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Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling |
George Fulford, with Jackie Moore Daigle, Blair Stevenson, Chuck Tolley, Tracey Wade
Based on detailed studies of schools creating tangible progress for their students, this report describes promising approaches with Aboriginal populations in ten diverse settings from Nunavut to Newfoundland. Analysis of the data gathered in 2006 from school administrators, teachers, students, parents, elders, and governing authorities yields valuable insight into practices for improving educational outcomes. The research examines leadership and governance, expectations, strategic partnerships, holistic approaches to curriculum and programming, instructional strategies, professional development, assessment, and the integration of Aboriginal language and culture at each school and identifies patterns found across the set. After identifying prominent success factors across the schools, the authors address systemic challenges of funding, special education, literacy and language, and performance reporting. The final chapter of this 350-page report contains a set of recommendations for policymakers.
Inspiring and authoritative, this new set of case studies offers robust understandings of the factors associated with success for Aboriginal students. It builds on the promising practices profiled in the seminal work of the series: Sharing Our Success: Ten Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling (Bell, 2004). Funding for the research was provided by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the Governments of Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut, the Federal Interlocutors’ Office, and an anonymous Canadian Foundation
Published February 2007 ♦ Order ♦ Executive Summary ♦ Media Release ♦ Report ♦ |
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