Postsecondary Education Programs for Aboriginal Peoples: Achievements and Issues
This article presents some of the unique postsecondary programs that have been established to meet the distinct needs of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The case studies presented in the article point to the variety of programs and models for educational delivery. In critically examining the case stu...
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ftubcjournals:oai:ojs.library.ubc.ca:article/195893 2023-05-15T16:15:38+02:00 Postsecondary Education Programs for Aboriginal Peoples: Achievements and Issues Richardson, Cathy Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha 2021-10-21 application/pdf http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195893 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v24i2.195893 eng eng UBC Faculty of Education http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195893/191809 http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/CJNE/article/view/195893 doi:10.14288/cjne.v24i2.195893 Copyright (c) 2021 Canadian Journal of Native Education Canadian Journal of Native Education; Vol. 24 No. 2 (2000) 0710-1481 10.14288/cjne.v24i2 Postsecondary info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2021 ftubcjournals https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v24i2.195893 https://doi.org/10.14288/cjne.v24i2 2023-01-04T07:51:04Z This article presents some of the unique postsecondary programs that have been established to meet the distinct needs of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The case studies presented in the article point to the variety of programs and models for educational delivery. In critically examining the case studies, special reference is made to how these are designed in relation to add-on, partnership, and First Nations control approaches. As indicated in this research, postsecondary education programs for Aboriginal peoples are rapidly evolving: the developments are impressive, yet many challenges remain. Fundamental questions exist at the center of the debate for First Nations educators and programmers. How does one implement the goals of postsecondary education? What are the criteria for evaluating postsecondary education? How can postsecondary education address both the need for more people with degrees and the need for higher education that is culturally grounded and provides students with the tools to transmit their culture? In assessing the situation of postsecondary education for Aboriginal peoples in the final section, the authors address these questions in the following areas: access and rates of completion, Indian control of Indian education, and relevance. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Open Access Journal Hosting (University of British Columbia) Canada Indian |
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This article presents some of the unique postsecondary programs that have been established to meet the distinct needs of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The case studies presented in the article point to the variety of programs and models for educational delivery. In critically examining the case studies, special reference is made to how these are designed in relation to add-on, partnership, and First Nations control approaches. As indicated in this research, postsecondary education programs for Aboriginal peoples are rapidly evolving: the developments are impressive, yet many challenges remain. Fundamental questions exist at the center of the debate for First Nations educators and programmers. How does one implement the goals of postsecondary education? What are the criteria for evaluating postsecondary education? How can postsecondary education address both the need for more people with degrees and the need for higher education that is culturally grounded and provides students with the tools to transmit their culture? In assessing the situation of postsecondary education for Aboriginal peoples in the final section, the authors address these questions in the following areas: access and rates of completion, Indian control of Indian education, and relevance. |
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Postsecondary Education Programs for Aboriginal Peoples: Achievements and Issues |
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