Considering a Framework for Inuit Child Care ...
In this article, I examine four key elements in an approach to early childhood curriculum development in the community o f Inukjuak, Nunavik in Northern Quebec.These platforms include a community base with local control o f funds and local direction o f community projects. In the development o f t...
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Canadian Journal of Native Education
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v32i2.196496 https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/196496 |
| Summary: | In this article, I examine four key elements in an approach to early childhood curriculum development in the community o f Inukjuak, Nunavik in Northern Quebec.These platforms include a community base with local control o f funds and local direction o f community projects. In the development o f the Inukjuak curriculum, I suggestincorporating local knowledge, values, directions, and Inuit approaches to childrearing. It is relationship-based, drawing on many voices from the community includingthose o f Elders, families, parents, educators, and children. Finally, the process is supported through an assessment cycle— one that starts with the creation o f a sharedvision and continues with regular check-ins to keep the project moving. ... : Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 32 No. 2 (2009) ... |
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