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Marla M. Pryce, M.Ed. Author
Joyce Schneider, M.A. Researcher
Marla M. Pryce, M.Ed. Author Joyce Schneider, M.A. Researcher
2008 – 2009
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
Literature Review Aboriginal Adult Literacy, Workplace Essential Skills,
and Family Literacy
Copyright @ 2009 by Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may be reproduced for classroom and/or tutorial use in any form without permission from the publisher, provided there are no fees charged. The responsibility for the content and organization of the materials in this publication rests with the authors and publishers. Copies of this report can be obtained from:
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology 4155 Belshaw Street, Merritt, BC V1K 1R1 200 – 4355 Mathissi Place, Burnaby, BC V5G 4S8 www.nvit.ca Developed in partnership with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development
Indigenization Strategy Literature Review:
The purpose of this „Indigenization Strategy Literature Review‟ was to research and review
existing programs and curriculum in Aboriginal Family literacy, Aboriginal workplace/ essential
skills, and general Aboriginal adult literacy.
The desired outcomes were:
to create a document that reviews existing programs and curriculum in each of the three
areas. A review of gaps in programs and curriculum. This information is part of the
„Primary Research Document‟.
to put on a one-day forum to discuss existing programs, curriculum, and strategies
involving Provincial articulation committees, Aboriginal educators and organizations,
content-specific experts including ESL instructors. There were two committee meetings
held over the past year and a half, and the contact list is included in the Appendices of the
„Primary Research Report‟.
These resources were collected over a 18 month period from January 2008 – June 2009.
Disclaimer Statement This database has been compiled to assist educators and researchers in identifying the information already available on the Internet, and to “locate” these resource materials in one place. Use of individual pages is subject to the individual copyright of each item (should one exist): please locate the original (via links provided) should you wish to use it in any way.
Non-Internet Resources
Educators and Researchers interested in accessing the many books (and other resources) that NVIT has on literacy and Aboriginal topics, should contact the libraries located on both the Merritt and Burnaby campuses. http://nvit.ca/library/index_new.htm
Title: ABE 2005: Report of Findings from the BC College and Institute
Adult Basic Education (ABE) Outcomes Survey
Year: 2005
Institution: BC Ministry of Advanced Education
ISBN: 0772655030
Pages: 83
Department/Division: Ministry of Advanced Education
Short Title: ABE 2005: Report of Findings from the BC College and Institute
Adult Basic Education (ABE) Outcomes Survey
Accession Number: LC5254.2.B7 2006
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Survey; Education & Outcomes; BC; Adult Educations; BC
Outcomes Working Group
Abstract: In this report they state that many of the questions in the CISO
survey did not apply to the students, and in 2001, a decision was
made to exclude these students from the survey. Since that time,
there has been a lack of system-wide information on these
students: their educational experiences, their activities after
completing their courses (further education and employment), and
the relevance of ABE studies to their subsequent activities.
URL: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/abe/ABE_Report_of_Findings.pdf.
PDF File: ABE 2005: Report of Findings from the BC College and Institute
Adult Basic Education (ABE) Outcomes Survey
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: ABE Florida – 2005: Resource Guide
Year: 2005
Publisher: Leon County Schools: Adult & Community Education (ACE)
Pages: 45
Date: 2009
Type of Work: Resource Guide
Short Title: ABE Florida - 2005: Resource Guide
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Florida; Resource Guide; Adult Basic Education; Curriculum
Abstract: The revised ABE Florida Resource Guide 2005 is the result of a
Florida Department of Education Division of Community Colleges
and Workforce Education State Leadership Grant 2003 - 2005 and
two years of hard work by the Adult Basic Education practitioners'
committee. The goal for this year's revision was to offer at least
one activity per benchmark for each of the Florida ABE
Frameworks.
URL: http://abeflorida.org/pdf/Resource_Guides/Resource%20Guide%2005.pdf
PDF File: ABE Florida – 2005: Resource Guide
Access Date: 2009
Last Modified Date: 2004
Database Provider: www.ABEFlorida.org
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: ABE Florida Language Resource Guide 2005
Year: 2005
Publisher: Leon County Schools: Adult & Community Education (ACE)
Type of Work: Resource Guide
Short Title: ABE Florida Language Resource Guide 2005
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Florida; Language; Resource & Guide; Adult Basic Education;
Curriculum
Notes: Binder on Shelf
URL: www.ABEFlorida.org
PDF File: ABE Florida Language Resource Guide 2005
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: ABE Florida Resource Guide - 2005
Year: 2005
Type of Work: Resource Guide
Short Title: ABE Florida Resource Guide - 2005
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Resource; ABE; Florida; Resource Guide; Curriculum
URL: www.ABEFlorida.org
PDF File: ABE Florida Resource Guide - 2005
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Aboriginal Circle Program 2007 - 2008: Secondary (8-12)
Year: 2007
Code Pages: 6
Date: September 2007
Short Title: Aboriginal Circle Program 2007 - 2008: Secondary (8-12)
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Curriculum; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The Burnaby School District 41, Secondary Aboriginal Circle
Program is made available to all students self identified as
Aboriginal on their school registration form. The 2007-08
Aboriginal Circle Program used the Four Directions Teaching.com
website and supporting curricula. This document is available from
the authors.
Notes: Get permission from the authors to reproduce.
PDF File: Aboriginal Circle Program 2007 - 2008: Secondary (8-12)
Access Date: March 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Guides
Title: Aboriginal Curriculum Project Focuses on Local Roots for Fraser-
Cascade Students
Year: 2007
Newspaper: Hope Standard
City: Hope, BC
Pages: 3
Issue Date: September 6, 2007
Short Title: Aboriginal Curriculum Project Focuses on Local Roots for Fraser-
Cascade Students
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Curriculum; Article; University College of the Fraser
Valley; Community; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Article on an Aboriginal curriculum project that focuses on local
roots for Fraser-Cascade students.
URL: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/abed/hope_standard_article.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Curriculum Project Focuses on Local Roots for Fraser-
Cascade Students
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Newspaper Article
Title: Aboriginal Digital Opportunities: Addressing Aboriginal Learning
Needs Through the Use of Learning Technologies
Year: 2001
Author: David Greenall & Stelios Loizides
Publisher: The Conference Board of Canada
Pages: 109
Date Accessed: 2009
ISBN: 0-88763-513-x
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Digital; Aboriginal; Learning Opportunities; Learning Technology;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report is the result of a research study conducted by the
Conference Board of Canada with support from Human Resources
Development Canada's Office of Learning Technology. The
purpose of the report is to identify the issues and challenges faced
by Aboriginal communities when using learning technologies for
education and skills development and the approaches they are
adopting to develop digital opportunities.
