Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning
Postsecondary educational institutions across Canada are increasingly committed to addressing the historical disadvantage of aboriginal learners within their programs. Overall, involvement of Elders is perceived as a positive strategy for improving aboriginal student success. Vancouver Island Univer...
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ftroyalroadsuniv:oai:https://www.viurrspace.ca:10613/28032 2024-09-15T18:06:42+00:00 Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning Martin, Melody Meijer Drees, Laurie Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, http://sws.geonames.org/11467850/ 2011-06 68 pg. text application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10613/28032 https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19665 en eng Vancouver Island University doi:10.25316/IR-19665 https://hdl.handle.net/10613/28032 https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19665 Elders (Indigenous leaders) Universities and colleges--British Columbia--Nanaimo Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo B.C.) Report 2011 ftroyalroadsuniv https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19665 2024-08-23T03:43:17Z Postsecondary educational institutions across Canada are increasingly committed to addressing the historical disadvantage of aboriginal learners within their programs. Overall, involvement of Elders is perceived as a positive strategy for improving aboriginal student success. Vancouver Island University in British Columbia has, since 1994, pioneered the employment of aboriginal Elders-in-Residence. The findings of this study, based on the question "What is the value and impact of the role of Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University?" emphasize the positive contribution Elders from local First Nations communities make to daily life on campus, whether in the classroom or at large. Although the study does reveal that concerns exist about the respect and support for, and the nature of, the role of the Elders as teachers, all respondents nonetheless believed in the value of the positions. The study concludes with four important recommendations for improving, clarifying and acknowledging the important contribution Elders bring to postsecondary education. Report First Nations Royal Roads University: DSpace @ RRU |
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Postsecondary educational institutions across Canada are increasingly committed to addressing the historical disadvantage of aboriginal learners within their programs. Overall, involvement of Elders is perceived as a positive strategy for improving aboriginal student success. Vancouver Island University in British Columbia has, since 1994, pioneered the employment of aboriginal Elders-in-Residence. The findings of this study, based on the question "What is the value and impact of the role of Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University?" emphasize the positive contribution Elders from local First Nations communities make to daily life on campus, whether in the classroom or at large. Although the study does reveal that concerns exist about the respect and support for, and the nature of, the role of the Elders as teachers, all respondents nonetheless believed in the value of the positions. The study concludes with four important recommendations for improving, clarifying and acknowledging the important contribution Elders bring to postsecondary education. |
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Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning |
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Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning |
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Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning |
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Vancouver Island University |
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Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, http://sws.geonames.org/11467850/ |
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