Elders-in-Residence at Vancouver Island University: Transformational Learning

• Main Authors: Martin, Melody, Meijer Drees, Laurie
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Vancouver Island University 2011
• Subjects: Elders (Indigenous leaders); Universities and colleges > British Columbia > Nanaimo; Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo; B.C.); British Columbia; Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10613/28032; https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19665

Postsecondary educational institutions across Canada are increasingly committed to addressing the historical disadvantage of aboriginal learners within their programs. Overall, involvement of Elders is perceived as a positive strategy for improving aboriginal student success. Vancouver Island Univer...