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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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Depictions of Success: Voices From Grade 12 Aboriginal Students

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tim R. Claypool
Jane P. Preston
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014, pp. 67-82
Based on student interviews, paper reports that success was an individual phenomenon indicated by past experiences and personal ambitions.
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Education and Lifetime Income for Aboriginal People in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
vol. 1

Calculates the average lifetime earnings of Aboriginal males and females contingent on whether or not they earn a high school diploma, attend technical school, or attend university.

Chapter nine 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.

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An Ethnographic Analysis of Aboriginal Alternative Programs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meg Neufeld
Tiffany Gallaher
Lindsay Thompson
Nazmul Hasan
Looks at the failure of the public school system to support the success of Aboriginal students due to funding, assessment, program design, training, curriculum and continuity of goals.
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Examining the Valuing of Schooling as a Motivational Indicator of American Indian Students: Perspectives Based on a Model of Future Oriented Motivation and Self-Regulation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Brickman
Dennis M. McInerney
Amy Martin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 2, 2009, pp. 33-54
Uses the Miller Brickman Model to look at how future academic, career, and family goals of American Indian students are affected by sociocultural support.
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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
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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The "Eye of Awareness": Probing the Hidden Dimension of Bilingual Education

Alternate Title
Focus on Middle and High School Issues
National Research Symposium on Limited English Proficient Student Issues ; 3rd
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edward A. Tennant
Describes a cultural awareness program that uses weekly bulletins to alert teachers to contrasting cultural values and a course for high-school students that teaches them how to recognize and cope with contrasting cultural values.
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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
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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Federal Responsibility to the First Americans

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Manuel Lujan
National Forum, vol. 71, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. [13-14?]
Looks at how the Indian self-determination policy is helping the federal government fulfill obligations to Native Americans.
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Finding The Right Job Requires a Lot of Work

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 5
Comments on the importance of taking time to select the proper career. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Focusing INAC's PSE Program: Targets and Impacts

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Looks at the enrolment gap between First Nation people and other Canadians and the need for improvement in high school completion as a precondition for greater participation in post-secondary education.
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Focusing on Long-Term Language Goals in Challenging Times: A Yup'ik Example

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leisy Wyman
Patrick Marlow
Fannie Cikuyaq Andrew
Gayle Sheppard Miller
Rachel Cikigaq Nicholai ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 28-49
"This article evidences how bilingual programming and academic achievement in English can go hand in hand".
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Fostering the Learner Spirituality of Students: A Teaching Narrative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Brock Education Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. 22-35
The author uses their own teaching experiences to look at how educators can foster a learner spirituality in the classroom and how it can lead to student success.
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Funding Options for Nunavut Schools: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Costa Kapsalis
Proposed funding options for K-12 schools in Nunavut to deal with high pupil-teacher ratios, low student outcomes, high non-attendance, teacher recruitment and retention, and insufficient funding for special needs students.
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[High School Program Aims Aboriginal Kids at Health Care Field]

Alternate Title
Trailbreakers ; Episode 300076098
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Don Kelly
Rina Bright
Discusses a unique course of study offered at the Children of the Earth School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Medical Careers Exploration Program gives students "hands-on" experience in various aspects of medical field. Duration: 27:29.
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Huge Earnings for Educated Aboriginals

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 7, November 2002, p. 12

Examines the income of Saskatchewan Aboriginals; study reveals that Aboriginals have the most to gain from getting an education and that for female Aboriginals the gain is extraordinary.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.7.

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Indian Record (Vol. XXXI, No. 6, June-July, 1968)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indigenous Students' Experiences of the Hidden Curriculum in Science Education: A Cross-National Study in New Zealand and Taiwan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Kidman
Chiung-Fen Yen
Eleanor Abrams
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 11, no. 1, Pedagogies of Hope: Culturally Relevant Teaching for Indigenous Learners in Science and Mathematics, February 2013, pp. 43-64
Looks at disengagement from a cultural viewpoint of Maori students in New Zealand and Seediq/Atayal students in Taiwan.
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