Policy & Planning
The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa D. Delpit
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 58, no. 3, August 1988, pp. 280-298
Description
Author uses the debate over process-oriented versus skills-oriented writing instruction as the starting point for a discussion on five aspects of the "culture of power" in the field of education.
"Soft" and "Hard" Domain Theory for Bicultural Education in Indigenous Groups
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Harris
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 140-153
Description
Reports that incompatibility between Aboriginal world views and Western world views are the basis for bicultural theory.
A Solid Foundation: Second Progress Report on the Implementation of the Ontario First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Ontario] Ministry of Education
Description
Related documents:
Policy Framework
Implementation Plan
Special Education in First Nations Schools in Canada: Policies of Cost Containment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Phillips
Albert Journal of Educational Research, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 72-81
Description
Presents themes of review: lack of willingness by the federal government to honor constitutional obligations; focus of providing provincial level of special education services; limited funding; lack of respect for First Nations knowledge.
Standards-Based Reform: Can We Do Better?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louis Violante
Education Canada, vol. 47, no. 1, Making Space For Critical Reflection: Dreams & Solutions For Aboriginal Children, Winter, 2007, pp. 54-56
Description
Discusses ways to facilitate implementation of system reform in order to avoid problems.
State of First Nations Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Sheelagh McLean
Description
Identifies factors, issues, challenges and programmes that may enter into discussions about learning priorities among First Nations reserves and communities in order to provide guidance and direct potential actions.
The Status and Future of Bilingual Education For Remote Indigenous Students in the Northern Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Devlin
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, vol. 34, no. 3, Special Issue, 2011, pp. 260-279
Description
Examines government documents and the media to discuss the abandonment of bilingual education programs.
Strengthening Our Voice: A Guide for Engaging First Nations and Métis Peoples in Public Schools
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 11-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Karon Shmon
Sheila Pocha
Description
Guidebook for K-12 school systems to strengthen and support children's engagement in education, schools and the board of education.
Student Performance Data and Research Tools to Ensure Aboriginal Student Success
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Morin
Description
Overview of accountability measures that have aided in student success.
Chapter ten from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Student Success Program Offers Support
Alternate Title
Back to School Treaty 4 Style
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Bell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 9, September 2010, p. 1,2
Description
Looks at a celebration of a new school year and the program designed to improve Treaty Four students' quality of education.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 2.
A Study of Educational Cost Drivers to First Nations Education: Final Report Prepared for the Joint AFN/INAC BOFF [Band Operated Funding Formula] Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Management Services
Description
Study conducted as part of the review of educational funding and "consisted of background research, surveys of First Nations Schools, and deliberations with a panel of First Nations educators."
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
Description
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.
Supporting a Comprehensive and Equitable Funding Framework: FNEC Rationale for Funding Formula For First Nations Elementary and Secondary Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Educational Council
Description
Provides new framework for updating of old formula first used in 1988 which would include quality and range of services, and additional costs inherent to unique to First Nations schools.
Supporting Emergent Literacy Among Young American Indian Students
Alternate Title
ERIC Digest ; 319581
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William Ross McEachern
Description
Looks at the connection between the development of listening to reading comprehension of young students. Provides suggestions to enhance emerging literacy.
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
Description
Article offers recommendations using interviews, focus groups, and online surveys to enhance successful transitions.
A Sweetgrass Method of Bullying Prevention for Native American Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Standing Eagle Baez
Patricia Isaac
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 3, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-13
Description
Describes program developed to foster collaboration and consultation between parents, students, and the school community.
System Developed to Track Children in Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 7, October 2004, p. 21
Description
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.
Taking the Indian out of the Indian: U.S. Policies of Ethnocide Through Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald A. Grinde Jr.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 25-32
Description
Describes the history of United States Native American education policies, calling them "cultural genocide", and the abandonment of the policies in the 1930s. The article also explains the continuing economic exploitation of Native American resources in the 21st century.
Talking about Special Education
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Series of 14 information booklets. Topics include individual education plans, parents' guide to plans, speech and language therapy, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, gifted education, trauma-sensitive teaching, occupation therapy, physiotherapy, assistive technology, and positive behaviour interventions.
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. [?]
Description
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.
Teachers' Perceptions of the Integration of Aboriginal Culture into the High School Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yatta Kanu
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 51, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 50-68
Description
Looks at what was integrated, how it was integrated and the challenges. Includes recommendations for policymakers and educators for designing approaches.
Teachers' Work in Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Comparative Education Review, vol. 50, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 672-694
Description
Discusses the changing, contradictory character of teachers' work shaped by the reforms oriented to improve educational prospects for Aboriginal people in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Teachers' Work Intensification and Educational Contradictions in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Canadian Review of Sociology, vol. 45, no. 4, November 2008, pp. 389-418
Description
Explores the changing occupational nature of teaching in relation to initiatives to improve education for Aboriginal people.
Teaching for Equity? What Teachers Say About Their Work in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Education Canada, vol. 47, no. 4, Fall, 2007, pp. 64-66, 68
Description
Outlines responses of various teachers in regards to the extensive work that remains to be accomplished in constructing inclusive and respectful school environments for Aboriginal learners.