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Debunking Myths: The B.C. Student Transitions Project

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Devron Gaber
Joanne Heslop
Education Canada, vol. 49, no. 1, 2009, pp. 36-40
Data shows long-term post-secondary transition rate of Aboriginal high school graduates is nearly as high as non-Aboriginals in British Columbia.
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A Decentralized Nursing Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mari Wolff Skaalvik
Bente Norbye
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 11-22
"This report is part of a special collection from members of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Northern Nursing Education".
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Decolonizing Schools

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather-jane Robertson
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 16, no. 4, Summer, 2007, pp. 191--[?]
Commentary on the report Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools published by the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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Deepening Knowledge to Inspire Action: Including Aboriginal Perspectives in Teaching Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Jean-Paul Restoule
Kathy Broad
Nancy Steele
Usha James
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 108-122
Comments on the need to address three common questions from teacher candidates, to help encourage teachers to include more Aboriginal perspectives in the classroom.
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Degree Completion for Aboriginal People in British Columbia: A Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Price
Brian Burtch
Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 1-17
Presents an overview of First Nations and post-secondary education followed by a case study of two programs developed by the Simon Fraser University's Integrated Studies Program: Aboriginal Community Economic Development and Aboriginal Community Economic Development and Business Studies.
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Designing an Aboriginal Strategy.

Alternate Title
Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The Need for A Pan-Canadian Response: Report of the Standing committee on Human Resources Development and Status of Persons With Disabilities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Chapter Four of Raising Adult Literacy Skills: The Need for A Pan-Canadian Response
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Desistance and Identity Change Among Aboriginal Females

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Hundleby
Barbara M. Gfellner
Darrell Racine
Identity, vol. 7, no. 3, 2007, pp. 225-253
Comments on a group of women who left a life of problems and antisocial behaviour and adopted a positive view of themselves.
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Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically at Risk

Alternate Title
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically at-Risk
Despite Efforts Students Remain Academically Atrisk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 16

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

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.

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Development of a Resilience Training Package

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maree Toombs
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 4, June 2011, pp. 25-26
Overview of resilience and how it links to increased productivity and success for university students.
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The Development of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Medical Workforce

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia Anderson
Barry Lavallee
Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 186, no. 10, May 21, 2007, pp. 539-540
Brief description of initiatives such as Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative, Aboriginal Health Task Group, and the Role Model Program of the National Aboriginal Health Organization, which are intended to increase the number of Aboriginal physicians in Canada.
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Does Becoming Professional Mean I Have to Become White?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Apanakhi Buckley
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 43, no. 2, 2004, pp. 19-32
Looks at nine American Indian and Alaska Native medical students who found success without losing their cultural identity.
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Does Cultural Programming Improve Educational Outcomes for American Indian Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Powers
Sandra J. Potthoff
Linda H. Bearinger
Michael D. Resnick
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 2, 2003, pp. 17-49
Looks at three components, parental involvement, quality of instruction, and school climate, which would aid in the success of Native American students' educational experience.
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Doing Everything and Nothing: A First-Year Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeane Breinig
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 103-112
Author describes the hiring process and their first year as a Professor in the English department of University of Alaska Anchorage; offers discussion of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) hiring practices and of the process of learning “how universities work.”
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Early School Leavers: Understanding the Lived Reality of Student Disengagement from Secondary School: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Community Health Systems Resource Group
The Hospital for Sick Children
Report looks into four questions: why students leave secondary school prior to graduation, which factors help students to stay in school, do these factors vary in nature with different populations of young people and what are the implications of the research for policy and practice.
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Edinizing, Naadizewin, Minomaadiziwin, Miinawaa Kendaasewin: Establishing an Urban Great Lakes Indigenous Curriculum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Estrella Torrez
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Discusses the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program located in Lansing, Michigan. Outlines each component of curriculum, discusses it's significance, and provides example of how it is applied.
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Editorial: Summarizing Evidence Based Research and Knowledge Translation; Increasing Graduation Rates; Strengthening Neighbourhoods and Increasing Social Inclusion; Moral Courage in Child Welfare; and Interracial Adoption

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 2, 2011, pp. 4-6
Editorial gives a summary of the articles contained in this issue and advocates for greater social supports.
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Education: 5.16 Grade Progression of Children and Youth in Care (CYIC) [British Columbia, for Fiscal Year 2016/17]

Alternate Title
Performance Indicators Children and Youth in Care (CYIC)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Government of British Columbia]
Data for Indigenous and general population on: progression by school district, appropriateness of grade, high school completion; and results of Foundation Skills Assessment for reading, writing numeracy, Grades 4 and 7.
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Education Achievements Celebrated at Conference

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joe Couture
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 1, April 2008, p. 26

Article describes the successes and innovations in First Nations education in Saskatchewan that were recognized and celebrated during a conference organized by the Muskoday First Nation Community School.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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Education and Employment Patterns Among Northern Aboriginal Youth: A Study of Resiliency, Development and Community Health

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colleen M. Davison
Study aims to understand more about factors that impact the health and well-being of Aboriginal people in northern Canada. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
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