URL:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/hip/lld/olt/Skills_Development/OLTResearch/aboriginal_digi
tal_opportunities.shtml
PDF File: Aboriginal Digital Opportunities: Addressing Aboriginal Learning
Needs Through the Use of Learning Technologies
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Aboriginal Education - Incorporating Aboriginal Perspectives: A
Theme-Based Curricular Approach
Place Published: Manitoba
Institute: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba
Publisher: Winnipeg Inner-City Research Alliance
Pages: Binder on shelf: Contains the following:
Edition: 2009
Date: English
Short Title: Aboriginal Education - Incorporating Aboriginal Perspectives: A
Theme-Based Curricular Approach
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Education; Incorporating Perspectives; Aboriginal; Approach; The
Circle/The Medicine Wheel; The Number 4; Extended Family;
Collective Decision Making; Holistic Approach to Life;
Cooperation; Respect; Elders; Curriculum; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this paper they list several theme-based curricular approaches.
The Circle/The Medicine Wheel, The Number 4, Extended Family,
Collective Decision Making, Holistic Approach to Life,
Cooperation, Respect, and Elders.
URL: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/abedu/perspectives/index.html
PDF File: Aboriginal Education - Incorporating Aboriginal Perspectives: A
Theme-Based Curricular Approach
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools
Year: 2002
Author: Jim Silver & Kathy Mallett & Janice Greene & Freeman Simard
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Institution: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba
Pages: 62
Date: December 2002
Department/Division: W. I.-C. R. Alliance
Short Title: Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal Education; Winnipeg; High Schools; Report; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this study they investigated the educational circumstances of
Aboriginal students in Winnipeg inner city high schools.
URL: http://ius.uwinnipeg.ca/pdf/aboriginal-education.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Education in Winnipeg Inner City High Schools
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative: A Proposal and
Implementation Plan for the B.C. Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative
Year: 2007
City: Victoria, BC
Pages: 42
Department/Division: B. C. U. A. F. L. W. Group.
Short Title: Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative: A Proposal and
Implementation Plan for the B.C. Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Proposal; Aboriginal; Family Literacy; Initiative; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The aim of this project is to contribute to increased literacy among
Aboriginal families in BC through the creation of a movement that
will promote, support and empower Aboriginal family literacy.
This initiative attempts to provide a coordinated, province-wide
approach to addressing the urgent need in BC for literacy programs
which are based on Aboriginal ways of knowing and learning, and
which integrate literacy education into families, communities and
homes.
URL: http://www.bcaafc.com
PDF Format: Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative: A Proposal and
Implementation Plan for the B.C. Aboriginal Family Literacy Initiative
Author Address: #200 - 506 Fort St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E6
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Aboriginal Labour Market Strategies: Increasing Return and
Productivity: Discussion Paper
Year: 2006
Editor: Editor
Conference Name: 8th Annual Champions' Meeting
Conference Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Publisher: Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada
Pages: 10
Date: June 28, 2007
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Discussion Paper; Aboriginal Labor Market; Strategies;
Productivity; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this report Canada's leaders in Aboriginal diversity will
contribute their ideas to an important policy debate about the
principles underlying more effective Aboriginal labor market
strategies.
URL: http://www.aboriginalhr.ca/files/file/resources/discussion/2006_Champions_labourmarke
t.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Labour Market Strategies: Increasing Return and
Productivity: Discussion Paper
Access Date: March 9, 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Aboriginal Literacy Curriculum Toolbox: Cultural Philosophy,
Curriculum Design & Strategies for Self Directed Learning
Author: Janice, Brant
Year: 2006
Place Published: Toronto
Publisher: Ningwakwe Learning Press
Pages: 50
Date: 2006
Type of Work: Curriculum
Short Title: Cultural Philosophy, Curriculum Design & Strategies for Self-
Directed learning
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Curriculum; Cultural Philosophy; Strategies;
Curriculum Design; Self-Directed Learning; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The Aboriginal Literacy Curriculum Tool Box is intended for
literacy practitioners and community members interested in
fostering a learner centered approach to literacy learning and
curriculum delivery. In this tool box you will explore techniques
and approaches to inclusive and collaborative Aboriginal literacy
learning and curriculum delivery that engages learners in self-
directed practices. Self-directed practices include empowering
skills such as critical thinking and self-reflection, self-esteem,
communication, problem-solving, decision-making, creative
thinking, collaboration, and information gathering.
URL: http://www.goodminds.com/booksatom/Aboriginal-Literacy-
Curriculum-Toolbox-Cultural-P.html
PDF File: Aboriginal Literacy Curriculum Toolbox: Cultural Philosophy,
Curriculum Design & Strategies for Self Directed Learning
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Aboriginal Peoples and Knowledge: Decolonizing our Processes
Author: Leanne, Simpson
Year: 2001
Journal: The Canadian Journal of Native Studies
Volume: XXI
Pages: 12
Start Page: 137
Short Title: Aboriginal Peoples and Knowledge: Decolonizing our Processes
Call Number: 1(2001):137-148
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Knowledge; Decolonizing; Traditional Ecological
Knowledge; Elders; Communities; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The author suggests that Aboriginal scholars need to take control
of the uses of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). She
suggests that, as Aboriginal people
heal, and develop new processes for their communities, TEK, as
learned from Elders, will become more and more important.
URL: http://www.brandonu.ca/Library/CJNS/21.1/cjnsv21no1_pg137-
148.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Peoples and Knowledge: Decolonizing our Processes
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Aboriginal Peoples and Post-Secondary Education: What
Educators Have Learned
Author: R. A. Malatestand
Year: 2004
Series Title: Millennium Research Series
City: Montreal, QC
Pages: 46
Publisher: The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Date: January 2004
Short Title: Aboriginal Peoples and Post-Secondary Education: What
Educators Have Learned
ISSN 1704-8435 Millennium Research Series (Online)
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Post-Secondary Education; Educators; Stakeholders;
Methodological Shortcomings; Quantative Evidence; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper examines Aboriginal post-secondary education through
the eyes of stakeholders working in the field, describing practices
and initiatives believed to help
increase enrolment and completion rates. This qualitative
approach-which has evident methodological shortcomings-was
used because there is virtually no
worthwhile empirical or quantative evidence on the subject.
