The Role of Elders in Child and Youth Care Education ...

• Main Authors: Cooke-Dallin, Bruce, Rosborough, Trish, Underwood, Louise
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Journal of Native Education 2021
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v24i2.195885; https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195885

The development of postsecondary education programs for First Nations students in British Columbia has been accompanied by an ongoing discussion about the ap­proaches and components that are most effective. The authors add to this discussion through a description of the value ascribed to Elders in their traditional roles and as guest teachers in Child and Youth Care First Nations classes offered by Malaspina University-College. Particular emphasis is placed on issues concerning the location of courses and programs in relation to the communities where students will become practitioners in the future. ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 24 No. 2 (2000) ...