Stuck in the Ways of the South: How Meritocracy, Bureaucracy, and a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Child Welfare fails Nunavut’s Children

• Main Author: Johnston, Patricia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2011
• Subjects: Canada; Nunavut; Qallunaat; inuit
• Online Access: https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/106

Based on qualitative research that explored the experiences of social workers in Nunavut’s child welfare system, this paper examines the current approach to child welfare in light of a critical report issued by Canada’s Auditor General in March 2011. Through a discussion of meritocracy, this study h...