URL: http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/images/Publications/aboriginal_en.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Peoples and Post-Secondary Education: What
Educators Have Learned
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education - A Think Piece from the
Centre for Native Policy and Research
Author: Harvey McCue
Year: 2006
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Access Date: 2009
Description: 39
Short Title: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education - A Think Piece from the
Centre for Native Policy and Research
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal: Post- Secondary Education; Policy & Research; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The author provides some suggestions and recommendations that
address the fundamental problem in Aboriginal PSE - the
elementary-secondary education that Aboriginal students receive.
In recognition that the solution to the problem will take some time,
there are additional suggestions and recommendations that may be
useful as short-term adjustments for the betterment of Aboriginal
PSE.
URL: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/campus2020/documents/aboriginal_postsecondary_education
_harveymccue.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education - A Think Piece from the
Centre for Native Policy and Research
Language: English
Reference Type: Web Page
Title: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education - A Think Piece from the
Centre for Native Policy and Research
Year: November 21, 2007
Conference Name: Aboriginal PSE Forum
Conference Location: Vancouver, BC
Pages: 62
Date: September 21 - 22, 2007
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; PSE Forum; Education; Policy; Dialogue; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This document summarizes the Dialogue on Aboriginal Post-
Secondary Education Policy in BC - a meeting that was held on
September 21 and 22, 2007. That meeting included First Nations
and provincial government representatives from throughout BC.
The gathering was intended to provide an opportunity for
discussion about several critical aspects of Aboriginal post-
secondary education. The meeting participants were presented with
several discussion papers, and they then worked in small groups to
further consider the identified issues. This package includes the
original "discussion pieces," as well as a brief summary of the
subsequent discussion and draft recommendation.
This paper is intended to serve as a basis for the further
development of recommendations on Aboriginal Post-Secondary
Education policy.
URL: http://www.fnesc.ca/iahla/Attachments/Research_%20Papers_Reports/November%20for
um%20package(06-11-07).doc
PDF File: Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education - A Think Piece from the
Centre for Native Policy and Research
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Aboriginal Ways of Learning and Learning Styles
Author: Paul Hughes & Arthur J. More
Year: December 4, 1997
Conference Name: Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research in
Education
Conference Location: Brisbane
Pages: 36
Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Learning Styles; Australian Students; Ways of
Learning; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to further investigate the usefulness of
the concept of Aboriginal ways of learning, and learning styles, as
one approach to improving educational opportunities for
Aboriginal Australian students. We define 'ways of learning' as a
way of learning in which the student has a strength.
URL: www.aare.edu.au/97pap/hughp518.htm
PDF File: Aboriginal Ways of Learning and Learning Styles
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Aboriginal World Views and Their Implications for the Education
of Aboriginal Adults: Thesis
Author: Peter Robert Martin
Year: Fall 1996
Academic Department: Department of Educational Foundations
City: Saskatoon
University: University of Saskatchewan
Degree: Master of Education
Number of Pages: 134
Short Title: Aboriginal World Views and Their Implications for the Education
of Aboriginal Adults: Thesis
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal Adult Literacy; Aboriginal World Views; Implications
for Education; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to gain a greater understanding of
Aboriginal world views and determine their implications for the
education of Aboriginal adults. Aboriginal world views are the
fundamental assumptions or deep structures which form the basis
of Aboriginal cultures. World views are mediated and expressed
through language, dance, art, and religion. In this research he has
chosen to gain a greater understanding of Aboriginal world views
by interviewing the Aboriginal staff and students of the Prince
George Native Friendship Centre.
URL: http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06252007-
095828/unrestricted/Martin_peter_1996.pdf
PDF File: Aboriginal World Views and Their Implications for the Education
of Aboriginal Adults: Thesis
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: ACAP Worksheets
Year: May 2001
Secondary Title: Board of Studies New South Wales
Place Published: Sydney, Australia
Publisher: Board of Studies New South Wales
Volume: 67
Date: 2009
Short Title: ACAP Worksheets
ISBN/ISSN: 0 7313 4864 8
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Workplace Essential Skills; Worksheets; Course; Curriculum
Abstract: This document contains worksheets to develop workplace skills
URL: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/aboriginal_research/pdf_doc/acap_worksheets_s1.
pdf.
PDF File: ACAP Worksheets
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Acting Across Boundaries in Aboriginal Curriculum Development:
Examples from Northern British Columbia
Author: M. Evans, Jim McDonald & Deanna Nyce
Year: 2000
Journal: Journal of Native Education
Pages: 27
Date: January 2000
Short Title: Acting Across Boundaries in Aboriginal Curriculum Development:
Examples from Northern British Columbia
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Boundaries & Development; Partnerships, UNBC;
Aboriginal Communities; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In accord with its institutional mandate, the University of Northern
British Columbia has entered into partnerships of various types
with both rural and urban Aboriginal communities. This paper
describes the processes of partnership building between Aboriginal
communities and the University at the level of both institutions an
persons. They argue that the success of these collaborations have
been enhanced by overtly participatory methodologies, but
recognize that these methodologies have been constrained by
factors external to the collaboration process. WE suggest that
successful participatory process to be uninterested, or to simply
facilitate the goals of the Aboriginal Nations with whom they
work, run the risk of continuing colonial relationships rather than
eroding such relationships through participatory processes.
URL: mcdonald.unbc.ca/PDF/indigenous/acrossboundaries.pdf
PDF File: Acting Across Boundaries in Aboriginal Curriculum Development:
Examples from Northern British Columbia
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Adult Aboriginal Literacy Life Collection Project
Author: North West Regional College
Year: August 2006
City: Battleford, Ontario
Institution: North West Regional College
Pages: 14
Department/Division: B. E. L. Department
Short Title: Adult Aboriginal Literacy Life Collection Project
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Portfolio Development Benchmarks; Aboriginal Adult Literacy;
Cultural Skills; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This is a developed and piloted program model for Aboriginal
adult literacy learners that included a portfolio development
component. They assessed the usability of 'benchmarks' outlines in
the literacy framework document; and created a broader base
awareness among agencies and literacy practitioners within the
Battlefords region, relating to developing and accepting portfolios
that reflect cultural skill components.
