Preparing First Nations Students for College: The Experience of the Squamish Nation of British Columbia
The Squamish Nation of British Columbia initiated a -program to improve the suc cess rate of their postsecondary students through a partnership with a local community college. Accepting principles of First Nations self-determination, the partnership empowered the Squamish Nation to participate ful...
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ftubcjournals:oai:ojs.library.ubc.ca:article/195797 2023-05-15T16:14:03+02:00 Preparing First Nations Students for College: The Experience of the Squamish Nation of British Columbia Wright, Dennis A. 2021-10-21 application/pdf http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195797 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v22i1.195797 eng eng UBC Faculty of Education http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195797/191866 http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195797 doi:10.14288/cjne.v22i1.195797 Copyright (c) 2021 Canadian Journal of Native Education Canadian Journal of Native Education; Vol. 22 No. 1 (1998) 0710-1481 10.14288/cjne.v22i1 College Squamish Nation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2021 ftubcjournals https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v22i1.195797 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v22i1 2023-01-04T07:51:00Z The Squamish Nation of British Columbia initiated a -program to improve the suc cess rate of their postsecondary students through a partnership with a local community college. Accepting principles of First Nations self-determination, the partnership empowered the Squamish Nation to participate fully in developing a college transition program. The program assisted students by providing an initial skill assessment, developmental instruction, and ongoing support services. The success rate of students enrolled in the program demonstrated the benefits of the partnership. The experience of the Squamish Nation indicated that as colleges accept First Nations self-determination more First Nations students will succeed. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Open Access Journal Hosting (University of British Columbia) |
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The Squamish Nation of British Columbia initiated a -program to improve the suc cess rate of their postsecondary students through a partnership with a local community college. Accepting principles of First Nations self-determination, the partnership empowered the Squamish Nation to participate fully in developing a college transition program. The program assisted students by providing an initial skill assessment, developmental instruction, and ongoing support services. The success rate of students enrolled in the program demonstrated the benefits of the partnership. The experience of the Squamish Nation indicated that as colleges accept First Nations self-determination more First Nations students will succeed. |
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Preparing First Nations Students for College: The Experience of the Squamish Nation of British Columbia |
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Preparing First Nations Students for College: The Experience of the Squamish Nation of British Columbia |
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