An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations
This modified case study honors the voices of 21 Cree participants, including nine students, six parents, four community leaders and two Elders. This study, written from an insider's perspective, identified more than 50 reasons why First Nations students dropped out of three provincial high sch...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Digital USD
2000
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/666 https://doi.org/10.22371/05.2000.006 https://digital.sandiego.edu/context/dissertations/article/1671/viewcontent/2000_Makokis.pdf |
id |
ftunivsandiego:oai:digital.sandiego.edu:dissertations-1671 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivsandiego:oai:digital.sandiego.edu:dissertations-1671 2023-06-11T04:11:42+02:00 An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations Makokis, Patricia Ann, EdD 2000-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/666 https://doi.org/10.22371/05.2000.006 https://digital.sandiego.edu/context/dissertations/article/1671/viewcontent/2000_Makokis.pdf unknown Digital USD https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/666 doi:10.22371/05.2000.006 https://digital.sandiego.edu/context/dissertations/article/1671/viewcontent/2000_Makokis.pdf Dissertations adolescents Alberta (Canada) Cree elders First Nations high school dropouts Leadership studies marginalization minority & ethnic groups provincial high schools racism residential schools school administration text 2000 ftunivsandiego https://doi.org/10.22371/05.2000.006 2023-05-07T16:28:40Z This modified case study honors the voices of 21 Cree participants, including nine students, six parents, four community leaders and two Elders. This study, written from an insider's perspective, identified more than 50 reasons why First Nations students dropped out of three provincial high schools located in northern Alberta, Canada. The results were collapsed into several categories that can best be generalized as resulting from the effects of colonization. Canada's First Nations have a long history of oppression, colonization, and the resultant soul wounds. The four participant groups collectively identified five common themes why students dropped out of provincial high schools. The commonalities included racism/cultural conflict, poor student/staff relations, marginalization, alienation, and systemic labelling. In addition, each group identified separate reasons: students identified alienation, personal identity, and relationship concerns; parents identified distrust of the education system, marginalization, and lack of involvement; the community leaders identified a sense of powerlessness to initiate change and the intergenerational effects of residential school. The Elders also recognized the intergenerational effects of residential school. The data indicated provincial high school authorities have failed to acknowledge the role that Canadian history has played and have not recognized the need to establish, and then maintain, positive relationships within the First Nations community. In addition, participants felt authorities chose to exclude professional development that would address, from a First Nations perspective, and the past genocidal attempts. Most First Nation adult participants felt like outsiders in the education of their children, a feeling that has perpetuated the sense of marginalization. The data suggested provincial school leaders including teachers, administrators, and board members need to find creative ways to ensure provincial accountability and to improve their with First Nations ... Text First Nations University of San Diego: Digital@USanDiego Canada |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of San Diego: Digital@USanDiego |
op_collection_id |
ftunivsandiego |
language |
unknown |
topic |
adolescents Alberta (Canada) Cree elders First Nations high school dropouts Leadership studies marginalization minority & ethnic groups provincial high schools racism residential schools school administration |
spellingShingle |
adolescents Alberta (Canada) Cree elders First Nations high school dropouts Leadership studies marginalization minority & ethnic groups provincial high schools racism residential schools school administration Makokis, Patricia Ann, EdD An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
topic_facet |
adolescents Alberta (Canada) Cree elders First Nations high school dropouts Leadership studies marginalization minority & ethnic groups provincial high schools racism residential schools school administration |
description |
This modified case study honors the voices of 21 Cree participants, including nine students, six parents, four community leaders and two Elders. This study, written from an insider's perspective, identified more than 50 reasons why First Nations students dropped out of three provincial high schools located in northern Alberta, Canada. The results were collapsed into several categories that can best be generalized as resulting from the effects of colonization. Canada's First Nations have a long history of oppression, colonization, and the resultant soul wounds. The four participant groups collectively identified five common themes why students dropped out of provincial high schools. The commonalities included racism/cultural conflict, poor student/staff relations, marginalization, alienation, and systemic labelling. In addition, each group identified separate reasons: students identified alienation, personal identity, and relationship concerns; parents identified distrust of the education system, marginalization, and lack of involvement; the community leaders identified a sense of powerlessness to initiate change and the intergenerational effects of residential school. The Elders also recognized the intergenerational effects of residential school. The data indicated provincial high school authorities have failed to acknowledge the role that Canadian history has played and have not recognized the need to establish, and then maintain, positive relationships within the First Nations community. In addition, participants felt authorities chose to exclude professional development that would address, from a First Nations perspective, and the past genocidal attempts. Most First Nation adult participants felt like outsiders in the education of their children, a feeling that has perpetuated the sense of marginalization. The data suggested provincial school leaders including teachers, administrators, and board members need to find creative ways to ensure provincial accountability and to improve their with First Nations ... |
format |
Text |
author |
Makokis, Patricia Ann, EdD |
author_facet |
Makokis, Patricia Ann, EdD |
author_sort |
Makokis, Patricia Ann, EdD |
title |
An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
title_short |
An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
title_full |
An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
title_fullStr |
An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
title_full_unstemmed |
An Insider's Perspective: The Dropout Challenge for Canada's First Nations |
title_sort |
insider's perspective: the dropout challenge for canada's first nations |
publisher |
Digital USD |
publishDate |
2000 |
url |
https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/666 https://doi.org/10.22371/05.2000.006 https://digital.sandiego.edu/context/dissertations/article/1671/viewcontent/2000_Makokis.pdf |
geographic |
Canada |
geographic_facet |
Canada |
genre |
First Nations |
genre_facet |
First Nations |
op_source |
Dissertations |
op_relation |
https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/666 doi:10.22371/05.2000.006 https://digital.sandiego.edu/context/dissertations/article/1671/viewcontent/2000_Makokis.pdf |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.22371/05.2000.006 |
_version_ |
1768386952138063872 |