URL: http://www.nwrc.sk.ca/aallc.pdf
PDF File: Adult Aboriginal Literacy Life Collection Project
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective - Results
from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Author: Rubenson, Kjell & Richard Desjardins & Ee-Seul Yoon
Year: 2007
Department: Minister Responsible for Statistics Canada
City: Ottawa
Publisher: Ministry of Industry
Pages: 104
Report Number: Catalogue no. 89-552-XIE, no. 17
Accession Number: ISSN 1480-9516, ISBN 978-0-662-46779-3
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Adult Learning; Life Skills Survey; Adult Literacy Survey
Abstract: The goal of this report is to describe the extent of adult learning in
a comparative perspective. The goal is to present a comprehensive
portrait of adult learning including participation in organized forms
of adult learning (formal and non-formal learning) as well as
informal learning. The report addresses differences in participation
between selected countries and within Canada and notes changes
in participation patterns. Findings from the 2003 Adult
Literacy and Life Skills Survey are, when appropriate, compared to
results from the 1994 - 1998 International Adult Literacy Survey.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/statscan/alccp/cover.htm
PDF File: Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective - Results
from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Adult Learning: From Theory to Practice - Tutors
Author: Lori Herod
Year: Winter 2002
Periodical Title: National Adult Literacy Database
Pages: 70
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: Curriculum, Online learning, Tutors Manual
Keywords: NALD; Adult Learning; Literacy; Online Learning; Curriculum;
Tutor's Manual
Abstract: Adult Learning: From Theory to Practice is an online course
intended for tutors in the Canadian adult literacy community. The
course may be used by individuals in a stand alone, self-paced
format, and/or by groups in various formats, both online and
offline.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/adultlearningcourse/info.htm
PDF File: Adult Learning: From Theory to Practice - Tutors
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Adult Literacy in Canada: Lessons Learned
Author: Dr. Kathryn Chang Barker
Year: 2000
Institution: Human Resources Development Canada
Pages: 4
Date: March 2000
Department/Division: FutureEd
Short Title: Adult Literacy in Canada: Lessons Learned
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Adult Literacy Survey; Policies, Program, Practices
Abstract: The author in response to the 1994 International Adult Literacy
Survey, about 18% of working age Canadians have extreme
difficulty with reading and another 26% have very limited skills,
addressed this problem by developing some strategies. She
evaluated various literacy policies, programs and practices and
reveals a number of lessons to be learned.
URL: http://www.futured.com/documents/LessonsLearnedinAdultLiteracy.pdf
PDF File: Adult Literacy in Canada: Lessons Learned
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: American Indian History, Culture and Language - Curriculum
Framework
Pages: 78
Short Title: American Indian History, Culture and Language - Curriculum
Framework
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; History; Culture; Language; Curriculum; Framework;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Lesson Plan Models for Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, and
Senior High
URL: http://indian-
education.rdale.org/modules/locker/files/get_group_file.phtml?gid=830563&fid=2797752&sessi
onid=7f9a1c296e1edde5f89df0bb2bbofcoa
PDF File: American Indian History, Culture and Language - Curriculum
Framework
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Anash Interactive: Curricular Connections
Pages: 28
Edition: 2009
Date: English
Short Title: Anash Interactive: Curricular Connections
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Interactive; Curricular Connections
Abstract: This document is curriculum that outlines the specific learning
expectations and outcomes that are identified for related English
Language Arts, Aboriginal Culture Programs, Art, Social Studies
and ICT, as well as curricular connections to the Western Canadian
Protocol. Anash Interactive is targeted for use in grades 4-6;
however, it can be sued in a variety of ways for students from K -
12.
URL: http://www.anashinteractive.com/downloads/AI_Curricular_Connections.pdf
PDF File: Anash Interactive: Curricular Connections
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Animating Sites of Postcolonial Education: Indigenous Knowledge
and the Humanities
Author: Marie Battiste
Year: 2004
Conference Name: CSSE Plenary Address
Conference Location: Manitoba, MB
Pages: 10
Date: May 29, 2004
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Animating; Postcolonial Education; Indigenous Knowledge
Abstract: In her address, she talked about: Indigenous knowledge, narratives,
and foundations; the failure of education; what we can do to make
a change; and Indigenous humanities and knowledge/healing.
URL: http://www.uasask.ca/education/people/battistem/csse_battiste.htm
PDF File: Animating Sites of Postcolonial Education: Indigenous Knowledge
and the Humanities
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Applications of Best Practices
Author: David Greig
Year: 2003
Secondary Title: A "Syllabus" for Tutors of Independent Studies (I.S.) at Frontier
College, Fall 2003
Place Published: Toronto, Ontario
Publisher: 2003 Frontier College Press
Pages: 87
Date: 2009
Short Title: Applications of Best Practices
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Applications; Tutors; Independent and Studies; College Model
Course; Best Practices
Abstract: Independent Studies (I.S.) is always changing in response to a
living practice. This syllabus is for tutors and students. "Syllabus"
means "an outline or summary of the main points of a course of
study". This is a College Model Course. This will better integrate
students into a total and holistic learning environment where they
can interact with other students, tutors, staff and others on a
rotating and more varied manner. This syllabus is called
Community Integration to complement our other two regular
courses of study: academics and computers.
URL: http://www.frontiercollege.ca/english/resources/Applications_of_Best_Practices.pdf
PDF File: Applications of Best Practices
Access Date: 2009
Name of Database: www.frontiercollege.ca
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Articulating Indigenous People's Culture in Education
Author: Iskmal Abu-Saad & Duane Champagne
Year: 2006
Book Title: Indigenous Education and Empowerment: International
Perspectives
Pages: 196
Short Title: Articulating Indigenous People's Culture in Education
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; International, Indigenous, Education; Empowerment;
Curriculum Pedagogy; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Articulating Indigenous People's Culture in Education, Leah
Enkiwe Abayao, P. 179-187
Four Directions for Indian Education: Curriculum Models for
Lakota and Dakota Teaching and Learning, James V. Fenelon and
Dorothy LeBeau, P. 21-68
URL: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=SwPBdi9n
BIgC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=%22Abu-
Saad%22+%22Indigenous+education+and+empowerment:+interna
tional
PDF File: Articulating Indigenous People's Culture in Education
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Book Section
Title: Assembly of First Nations: First Nations Education Action Plan
Year: 2005
Pages: 9
Short Title: Assembly of First Nations: First Nations Education Action Plan
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Education; Action Plan; AFN; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has long advocated for First
Nations control over First Nations education. In 1972, the AFN
released its first comprehensive policy statement on education with
the publication of Indian Control of Indian Education. The themes
that this document embodied remain relevant today, having been
further developed and refined over more than three decades,
culminating in the themes advocated by First Nation leaders at the
Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable sessions in 2004. The
central thrust of these initiates has consistently called for the
recognition of First Nations jurisdiction over education.
