The Native Youth Project ...
Throughout the history of the discipline, anthropologists have assumed the role of cultural brokers, often taking explicit responsibility as advocates and representatives for dependent populations. Over the years, the role of cultural broker has changed, reflecting the intellectual and political mil...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0228829 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0228829 |
| Summary: | Throughout the history of the discipline, anthropologists have assumed the role of cultural brokers, often taking explicit responsibility as advocates and representatives for dependent populations. Over the years, the role of cultural broker has changed, reflecting the intellectual and political milieu of the times. This perspective has been evident in the organizational culture at the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology (MOA) which has demonstrated a strong public service orientation since the late 1940s. This is a formative evaluation case study of the Native Youth Project, an education programme for First Nations teenagers which was active throughout the 1980s. The purpose of a formative evaluation is to provide information on the operation of a programme so those responsible for it can make improvements. The Native Youth Project (NYP) was initiated in 1979, co-sponsored by MOA and the Native Indian Youth Advisory Society (NIYAS). Conceived as a social intervention programme to improve ... |
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