February 22, 2005
Concordia University, Montreal
Recent Research
and Background
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Providing Critical Supports for Successful Learning
C. Transitions
Recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996)
Chapter 5: The Commission recommends that
3.5.11
High school programs be extended to communities, using cost-effective options agreed upon by parents and families, including
(a) complete school facilities for local high school delivery;
(b) regional high schools in Aboriginal communities;
(c) culturally appropriate, interactive distance education; and
(d) seasonal institutes.
3.5.12
Aboriginal authorities and all provincial and territorial ministries of education fund programs for Aboriginal youth who have left secondary school before graduation to enable them to resume their studies with appropriate curriculum, scheduling, academic and social support.
3.5.13
Federal, provincial and territorial governments encourage co-op initiatives by offering funding inducements to secondary schools that develop active co-op education programs for Aboriginal young people.
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