Indigenous ways of learning, being and teaching : implications for new teachers to First Nations schools
As First Nations communities in British Columbia take control over the education of their children, it is important for teachers to understand some of the distinctions and nuances of the culture particular to First Nations schools and communities. This project attempts to provide some of that inform...
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ftuvicpubl:oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/1929 2023-05-15T16:13:52+02:00 Indigenous ways of learning, being and teaching : implications for new teachers to First Nations schools Marchant, H. Colleen Williams, Lorna 2009 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1929 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1929 Available to the World Wide Web First Nations Native Education project 2009 ftuvicpubl 2022-05-19T06:11:40Z As First Nations communities in British Columbia take control over the education of their children, it is important for teachers to understand some of the distinctions and nuances of the culture particular to First Nations schools and communities. This project attempts to provide some of that information. Three sources of information provide the reader with important cultural knowledge for teachers new to First Nations schools. Interviews with five respected principals and five respected educators at First Nations schools in British Columbia provide the first source of knowledge. Personal and significant cultural experiences, obtained over seven years teaching in First Nations schools, provide the second source. Finally, a literature review depicting aspects of Indigenous cultures, important for new teachers to understand, provides the third source. Other/Unknown Material First Nations University of Victoria (Canada): UVicDSpace |
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As First Nations communities in British Columbia take control over the education of their children, it is important for teachers to understand some of the distinctions and nuances of the culture particular to First Nations schools and communities. This project attempts to provide some of that information. Three sources of information provide the reader with important cultural knowledge for teachers new to First Nations schools. Interviews with five respected principals and five respected educators at First Nations schools in British Columbia provide the first source of knowledge. Personal and significant cultural experiences, obtained over seven years teaching in First Nations schools, provide the second source. Finally, a literature review depicting aspects of Indigenous cultures, important for new teachers to understand, provides the third source. |
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