providing access to higher education".

Looks at the philosophical principles and foundations of the Te Kohanga Reo (language nests) programs of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Examines initiatives and constraints in the development of educational programmes which aim to regain traditional Cook Islands language and cultural practices.

Describes how the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) developed an index to measure lifelong learning and further refined it for Aboriginal learners.

Report presented at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Summit held February 2009 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Early Childhood Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Ryerson University, 2007.

Interviews mothers of preschool aged children regarding home literacy practices.

Analyzes characteristics of institutions that have engaged with Reconciliation Australia's program in order to identify where additional attention could be focused to enhance participation rates.

Focuses on institutions that have commenced a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and analyzes responses to the initial Reflection Survey.

Updates the analysis of the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and outlines proposed methodology and content for a quantitative and qualitative survey of teachers/educators.

Provides an updated analysis of school participation and documents the factors associated with the level of RAP development.

Updates the analysis of the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and outlines preliminary findings from the qualitative and quantitative data collection. Includes five case studies.

Looks at the factors associated with participation in a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as well as the responses to a whole-school or early learning service Reflection Survey (RS)

Discusses a range of options to improve learning opportunities and programming for Aboriginal women.

Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.

Related material: Quick Facts from the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey.

Looks at how Indigenous pedagogy and cultural practices, rooted in Yup'ik epistemology, can help with child awareness developmental processes.

Report compares early learning program funding from 2002-03 to funding in 2014-15. Benefits and gaps are also reported in this addendum report.

Author discusses issues of identity appropriation and identity verification in academic institutions within the United States; provides context of the history of persecution of Indigenous peoples and cultures.

Contains case study Meadow Lake Tribal Council/School of Child and Youth Care, Child Care Education and Career Ladder Project.

Report summarizes what early learning means to First Nations communities, early learning key supports, early learning assets, early learning staff supports, and early learning gaps and challenges.

Identifies issues and makes recommendations in several areas: Indigenous knowledge, language and culture, parental and community participation, early childhood development, special needs and gifted programs, and teacher recruitment, training and retention.

Study results show several themes: staff work to live positive assumptions and beliefs; invitation and hospitality are based on ownership; trust and relationship are addressed by the individual, the school team and broader school community.

Family Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.

Compares pre-school child behavior using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and parent reports from monoethnic Sami, multiethnic Sami/Norwegian and monoethnic Norwegian children.

Looks at information and literature to help ascertain the impact of common social determinants on Indigenous peoples' health in Canada and other developed countries.

Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

July 2015 edition.

Editorial for themed issue of the same title briefly discusses each article.

Summarizes available information on programs worldwide and examines issues involved in establishing such programs in Indigenous communities.

Discusses the importance of pretend play for the overall development of the child as well as encouraging emergent literacy.