Aboriginal parental engagement in Calgary Catholic schooling ...

• Main Author: Elser, Rhonda
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2016
• Subjects: inuit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0319131; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0319131

The purpose of this study was to examine educational practices relating to parental engagement from three perspectives: Aboriginal parents, district personnel, and district administration. This research gives voice to the educational concerns of rural and urban First Nation/Metis/Inuit [FNMI] parents of the Calgary Catholic School District. This qualitative study examined the challenges and the successes of Aboriginal parent engagement in the Calgary Catholic School System. As a Cree woman, I chose to frame the research study and methodology around the Cree Mikowahp teachings. The four Cree laws of nature, wicitowin (sharing), kiseywatisowen (caring/ kindness/ generosity), kweyaskatesowin (honesty) and sohkisowin (strength/ determination), form the theoretical base for the research. The literature review provides an overview of promising practices in Aboriginal parental engagement and the barriers that obstruct authentic engagement. I chose to rename and reclaim the stories of Cree history using our own ...