Rethinking Social Work Education for Indigenous Students: Creating Space for Multiple Ways of Knowing and Learning

McGill University School of Social Work initiated a research project in October 2005 to examine the social work education and ongoing professional needs of the First Nations communities of Kahnawake and Kanehsatake. These communities had previously been served by a 30-credit certificate program. Usin...

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Published in:First Peoples Child & Family Review
Main Authors: Ives, Nicole G., Aitken, Oonagh, Loft, Michael, Phillips, Morgan
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2007
Subjects:
edu
socio
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7202/1069370ar
http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1069370ar
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Summary:McGill University School of Social Work initiated a research project in October 2005 to examine the social work education and ongoing professional needs of the First Nations communities of Kahnawake and Kanehsatake. These communities had previously been served by a 30-credit certificate program. Using qualitative methodology, the project sought to gather data which would eventually assist in the development of a curriculum and pedagogical approach that would reflect the social and cultural reality of these communities as part of the regular BSW program. This paper describes the process, key findings, and potential next steps for the School.

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