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A Study of Indigenous Boys and Men

Alternate Title
[Fieldscan (RISE for Boys and Men of Color) ; 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Jessica A. Solyom
Jeremiah Chin
Amanda Tachine … [et al.]

Attempts to identify, highlight and outline educational and social programs and interventions which address needs of 12- to 25-year-olds. Specifically looks what initiatives have been developed, where they have occurred, and what guiding principles and practices have led to success.

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Study Orientation, Persistence and Retention of Native Students: Implications for Confluent Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
Randy Kroeker
Eldon Gade
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 30, no. 3, May 1991, pp. [16-23]
Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes test results indicated boys had weak study habits, some negative study attitudes, which may be a contributing factor in high dropout rate. Author suggests confluent education may be a partial solution.
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Successes and Challenges in Higher Education Transitions

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tiffany S. Lee
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Tribal College Students Today, Fall, 2007, pp. 30-35
Findings of a three-year study of science students who had transfered to larger institutions to complete their degrees found three predictors of success: academic readiness, financial security and support systems.
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Suicide in Inuit Nunaat: An Analysis of Suicide Rates and the Effect of Community-Level Factors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Penney
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Ellen Bobet
Sharanjit Uppal
Looks at the results of a study which indicate that some of the relationships between suicide risk and explanatory variables are more complex then they appear. "Position paper for the 5th NRF open Assembly, September 24th-27th 2008", Anchorage, Alaska.
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A Summary of Saskatchewan Board of Education Initiatives for Aboriginal Employment and Student Success

Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Mills
Survey covered the following topics: increasing achievement and graduation rates, projected job opportunities within their division, awareness training for staff, and policies related to Aboriginal education.
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Summary Report: SD #91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment

Alternate Title
Summary Report: School District Number 91 Aboriginal Education Needs Assessment
[Report of the Aboriginal Education Task Force: Appendix One]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert A. Malatest
Irene Huse
Sharon Krebs
Mary Bumstead
Summarizes results of both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Highlights responses to questions in the areas of overall perceptions, curriculum, communication, support programs, staffing, and transition / retention.
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Summative Evaluation of the Elementary/Secondary Education Program on Reserve. Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Objective of the programming is to provide eligible students living in a First Nations community with education programs comparable to those that are required in provincial schools.
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Supporting Native American Students along STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] Education Pathways: Findings from an Exploratory Study of South Dakota's Educational Landscape

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Becky Carroll
Heather Mitchell
Pamela Tambe
Mark St. John
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
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Supporting Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary Education for Indigenous Students: Lessons from an Institutional Ethnography in Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Maya Chacaby
Christine Smillie
Candace Brunette
Gail Russel
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, Educational Pathways of Indigenous Learners, pp. 1-10
Article offers recommendations using interviews, focus groups, and online surveys to enhance successful transitions.
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System Developed to Track Children in Schools

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 7, October 2004, p. 21

Describes a new student data system brought online by Saskatchewan Learning that helps track children in schools, both on-and-off reserve.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.

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Tackling Literacy in Remote Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
CIS Research Report. Issue Analysis ; no. 73
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirsten Storry
Issue Analysis, no. 73, August 31, 2006, pp. [1]-[12]
Comments on the need to acknowledge that traditional education delivery service is not working and that it is time to try innovative solutions that cater to the learning needs of children and adult learners.
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Task Force Two Calls for Pan-Canadian Approach to Physician Resources

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Kondro
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 13, June 20, 2006, p. 1827
Recommendations to promote recruitment and retention of physicians and to attract health care workers to serve Aboriginal peoples and isolated communities.
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Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Select First Nations Schools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Mueller
Sheila Carr-Stewart
Larry Steeves
Jim Marshall
in education exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 17, no. 3, Autumn, 2011, p. [?]
Discusses the results and analysis of a study that looks at factors, issues, and problem affecting teacher recruitment, retention, attrition, and student achievement in one provincial school system and schools in one Tribal Council in Saskatchewan.
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Teacher's Guide to the Aboriginal Student Transition Handbook

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University of Victoria
Handbook was produced by the University of Victoria to facilitate the move from an Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association Institute to a post-secondary institution in a larger urban center.
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Teaching English to Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee H. Salisbury
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 6, no. 2, January 1967, pp. [1-13]
Discussion of program which seeks to deal with problems such as broadening students western cultural knowledge to improve language usage and encouraging students to express their personal feelings verbally.
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There Are Doorways in These Huts: An Empirical Study of Educational Programs, Native Canadian Student Needs, and Institutional Effectiveness in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith James
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 3, 2001, pp. [24-35]
Comparative study of post-secondary institutions in the two provinces yielded seven categories of issues related to improving education outcomes.
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