URL: http://www.afn.ca/cmslib/general/Education-Action%20Plan.pdf
PDF File: Assembly of First Nations: First Nations Education Action Plan
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Assessment and Learning Outcomes: The Evaluation of Deep
Learning in an On-Line Course
Author: Slack, Frances & Martin Beer & Gillian Armitt & Sharon Green
Year: 2003
Journal: Journal of Information Technology Education
Volume: Volume 2, 2003
Pages: 13
Start Page: 305
Short Title: Assessment and Learning Outcomes: The Evaluation of Deep
Learning in an On-Line Course
Label: General Adult Literacy, Assessment Learning Outcomes,
Technology
Keywords: Assessment Learning Outcomes; Evaluation; Technology; Online
Learning
Abstract: Using an on-line learning environment, students from four
European countries collaborated and communicated to carry out
problem based learning in occupational therapy. Synchronous
communication is little used in on-line courses at present, because
real-time communications are not sufficiently reliable and there is
a requirement for greater bandwidth compared with email-based
courses such as those using First Class or Blackboard.com. Often,
when Internet Chat facilities are available, they are simple add-ons
and are not integrated into the course.
URL: http://jite.org/documents/Vol2/v2p305-317-29.pdf
PDF File: Assessment and Learning Outcomes: The Evaluation of Deep
Learning in an On-Line Course
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework:
Principles, Standards and Practice
Author: Alan Bundy
Year: 2004
Pages: 48
Short Title: Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework:
Principles, Standards and Practice
ISSN: 1 920927 00 x
Original Publication: 2001
Reprint Edition: 2nd Edition
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Australia; New Zealand; Framework;
Abstract: The Australian and New Zealand information literacy framework
is derived, with permission, from the Association of College and
Research Libraries' (ACRL) Information literacy competency
standards for higher education. The concepts and text have been
adapted and updated to incorporate recent local and international
understandings of information literacy education. Sometimes the
ACRL text has been left intact. Elsewhere it has been reworded
and paraphrased. Those wishing to cite this overview should also
consult the original text in the ACRL introduction to the
standards."
URL: http://www.anziil.org/resources/Info%20lit%202nd%20edition.pdf
PDF File: Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework:
Principles, Standards and Practice
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Australian Direction in Indigenous Education 2005-2008
Year: 2006
City: Carlton South Vic 3053
Publisher: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and
Youth Affairs, and Curriculum Corporation.
Pages: 34
Government Body: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and
Youth Affairs, and Curriculum Corporation
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Australian, Aboriginal; Education; New Approaches;
Recommendations; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper provides recommendations to focus national effort over
the 2005-2008 quadrennial. The recommendations seek to
accelerate the pace of change by engaging Indigenous children and
young people in learning. They are systemic as engagement will
not occur, or be sustained, unless Indigenous education is 'built in'
to become an integral part of core business.
URL: www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/Australian_Directions_in_Indigenous_Educati
on_2005-2008.pdf
PDF File: Australian Direction in Indigenous Education 2005-2008
Access Date: 2009
Database Provider: http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Australian Flexible Learning Framework Strategy
Year: 2007
City: Australia
Institution: Australian Government: Department of Education, Employment
and Workplace Relations
Pages: 22
Date: August 10, 2007
Short Title: Australian Flexible Learning Framework Strategy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Australian; Flexible Learning; Framework & Strategy; e-learning
Abstract: The 2008 - 2011 Framework Strategy is focused on making e-
learning an integral part of the national training system by
increasing demand for e-learning from individual learners and
increasing demand from business by investing in partnerships
between businesses and registered training organizations (RTOs)
that demonstrate how e-learning can help meet business
challenges. At the same time, the Framework will maximize and
build on the national investment to date in essential e-learning
infrastructure.
In summary, this Strategy is about: building on the national
investment in resources, standards and repositories; investing
strategically in partnerships between businesses and training
providers; and empowering learners to take control of their own
learning. This represents a shift in focus from previous
Frameworks.
URL: www.flexiblelearning.net.au
PDF File: Australian Flexible Learning Framework Strategy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: BC Framework of Statement and Standards of Best Practices in
Family Literacy
Author: Jean Rasmussen & Jo Dunaway
City: Vancouver, BC
Publisher: McIvor Communications Inc.
Pages: 18
Government Body: Ministry of Advanced Education
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Framework; Standards; Best Practices;
Abstract: This framework is intended as a guide to promote good practice
and provide support and information to the many individuals and
groups involved in family literacy throughout the province. This
document has 5 sections: Definition of family literacy, Goals,
statements of values, best practices, and standards of best practices
in family literacy.
URL: www.nald.ca/FULLTEXT/framwork/framwork.pdf
PDF File: BC Framework of Statement and Standards of Best Practices in
Family Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Name of Database: National Adult Literacy Database
Database Provider: www.nald.ca
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Becoming Culturally Responsive Educators: Rethinking Teacher
Education Pedagogy - Practitioner Brief
Author: Dr. Cathy Kea & Dr. Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley & Dr. Heraldo
V. Richards
Year: 2006
Place Published: Tempe, Arizona
Publisher: National Centre for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
Volume: 15
Number: Practitioners, brief, culturally responsive, rethink, pedagogy
Edition: 2009
Date: English
Short Title: Becoming Culturally Responsive Educators: Rethinking Teacher
Education Pedagogy - Practitioner Brief
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Culture; Pedagogy; Curriculum; Guidelines
Abstract: This brief is to demonstrate the need for rethinking current
approaches to teacher education pedagogy and to provide
guidelines for developing culturally responsive teacher education
pedagogy.
URL: http://www.nccrest.org/Briefs/Teacher_Ed_Brief.pdf
PDF File: Becoming Culturally Responsive Educators: Rethinking Teacher
Education Pedagogy - Practitioner Brief
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Best of Both Worlds: A Critical Pedagogy of Place
Author: David A. Gruenewald
Year: 2003
Journal: Educational Researcher
Volume: Vol. 32, No. 4.
