Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time
This study investigated whether associations between Indigenous language knowledge and educational outcomes might be changing for cohorts of language speakers over time. Using Census and National Household Survey data, educational attainment for First Nations people aged 20 to 34 was examined at fou...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:028212a344254fd89a12f16e6b2f9257 2023-05-15T16:14:20+02:00 Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time Evelyne Bougie Dafna Kohen Anne Guèvremont 2018-10-01 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.4.3 https://doaj.org/article/028212a344254fd89a12f16e6b2f9257 en eng University of Western Ontario doi:10.18584/iipj.2018.9.4.3 1916-5781 https://doaj.org/article/028212a344254fd89a12f16e6b2f9257 undefined International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2018) First Nations Indigenous language educational attainment Census National Household Survey demo scipo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.4.3 2023-01-22T19:37:39Z This study investigated whether associations between Indigenous language knowledge and educational outcomes might be changing for cohorts of language speakers over time. Using Census and National Household Survey data, educational attainment for First Nations people aged 20 to 34 was examined at four time points (1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011), separately for those able versus unable to speak an Indigenous language and separately for those living on and off reserve. Findings point to improvements in levels of education for Indigenous language speakers among First Nations people living on and off reserve. Findings should be interpreted with caution as differences in educational attainment may reflect differences between language speakers and non-speakers that go beyond the ability to speak an Indigenous language. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown International Indigenous Policy Journal 9 4 |
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This study investigated whether associations between Indigenous language knowledge and educational outcomes might be changing for cohorts of language speakers over time. Using Census and National Household Survey data, educational attainment for First Nations people aged 20 to 34 was examined at four time points (1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011), separately for those able versus unable to speak an Indigenous language and separately for those living on and off reserve. Findings point to improvements in levels of education for Indigenous language speakers among First Nations people living on and off reserve. Findings should be interpreted with caution as differences in educational attainment may reflect differences between language speakers and non-speakers that go beyond the ability to speak an Indigenous language. |
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Evelyne Bougie Dafna Kohen Anne Guèvremont |
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Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time |
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Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time |
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Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time |
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Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time |
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Indigenous Language Knowledge and Educational Attainment Among First Nations People: Trends Over Time |
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indigenous language knowledge and educational attainment among first nations people: trends over time |
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University of Western Ontario |
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