Retention & Recruitment

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Explaining Achievement Patterns of American Indian Children: A Transcultural and Developmental Model

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damian McShane
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 61, no. 1, The Transcultural Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Teachers and Students ..., Autumn, 1983, pp. 34-48
Description
Looks at previous explanations used to explain academic success and failures of Alaskan and American Indian children.
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Exploring Multiple Pathways for Indigenous Students: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ministerial Council For Education
Early Childhood (MCEECDYA) Taskforce on Indigenous Education
Description
Taskforce examines ways of improving the transition of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, in primary and secondary school, to vocational education and higher education
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Exploring Navajo Motivation in School Settings

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis M. McInerney
Karen Gayton Swisher
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 34, no. 3, Spring, 1995, pp. [28-50]
Description
Data suggests that personal investments like sense of self, purpose and competence, together with a task, like striving for excellence, are the most important factors when determining academic achievement and school retention.
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Exploring the Experiences of a Small Group of Saskatchewan Neophyte Aboriginal Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurie-ann M. Hellsten
Jane P. Preston
Michelle P. Prytula
Danielle P. Jeancart
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 3-29
Description
Discusses the need for employee assistance, mentorship programs, and curriculum resources to promote Aboriginal teacher recruitment and retention.
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Exploring the Intersection of Education and Indigenous Status From a Social Determinants of Health Perspective: Parent and Family Engagement in Secondary School in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Study looks at cultural relationships and educational engagement of Inuit parents, families, students, educators and community members in order to increase student retention.
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Fact Sheet: First Nations Post-Secondary Education

Alternate Title
First Nations Post-Secondary Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Looks at participation in and completion of post-secondary education for First Nations people in Canada.
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Factors Associated with the Personal Assessment of College Among American Indian Students at a Rural University

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Huffman
Rural Educator, vol. 29, no. 3, Spring, 2008, pp. 18-29
Description
Study examined the relationship between gender, age, reservation background, and cultural traditionalism with three variables: assessment of, and transition to college, and the effect of college on appreciation of Native heritage.
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Factors Influencing the Pursuit of Educational Opportunities in American Indian Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris L. Fore
John M. Chancey
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 2, 1998, pp. 50-59
Description
Examines factors influencing students' decisions to pursue higher education. Findings suggest those who proceed to higher education have a better grasp of their academic abilities and are more likely to be supported by others in their pursuits.
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Failing Canada's First Nations Children

Alternate Title
16x9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hannah James
Shawnda Mamakwa
Description
Documentary about children being forced to leave their reserves in order to attend high school. Follows a student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2011 seven students from remote First Nations have been found dead in Thunder Bay. Duration: 33:11.
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Family Education Model: Meeting the Student Retention Challenge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Iris HeavyRunner
Richard DeCelles
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 41, no. 2, Special Issue, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Describes a family-centred culturally appropriate program for marginal students that has been replicated in several American and Canadian colleges.
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A Far-Reaching Strategy For Success

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Nurse, vol. 105, no. 5, May 2009, p. 20
Description
Describes the partnership formed between the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the staff at Nunavut Arctic College (NAC), to recruit and retain nurses in Nunavut.
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