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The Promise and Problems of the Native American Student: a Comparative Study of High School Students on the Reservation and Surrounding Areas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruey-Lin Lin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [6-16]
Study found little difference between Native American and non-Native American students' attitudes toward education. Explores alternative explanations for educational attainment levels.
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Promising Practices: Increasing and Supporting Participation for Aboriginal Students in Ontario

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.A. Malatest & Associates
Assessed institutions' programs focused on access, healthcare, teacher education, and Aboriginal studies as well as student services. Site visits were conducted at Carleton University, Negahneewin College, Sault College, Shingwaulk Knoomaage Gamig, Trent University, and University of Toronto.
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Promoting Retention among American Indian College Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis R. Falk
Larry P. Aitken
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 2, January 1984, pp. [24-31]
Study from the University of Minnesota identifies the five most important factors that keep Native American college students in school.
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Providing a 'Full Circle of Support'

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Annette Pember
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 2, March 2008, pp. 18-20
Focuses on the lack of Native American college students in the sciences.
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Public Perceptions and the Importance of Community: Observations from a California Indian Who Has Lived, Learned, and Taught in Indiana, Oklahoma, and Wyoming

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William J. Bauer Jr.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 62-66
Author describes their varying experience attending and teaching at three different Universities, stresses that the perception and treatment of Indigenous people in these institutions is directly related to the institution's engagement with and knowledge of contemporary Indigenous communities.
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A Qualitative Study of the Factors Related to the Academic Success of American Indian Students

Alternate Title
A Qualitative Study of American Indian Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boyd L. Bradbury
Theorizes that Native American students in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth school district underachieve because those with a vested interest in their education have lowered standards to a point that under-achievement is more likely than not. Paper from AERA Annual Meeting, 2006.
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RCMP View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive

Alternate Title
Royal Canadian Mounted Police View on Aboriginal Poverty Instructive
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, August 22, 2008, p. A17
Analysis of a 2006 RCMP discussion report on poverty in Aboriginal communities argues that to improve the situation education, skills training, and employment are needed.
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Re-naming Ceremony Fitting Tribute to Richard Ostrosser

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solomon Cyr
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 17
Looks at the contributions Richard Ostrosser made to Aboriginal education and the loss felt by his passing. Article located by scrolling to page 17.
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Reading and the Native American Learner Research Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Bergeson
Andrew Griffin
Denny Hurtado
Joe St. Charles
Magda Costantino
A resource for teacher and supplement to Research Into Practice: An Overview of Reading Research for Washington State. Looks at facets of education influenced by parents and teachers not policymakers.
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Reciprocity and Nation Building in Native Women's Doctoral Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Shotton
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 488-507
Author examines the motivators for Indigenous students to engage in postgraduate studies; finds that for Indigenous students reciprocity plays a large role in in their decision, that these students feel that higher education is a means by which they can contribute to the betterment of their communities.
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Reclaiming the Learning Spirit: Roundtable Report 2008

Alternate Title
Overview of Reclaiming the Learning Spirit Project and a Snapshot of Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Jim Silver
Brenda Ireland
Ningwakwe George
Rita Bouvier
Story of the collaboration between the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre and the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre to bring together a roundtable meeting with more than 50 experts who would share stories of transformation, hope, and success.
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Reconciliation in Action: Creating a Learning Community for Indigenous Student Success: A Case Study Report on How One B.C. High School Is Mobilizing a Whole-Community Approach to Raise Indigenous Graduation Rates

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz
Outlines five key ingredients for culturally responsive Indigenous education (Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreements, data collection, targeted funding, Aboriginal District Principals, and advocates and support workers) and profiles the Academy of Indigenous Studies at Mount Boucherie Secondary School.
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Reconsidering Approaches to Aboriginal Science and Mathematics Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gladys Sterenberg
Michelle Hogue
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 57, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 1-15
Discusses the themes coming out of focus group discussions for approaches to Aboriginal education: assimilation, self segregation, and mutual dialogue.
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Recruiting and Retention Concerns Health Care Team

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hansford
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 22

Explores problems some Aboriginal communities have recruiting and retaining health care professionals.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Red Apples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard C. Boutwell
William C. Low
Kristin Williams
Thomas Proffit
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 12, no. 2, January 1973, pp. [11-14]
Surveys problems in education, conditions affecting academic standing and attitutudes about discrimination; researches whether differences between Native American and Non-Native American students found.
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Reflective Evaluation and Development: Two Labradorians Work Toward a Productive Evaluation Model For Aboriginal Educators

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan M. Robinson
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Education: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 142-152
Looks at alternative model to evaluate teacher development based on videotaping classroom activity to help recognize culturally diverse teaching styles.
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Remembering Their Words, Evoking Kiŋuniivut: The Development of the Iñupiaq Learning Framework

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pausauraw Jana Harcharek
Cathy Tagnak Rexford
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 54, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 9-28

Examines the use of Iñuguġniq, a traditional process of becoming a human being, as a framework for the educations system in Northern Alaska to improve Indigenous student success.

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