Pages: 9
Start Page: 3
Date: May 2003
Short Title: Best of Both Worlds: A Critical Pedagogy of Place
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Critical Pedagogy; Place-based Education; Decolonization;
Reinhabitation;
Abstract: Taking the position that "critical pedagogy" and "place-based
education" are mutually supportive educational traditions, this
author argues for a conscious synthesis that blends the two
discourses into a critical pedagogy of place. An analysis of critical
pedagogy is presented that emphasizes the spatial aspects of social
experience. This examination also asserts the general absence of
ecological thinking demonstrated in critical social analysis
concerned wxclusively iwth human relationships. Next, a
discussion of ecological place-based education is offered. Finally,
a critical pedagogy of place is defined. This pedagogy seeks the
twin objectives of decolonization and "reinhabitation" though
synthesizing critical and place-based approaches. A critical
pedagogy of place challenges all educators to reflect on the
relationship between the kind of education they pursue and the
kind of places we inhabit and leave behind for future generations.
URL: http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Journals/Educational_Rese
archer/3204/3204_Gruenewald.pdf
PDF File: Best of Both Worlds: A Critical Pedagogy of Place
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Best Practices: A Framework for Documenting Qualitative
Methods of Evaluating Learning in Community Based Adult Literacy Programs
Author: David Greig
Year: 2003
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: Frontier College
Pages: 87
Publisher: F. C. Press
Short Title: Best Practices: A Framework for Documenting Qualitative
Methods of Evaluating Learning in Community Based Adult Literacy Programs
Label: General Adult Literacy, Community-based Programs, Framework
Keywords: Framework; Qualitative; Evaluating; Adult Literacy; Adult
Programs; Community-based Programs
Abstract: This a framework for documenting qualitative methods of
evaluating learning in community-based adult literacy programs
from independent studies (IS) at Frontier College.
URL: http://www.frontiercollege.ca/english/learn/literacy_resources.html
PDF File: Best Practices: A Framework for Documenting Qualitative
Methods of Evaluating Learning in Community Based Adult Literacy Programs
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Blueprint for Life/Work Designs
Author: Lorraine Hache & Dave E. Redekopp & Phil S. Jarvis
Year: 2000
Publisher: National Life/Work Centre
Pages: 392
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Blue Print; Life & Work; Career Development Skills; Best
Practices
Abstract: The Blueprint for Life/Work Designs will help Canadians acquire
the career development skills they need.
URL: http://www.lifework.ca/lifework/pr_theblueprint.html
PDF File: Blueprint for Life/Work Designs
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Blurring the Literascape: A Study of First Nations' Parent and
Teacher Voice in Family Literacy Curriculum Design
Author: Christine Chambers
Year: 2006
Journal: Educational Insights
Volume: 10, No. 1, 2006
Pages: 20
Start Page: 1
Short Title: Blurring the Literascape: A Study of First Nations' Parent and
Teacher Voice in Family Literacy Curriculum Design
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Literascape; Best Practices; Aboriginal; Family Literacy;
Curriculum Design; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: A study of First Nations' Parent and Teacher Voice in Family
Literacy Curriculum Design
URL: www.ccfi.educ.ubc.ca/publication/insights/v10n01/articles/chambers.html
PDF File: Blurring the Literascape: A Study of First Nations' Parent and
Teacher Voice in Family Literacy Curriculum Design
Author Address: Vancouver, BC
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Book Shares Native Student Insights: First Nations children don't
like to show off by answering their teacher's questions, research shows
Reporter: Carla Wintersgill
Year: 2008
Newspaper: Prince Rupert Daily News
City: Prince Rupert, BC
Pages: 2
Issue Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Short Title: Book Shares Native Student Insights: First Nations children don't
like to show off by answering their teacher's questions, research shows
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Children; Language Acquisition; Haida; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The author discusses results from the book called, "Ancestral
Language Acquisition Among Native Americans" from the Haida Language Class.
URL: http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=56f98c53-
1471-4173-8088-8d9ac34f0
PDF File: Book Shares Native Student Insights: First Nations children don't
like to show off by answering their teacher's questions, research shows
Access Date: September 7, 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Newspaper Article
Title: Breaching the Barriers to Workplace Literacy: Phase 1 Report
Author: Alison Campbell & Natalie Gagnon
Year: 2001
Series Editor: The Conference Board of Canada
Institution: Human Resources Development Corporation
Pages: 42
Short Title: Breaching the Barriers to Workplace Literacy: Phase 1 Report
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Workplace Barriers; Best Practices; Essential Skills; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report explores the question: What are the principal barriers to
increasing employee literacy and learning in Canada's workplaces
and how can we overcome them?
URL: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/documents.aspx?did=108
PDF File: Breaching the Barriers to Workplace Literacy: Phase 1 Report
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Bridging Aboriginal Digital and Learning Divides: Report Office
of Learning Technologies Support to Aboriginal Communities
Author: Rupert Downing
Year: 2002
Institution: Office of Learning Technologies Support to Aboriginal
Communities
Pages: 25
Short Title: Bridging Aboriginal Digital and Learning Divides: Report Office
of Learning Technologies Support to Aboriginal Communities
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Survey; Aboriginal; Technologies & Communities;
Recommendations; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report outlines the findings of a survey of projects funded by
the Office of Learning Technologies involving Aboriginal
communities. This report assesses the results so far of OLT's
support to Aboriginal communities, and provides
recommendations on how that support can be strengthened.
URL: http://www.hrsdc.gc/ca/eng/hip/lld/olt/Skills_Development/OLTResearch/bridging-
aboriginal-divide_e.pdf
PDF File: Bridging Aboriginal Digital and Learning Divides: Report Office
of Learning Technologies Support to Aboriginal Communities
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Bridging Distance: Promising Practices for Inline Learning in the
Canadian Literacy Community
Author: Diana Twiss
Year: 2009
Series Editor: L. Best, Joanne Kaattari, Deborah Morgan, Vicki Trottier & Diana
Twiss
City: Vancouver, BC
Institution: Getting Online: The Go Project
Date: June 23, 2009
Short Title: Bridging Distance: Promising Practices for Inline Learning in the
Canadian Literacy Community
Report Number: 978-1-897425-66-4
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Promising Practices; Distance Education; Technologies
Abstract: Getting online: Distance Education Promising Practices for
Canadian Literacy Practitioners (or the GO Project for short0 was
an innovative national project designed to research trends,
technologies and promising practices in online learning in Canada.
