A Study of Aboriginal Teachers' Professional Knowledge and Experience in Canadian Schools

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ffective teachers" and "good teaching" -- 2.2.3. Motivations for remaining in the profession -- 2.2.4. Summary -- 2.3. Integrating aboriginal content and perspectives into the curriculum -- 2.3.1. When? Where? Who? Why? -- 2.3.2. Teaching aboriginal content and perspectives -- 2.3.3. Systemic challenges to integrating aboriginal content and perspectives -- 2.3.4. Ways to improve the system -- 2.3.5. Summary -- 2.4. Racism in education -- 2.4.1. Experiencing racism in education -- 2.4.2. How participants respond to racism in education -- 2.4.3. How non-aboriginal colleagues and systems respond to racism in education -- 2.4.4. Appealing for intervention and change -- 2.4.5. Summary -- 2.5. Allies in Education -- 2.5.1. Behaviours of non-aboriginal colleagues that make the work of participants difficult -- 2.5.2. Behaviours of aboriginal communities and parents that make the work of participants difficult -- 2.5.3. Characteristics and behaviours of non-aboriginal colleagues who are allies -- 2.5.4. Aboriginal teachers as allies -- 2.5.5. Summary -- 2.6. Hopes for this study.Discussion -- Recommendations -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A - Participating teachers' organizations -- Appendix B - Questions -- Appendix C - A selected sample of the procedures for coding of data."