Cultural identity, intelligence, and self-esteem: towards enriching the understanding of academic outcomes in a community of First Nation students

Cultural identity, intelligence, and self-esteem were examined in a proposed model of academic success among 53 First Nation adolescents from northern Quebec. Intelligence and cultural identity uniquely affected academic success, whereas self-esteem was not associated with academic success. The find...

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Main Author: Vicaire, Marsha
Other Authors: Jacob A Burack (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: McGill University 2011
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spelling ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.97208 2023-05-15T16:15:45+02:00 Cultural identity, intelligence, and self-esteem: towards enriching the understanding of academic outcomes in a community of First Nation students Vicaire, Marsha Jacob A Burack (Internal/Supervisor) Master of Arts (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) 2011 application/pdf http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97208 en eng McGill University Electronically-submitted theses. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97208 All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Education - Psychology Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2011 ftcanadathes 2014-02-16T00:59:27Z Cultural identity, intelligence, and self-esteem were examined in a proposed model of academic success among 53 First Nation adolescents from northern Quebec. Intelligence and cultural identity uniquely affected academic success, whereas self-esteem was not associated with academic success. The findings support the growing literature on cultural identity as a protective factor to academic outcomes and the well-being of First Nations students, and point towards the importance of culturally compatible programs for First Nations students. L'identité culturelle, intelligence, et l'estime de soi ont été examinées dans un modèle proposé de réussite scolaire parmi 53 adolescents des Premières Nations du Nord-du-Québec. Les résultats de l'étude ont révélé que l'intelligence et l'identité culturelle ont uniquement touché la réussite scolaire, mais en contraste, l'estime de soi n'a pas produit d'effet appréciable. Les résultats confirment, comme de plus en plus de littérature sur l'identité culturelle, un facteur de protection pour les résultats scolaires et le bien-être des élèves des Premières nations, et nous orientent vers l'importance de programmes culturels compatibles pour les étudiants des Premières Nations. Thesis First Nations Premières Nations Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Soi ENVELOPE(30.704,30.704,66.481,66.481)
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description Cultural identity, intelligence, and self-esteem were examined in a proposed model of academic success among 53 First Nation adolescents from northern Quebec. Intelligence and cultural identity uniquely affected academic success, whereas self-esteem was not associated with academic success. The findings support the growing literature on cultural identity as a protective factor to academic outcomes and the well-being of First Nations students, and point towards the importance of culturally compatible programs for First Nations students. L'identité culturelle, intelligence, et l'estime de soi ont été examinées dans un modèle proposé de réussite scolaire parmi 53 adolescents des Premières Nations du Nord-du-Québec. Les résultats de l'étude ont révélé que l'intelligence et l'identité culturelle ont uniquement touché la réussite scolaire, mais en contraste, l'estime de soi n'a pas produit d'effet appréciable. Les résultats confirment, comme de plus en plus de littérature sur l'identité culturelle, un facteur de protection pour les résultats scolaires et le bien-être des élèves des Premières nations, et nous orientent vers l'importance de programmes culturels compatibles pour les étudiants des Premières Nations.
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