URL: www.nald.ca/gettingonline
PDF File: Bridging Distance: Promising Practices for Inline Learning in the
Canadian Literacy Community
Access Date: July 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Bridging the Gap ~ Education Component
Author: Teresa Gibbons
Publisher: Samaritan House
Pages: 461
Short Title: Bridging the Gap ~ Education Component
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Bridging, Gap, Education and Component
Abstract: The Bridging the Gap curriculum guides offer practitioners the
tools to integrate information technology into many of the reading,
writing, and computer requirements of today's workplace. The
guides have been developed with flexibility and adaptability in
mind., Every classroom and every group of learners is unique with
a range of interests, abilities, and needs. These guides should be
adapted to meet these needs. These guides are intended to be used
with adult learners at stages 3 to 4 as outlines in the Literacy and
Learning Certificate.
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities
Year: 2002
Author: Douglas. Knight
Publisher: Contact North/Contact Nord Northeast Regional Coordinating
Centre
Institution: Office of Learning Technologies
Pages: 63
Date: March 2002
Short Title: Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote Communities
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Building Basic Skills; Remote Communities; Research Project;
distance Education; Audiographics; Teleconferencing Technology
Abstract: The Building Basic Skills for Adults in Small Remote
Communities Research Project examines the feasibility of
developing and assessing literacy and numeracy skills at a distance
using audiographics and teleconferencing technology.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/alphaplus/bbsasrc/cover.htm
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Building Essential Skills in the Workplace
Year: 2005
Pages: 24
Government Body: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Building Essential Skills; Best Practices; 10-step Guide;
Workplace
Abstract: This report presents some case studies that examine outstanding
workplace education programs and initiatives. They highlight best
practices in developing Essential Skills in the workplace and
provide an overview of benefits, outcomes and impacts of
Essential Skills training. Also included in the publication is a 10-
step guide to implementing Essential Skills learning programs in
the workplace. It provides information and advice to employers
and their learning partners on ways to address challenges.
URL: www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/publications/essential_skills/booklet/page00.shtml
PDF File: Building Essential Skills in the Workplace
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Building Vibrant Learning Communities: Framework and Actions
to Strengthen Community Adult Learning Councils and Community Literacy Programs
Year: 2007
Publisher: Alberta Advanced Education and Technology Cataloguing in
Publication Data
City: Alberta
Institution: Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
Pages: 10
Date: December 20, 2007
Short Title: Building Vibrant Learning Communities: Framework and Actions
to Strengthen Community Adult Learning Councils and Community Literacy Programs
ISBN: 978-0-7785-7502-3
Call Number: LC154.2.A3 A333 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy, Learning Communities, Technology
Keywords: Learning Community; Technology; Framework; Community
Learning Providers; Foundational Learning Needs
Abstract: The aim of this document is to strengthen the ability of
Community Adult Learning Councils and other community
literacy providers to provide local programs and services, clarify
their important role, and create greater alignment with the public
post-secondary system, specifically, with Comprehensive
Community Institutions. The Roles and Mandates Framework
designates 11 colleges as Comprehensive Community Institutions
which have a broader role in working with community learning
providers in meeting literacy and foundational learning needs, and
ensuring access to a broad spectrum of learning for a geographic
service region.
URL: http://advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/media/73911/buildingvibrantlearningcommunities.pd
f.
PDF File: Building Vibrant Learning Communities: Framework and Actions
to Strengthen Community Adult Learning Councils and Community Literacy Programs
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Canadian Indigenous People: Workplace Literacy and Essential
Skills
Author: OARS Training Inc.
City: Lantzville, BC
Institution: National Indigenous Literacy Association
Pages: 41
Short Title: Canadian Indigenous People: Workplace Literacy and Essential
Skills
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal; Workplace Essential Skills; Survey Results;
Workplace Practitioner Development; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The National Indigenous Literacy Association has partnered with
Workplace Education Manitoba to develop a set of
recommendations on best practices for workplace/workforce
literacy for Indigenous people and the skills and knowledge for
practitioner training.
PDF File: Canadian Indigenous People: Workplace Literacy and Essential
Skills
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners
Author: Linda. Johansson
Year: 2000
Publisher: Dave‟s Quick Print (1992)
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Institution: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
Pages: 68
Short Title: Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Benchmarks; ESL; Reading
Abstract: This is an extensive document on ESL Benchmarks on reading.
URL: www.language.ca/pdfs/esl_literacy.pdf
PDF File: Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners
Author Address: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks
200 Elgin Street, Suite 803
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Catching our Breath: Collaborative Reflection-on-Action in
Remote Rural BC
Year: 2006
Author: Anne Docherty
Publisher: RiPAL-BC
City: Hazelton, BC
Institution: Research in Practice in Adult Literacy British Columbia
Pages: 34
Date: 2006
Short Title: Catching our Breath: Collaborative Reflection-on-Action in
Remote Rural BC
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Collaborative Reflection-on-action; Action Report; Remote
Communities; Aboriginal; Gitxsan Territory
Abstract: This report was completed within a remote-rural and Aboriginal
community in northwest BC. The author talks about the changes
that happen when literacy practitioners begin using collaborative
reflection-on-action and they take the time to see and act on these
changes because of describing, processing and exploring various
elements of their practice. The collaborative reflection-on-action
process discussed throughout this report was designed for the
literacy practitioner who teaches and/or supports literacy in the
same remote-rural and/or Aboriginal community in which they
learn.
URL: http://www.ripal.literacy.bc.ca/completed.html
PDF Form: Catching our Breath: Collaborative Reflection-on-Action in
Remote Rural BC
Access Date: 2009
Name of Database: National Indigenous Literacy Association
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: The Challenge of Indigenous Education: Practice and Perspectives
Year: 2004
Publisher: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Publishing
Editor: Linda King & Sabine Schielmann
Number of Pages: 72
Date: 2004
Short Title: The Challenge of Indigenous Education: Practice and Perspectives
ISBN: 92-3-103934-2
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Practice & Perspective; Challenges; Indigenous
Communities; Framework; Areas of Concern; Educational
Programs; Issues; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this book, the challenges facing both the providers of education
for indigenous peoples and indigenous communities themselves
are discussed and placed within a framework of good practice in
quality indigenous education. Part 1 deals with the challenges and
obstacles in indigenous education including legal and political
contexts. Part II focuses on the key areas of concern that affect the
quality of indigenous education. In Part III, different education
programs concerned with indigenous peoples worldwide are
analyzed in detail in terms of the new ways they have developed to
address the issues of access and quality. This book offers insights
for educational policy makers, researchers and all those concerned
with educational provision for Indigenous people. Pages 24 - 55,
187 - 204, 243 - 261
URL: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=23582&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
PDF File: The Challenge of Indigenous Education: Practice and Perspectives
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Edited Book
Title: Children Talk Their Way Into Literacy
Year: 2003
Author: Gordon Wells
City: Santa Cruz, California
University: University of California
Number of Pages: 30
Date: 2003
Short Title: Children Talk Their Way Into Literacy
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Reading & Writing; Outside Activities; Written Texts; Curriculum
Abstract: The author focuses on some of the ways in which reading and
writing are embedded in the activities in which many children
engage in their lives outside school. His focus is on the ways in
which written texts are interwoven with other modes of meaning
making in order to achieve goals that are meaningful to them. He
also considers how the principles that can be derived from meaning
making outside school can be incorporated into the activities
through which the school curriculum is enacted.
