Current Administration of Indian Control of Indian Education in Alberta: Implications and Challenges ...

• Main Author: Mai`Stoina-Eagle Speaker, Daphne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Graduate Studies 2015
• Subjects: Education > Administration; TribCrit; First Nation; Case Study; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/25505; https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/11023/2070

This mixed method, exploratory multi-site case study sought to understand the administrative, economic, and political challenges faced by First Nations education directors in Alberta. The purpose was to find out whether (and in what ways) these challenges restrict their capacity to improve the quality of schooling for First Nation children and to identify the roles and responsibilities of education directors who directly administer First Nation schools. The theoretical lens of Tribal Critical Race Theory (TribCrit) underpinned this study. Survey and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 education directors in Alberta representing 34 First Nations. This study also found that the processes and procedures put in place, for newly hired education directors to work with, varied between First Nations and were deemed insufficient. Some of the challenges education directors faced included: working with the general education system management, providing instructional leadership; negotiating change; working ...