Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners
Longstanding calls for return to self-government and continuing alienation of First Nations’ youth from mainstream educational systems point to the need for provision of adult education that serves First Nations’ needs. An adaptable and culturally coherent learner support system for adult education...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b4629a07228d4001af22759f803f1951 2023-09-05T13:19:27+02:00 Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners Heather Sanguins 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/b4629a07228d4001af22759f803f1951 EN eng International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/320 https://doaj.org/toc/1369-9997 https://doaj.org/toc/2304-070X 1369-9997 2304-070X https://doaj.org/article/b4629a07228d4001af22759f803f1951 Open Praxis, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2015) Adult education Bookkeeping Communities of Interest Communities of Practice Constructivist learning Sociocultural theory Special aspects of education LC8-6691 article 2015 ftdoajarticles 2023-08-13T00:38:36Z Longstanding calls for return to self-government and continuing alienation of First Nations’ youth from mainstream educational systems point to the need for provision of adult education that serves First Nations’ needs. An adaptable and culturally coherent learner support system for adult education programs for First Nation students and practitioners is proposed that can be adapted for use by different groups and for different subjects to support self-determination and self-government. Using online Communities of Interest (for learners) and Communities of Practice (for practitioners) is culturally appropriate and would facilitate engagement of students and practitioners, particularly in view of the importance that First Nations place on community. Establishment and evaluation of a pilot project to test the approach is recommended. Because of its relevance to self-determination and self-government, bookkeeping is recommended to be the first curricular subject to demonstrate the learner support system. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Longstanding calls for return to self-government and continuing alienation of First Nations’ youth from mainstream educational systems point to the need for provision of adult education that serves First Nations’ needs. An adaptable and culturally coherent learner support system for adult education programs for First Nation students and practitioners is proposed that can be adapted for use by different groups and for different subjects to support self-determination and self-government. Using online Communities of Interest (for learners) and Communities of Practice (for practitioners) is culturally appropriate and would facilitate engagement of students and practitioners, particularly in view of the importance that First Nations place on community. Establishment and evaluation of a pilot project to test the approach is recommended. Because of its relevance to self-determination and self-government, bookkeeping is recommended to be the first curricular subject to demonstrate the learner support system. |
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Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners |
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Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners |
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Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners |
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Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners |
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Strength in Numbers: Learning Together in Online Communities—A Learner Support System for Adult First Nation Students and Practitioners |
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strength in numbers: learning together in online communities—a learner support system for adult first nation students and practitioners |
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International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) |
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Open Praxis, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2015) |
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