Rites of Passage, Aboriginal Education and Learning for the 21st Century: Walkabout as a Radical—and Workable—Alternative

• Main Author: Blane Després
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Endeavour; First Nations
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.604.1967; http://jual.nipissingu.ca/pdf/v214.pdf

The Walkabout Program is an alternative and experiential learning practice that helps students to develop necessary skills for authentic learning and real world preparation through the completion of six learning passages. This aboriginal-based program celebrates the vital transition–or passage–from...