Education

Health Services Management [Native Education and Training College, NETC]

Publisher: 
Native Education and Training College

“If you are an experienced health care professional and would like to pursue a management position, or if you are already in management and would like to expand your skills and knowledge, the health care management certificates can help you to further your career.”

Disability Support Worker [Native Education and Training College, NETC]

Publisher: 
Native Education and Training College

“If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities, consider NETC’s Disability Support Worker Program. This 3-Semester program of study you will be provided with the knowledge and skills required to support people with developmental disabilities to live in dignity, participate and share in all aspects of life. Students will learn strategies for providing support in ways that are respectful of the dignity and individuality of each person with whom they work.”

Diabetes Worker [Native Education and Training College, NETC]

Publisher: 
Native Education and Training College

“Making diabetes education available to community members is essential to the wellbeing of your community. As a Diabetes Worker, part of your job is to increase the knowledge of other health professionals and providers in the community who are involved with the care of people with diabetes, ensuring continuity and quality of diabetes care for the client.”

Community Health Representative [Native Education and Training College, NETC]

Publisher: 
Native Education and Training College

“This program is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively manage health care service, and act as a community health representative and advocate.”

Educational status and its association with risk and protective factors for Aboriginal Youth in Alert Bay, British Columbia [Kimberly Ann van der Woerd]

Publisher: 
Government of Canada

“The purpose of this study was to determine how school and family connectedness were associated with delinquent and health promoting behaviors, and whether school attendance was associated with delinquency and health status for First Nations youth.”

Educational achievement of young Aboriginal adults [Heather Tait]

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Publisher: 
Statistics Canada

Educational achievements of young Aboriginal adults.

Do Aboriginal students benefit from education in their heritage language? Results from a ten-year program of research in Nunavik [Donald M. Taylor, Stephen C. Wright]

Publisher: 
Canadian Journal of Native Studies
Year of publication: 
2003

“Focuses on the benefits of a bilingual Inuktitut education program for Inuit children in kindergarten, grades 1 and 2.”

Decolonizing Mi’kmaw Education through Cultural Practical Knowledge [Jeff Orr]

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Publisher: 
McGill Journal of Education
Year of publication: 
2002

“This article shares the stories of three Mi’kmaw teachers who are bringing their Aboriginal cultural practical knowledge into the school landscape through pedagogy and relationality, as they work towards the decolonization of their education system.”

A Survey of the Literature on Aboriginal Language Learning and Teaching [The Language Research Centre, LRC]

Publisher: 
Alberta Education
Year of publication: 
2007

“This literature survey was conducted to provide information on Aboriginal language learning and teaching in Alberta. Although direction was given to the researchers/writers to establish parameters for the task, the content of this document reflects the writers’ perspectives on topics and subjects reviewed and does not necessarily reflect the position of Alberta Education.”

Bilingual Research Journal: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education [Holm and Holm]

Publisher: 
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Year of publication: 
1995

“Holm and Holm have been involved as practitioners and action-researchers in Navajo language education for over 30 years. Here they describe the growth and development of bilingual education on the Navajo Reservation, and resultant outcomes for Navajo students, educators and communities. From the ground-breaking efforts in bilingual education at Rock Point, to recent work in Navajo immersion programs, this article shows not only how learning is mediated by language and culture in the Navajo context, but also the critical conditions needed to sustain genuine two-language education.

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