Post-Secondary

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2008.

Findings indicate that there are strong positive correlations between academic performance and occupational choices.

Section of Health Canada's, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch site providing comprehensive program information about skills and knowledge required for nursing in Aboriginal communities.

Comments on the tools and type of support twelve college graduates required for academic success.

Findings indicate more focus on transcription and changes in the semester system are needed to produce the expertise required for academic writing.

Integrated Studies Final Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2013.

Study explores the opportunities and challenges faced by students enrolled in the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) during their practica sessions in urban schools.

Looks at the need for curriculum changes in American colleges to be more relevant to American Indian/Alaska Native students cultural identity.

Discusses the development of interdisciplinary studies programs at UCLA and the potential future for American Indian studies.

Looks at ways to overcome the financial, geographic and cultural barriers of working on research in Aboriginal communities.

Discusses the process used by the American Indian Higher Education Initiative to develop methods to enable institutions to meet better meet student needs.

Initial Report.

Profiles CEO and president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

Looks at new approaches to mentoring young people from groups traditionally underrepresented at university.

Literature review identifies secondary information in these areas: barriers to employment, career aspirations, rates of success and factors associated with them, and comparison to non-Aboriginal youth.

Goal of consultation was to gain a picture of student and trainee experiences using a sample that included students, educators, administrators, and others involved in the delivery of programs.

Contains notes and syllabus for the class: Anthropology / Native American Studies 327, Washington State University.

Describes Louis Riel's experiences attending Collége de Montréal.

Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2009.

Brief abstract explores the similarities and differences between Indigenous and contemporary science for scholar-activists.

Background information and research for the author's Ph.D. thesis.

Discusses the similarities and contrasts between two research projects within an Indigenous research framework using the conversational method.

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1995.

Educator discusses his move from written to oral exams/conferences in Native American literature courses as a way of incorporating Aboriginal styles of teaching and learning. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Examines several different factors affecting Native student’s educational success such as financial constraints and lack of education preparation.

Argues that connectivity on tribal lands is limited by financial and logistical factors and that this should be taken into account when educational institutions are designing and delivering course content.

Describes the process and content determination for a graduate level Native American Literature course.

Story in which the two tricksters run into challenges such as mainstream languages, technologies, and educational practices.

Explores the contradictions regarding Aboriginal studies that dictate non-Aboriginal teaching methods.

Brief article gives overview of study which involved Ute and Navajo pre-service teachers. Found six factors contributed to professional identity: giving back to the community, serving students, empowerment, peer support, content expertise, and role models.

Study of 16 Aboriginal scholars currently or formerly employed as professors in Ontario; examines the under-representation of Indigenous scholars in the academy and especially in regard to retention. Findings illustrate the need for employment equity policy which addresses issues of recruitment and the valuation of Indigenous scholarship.

Describes the implementation of an exchange program between Native American and Siberian students.

Presents overview of the resources and programs available for Aboriginal students to aide in their academic success.

Explores the use of university-community partnerships and ways the academia can reach out more effectively.

Book review of Creating Space by Verna Kirkness.

Book review of: Creating Space by Verna J. Kirkness.

Book review of: Creating Space by Verna J. Kirkness. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 167.

Book review of Creating Space by Verna J. Kirkness.

Discusses results from search for a culturally relevant method of literary analysis.

Education Psychology (Ph.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 1992.

Examines the early years of IAAI, the1960s, and the influence exerted by modernism on artistic expression, recognition and commercial success.

Describes the challenges and tensions experienced by two newly appointed faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan while introducing teacher candidates to Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into science education.

Looks at Canadian and world studies at an Ontario secondary school and the need for more inclusive perceptions of Aboriginal People within geography related curriculums.

Review undertaken to develop recommendations for a best practice framework. Focused on background to the current poor health status of Aboriginals and identifying challenges facing nursing profession in dealing with these issues.

Discusses the need to understand factors affecting the retention in nursing programs.

Reports on the initiatives undertaken by six Canadian nursing schools: Langara College, University of Alberta, Laurentian University, Trent University, Nova Scotia Community College, and St. Francis Xavier University in response to the Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in Nursing Education: a Framework for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nursing document.

Looks to recruit and retain a proportionate cultural representation of Canadians in nursing programs.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 1992.

Author discusses different factors that have led to and possible solutions to the education gap that exists between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the United States.

Applied Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2002.