Education is expected to assist students in the development of their personal identities and the achievement of social and economic success. Yet the aspirations of Aboriginal students have too often been thwarted by the very structures that are supposed to help them. Combining a research
study, an extensive review of literature, and an analysis of current trends, Schissel and Wotherspoon detail the harm done to Aboriginal children and their families--not only in the past, when residential schools explicitly set out to eliminate Aboriginal identities, but also in more recent years,
when educational systems designed for the mainstream have relegated First Nations students to the sidelines. The authors find hope for the future in four experimental programs from Saskatchewan, in which severely stressed Aboriginal youth have found self-esteem in educational settings that take into
account traditional culture and spiritual teachings, as well as academic achievement. Interviews with Aboriginal students provide an additional depth to the authors' findings.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-171) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 306.43/089/97071
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 0195416643 9780195435450
- LCCN
- E96.2
- LCCN Item number
- S34 2003eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (viii, 176 p. :)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00223301 (OCoLC)753300270 (CaOOCEL)432095
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Acknowledgements 6
- Preface 8
- 1 EDUCATIONAL DREAMS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS 10
- 2 ABORIGINAL EDUCATION IN CANADA: ISSUES AND THEORIES 25
- 3 THE LEGACY OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS 44
- 4 THE VOICES OF STUDENTS OF ABORIGINAL ANCESTRY 75
- 5 DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLING 116
- 6 EDUCATION, JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY: A PARADIGM FOR ENFRANCHISING CHILDREN AND YOUTH 147
- Appendix A: Protocol and Researcher Experiences and Reflections 159
- Appendix B: Interview Guide 162
- Web Sites 164
- Bibliography 169
- Index 181
- A 181
- B 181
- C 181
- D 182
- E 182
- F 182
- G 183
- H 183
- I 183
- J 183
- K 183
- L 183
- M 183
- N 184
- O 184
- P 184
- Q 184
- R 184
- S 185
- T 185
- U 185
- V 185
- W 185
- Y 185