URL: http://people.ucsc.edu/~gwells/Files/Papers_Folder/Talk-
Literacy.pdf.
PDF File: Children Talk Their Way Into Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Choices for Aboriginal Learners: Moving Post-Secondary
Education Policy and Programs Forward Through Dialogue and Engagement
Year: 2007
Author: Nathan Matthew
Conference Name: Fourth Annual Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Forum
Conference Location: Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver, BC
Pages: 33
Date: November 21, 2007
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal, Post- Secondary Education; Policy; Programs;
Dialogue & Engagement; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This forum brought together stakeholders from Aboriginal
communities, government, and the post-secondary education sector
to: explore partnerships in the context of the New Relationship;
discuss the role of Aboriginal post-secondary institutions; and give
stakeholders an opportunity to share innovative projects and
programs that increase Aboriginal student success in post-
secondary education throughout the province.
URL: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/aboriginal/forum.htm
PDF File: Choices for Aboriginal Learners: Moving Post-Secondary
Education Policy and Programs Forward Through Dialogue and Engagement
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Circle of Courage
Year: 1990
Author: Julie Ashworth
Pages: 17
Date Accessed: February 9, 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Literature Review; Knowledge Base
Abstract: The author discusses the 'Circle of Courage' as it relates to
education and how it can be used in the classroom,
Notes: 2 documents: Conceptual Framework Narrative & Knowledge
Base & Literature Review
URL:
http://www.augie.edu/dept/educ/andrews/coc_knowledge_base_narrative.doc
PDF File: Circle of Courage
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Closing the Skills Gap: A Report of the British Columbia Chamber
of Commerce Skill Shortages Initiative
Year: 2002
Pages: 9
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Chamber of Commerce; Report; Skill & Shortages; Leadership,
Action & Change
Abstract: This report is addressing the skills shortage in BC. The Skill
Shortages Initiative was to engage business and community
stakeholders on skill shortages challenges, to identify best
practices and solutions for addressing it, and ultimately, to
stimulate action.
URL:
http://www.communityfutures.biz/programs/documents/sp_BC_SkillsForceInitiative.pdf
PDF File: Closing the Skills Gap: A Report of the British Columbia Chamber
of Commerce Skill Shortages Initiative
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Coalescing in Cohorts: Building Coalitions in First Nations
Education
Year: 2007
Author: Dolores van der Wey
Journal: Canadian Journal of Education 30
Volume: 4 (2007)
Pages: 25
Start Page: 989
Date: 2009
Short Title: Coalescing in Cohorts: Building Coalitions in First Nations
Education
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Educational Cohorts; Intra-group Dynamics, Inter-
Group Dynamics; Cross-cultural Communication; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Cohorts are commonly formed in Indigenous undergraduate and
graduate education programs. In this article, I have examined the
notion of coalition building in the context of First Nations graduate
cohorts
URL: http://www.csse.ca/CJE/Articles/FullText/CJE30-4/CJE30-4-
VanDerWey.pdf.
PDF File: Coalescing in Cohorts: Building Coalitions in First Nations
Education
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Community Stories: Lillooet is Learning
Year: 2004
Author: Anne Makhoul
Journal: Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Volume: January 2004
Pages: 7
Start Page: 1
Short Title: Community Stories: Lillooet is Learning
ISBN: 1-55382-075-4
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Community Stories; Aboriginal; Lillooet; Best Practices; Lillooet
Learns; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This document is about best practices in community partnerships.
A joint proposal was developed with the Aboriginal and non-
Aboriginal community of Lillooet to work towards some common
goals to increase essential skills and the education level of
community members.
URL: www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/553820754.pdf
PDF File: Community Stories: Lillooet is Learning
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Community-based Education for Indigenous Cultures
Year: 1998
Author: David Corson
Journal: Language, Culture and Curriculum
Volume: 11, No. 3, 1998
Pages: 12
Start Page: 238
Date: 1998
Accession Number: 0790-8318/98/03 0238-12$10.00/0
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Community-based Education; Homogeneity;
Centralization; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The recent tendency of governments to view their educational
policies in terms of the market-place, with an implied preference
for homogeneity and centralization, has created further obstacles to
the education of minority students generally, and indigenous
students in particular. The paper presents and develops the notion
of community-based education as a means of combating this
tendency. Some examples of indigenous community-based
education are examined, and there is a discussion both of its
distinctive features and underlying principles, and its potential
impact on the education of indigenous students."
URL: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t794297818~db=all
PDF File: Community-based Education for Indigenous Cultures
Author Address: Department of Theory and Policy Studies, Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1V6
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Creating Legacy: The Start of a Learning Journey
Year: 2001
Author: John Osborne
City: Ontario
Institution: District Health Councils
Pages: 18
Date: October 2001
Short Title: Creating Legacy: The Start of a Learning Journey
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Approach; Communities; Process; Health; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The DHCs, with the help of John Osborne, have moved towards a
more holistic approach and wellness/well-being of people and
communities in their district. They approached John Osborne to
discuss, develop and implement a process that would assist the
DHC in learning more about the health and well-being of
a(A)boriginal people in SEO (area defined by the SEO DHC
geographic mandate).
PDF File: Creating Legacy: The Start of a Learning Journey
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Creative Student Assessment
Pages: 77
Short Title: Creative Student Assessment
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Assessment; Manual; Interview Guide; Goal Setting; Evaluation
Abstract: This is a valuable tool in evaluation and assessment in Adult
Literacy.
URL: www.nald.ca/clr/csa/contents.htm
PDF Form: Creative Student Assessment
Access Date: January 31, 2008
Name of Database: National Association Literacy Database (NALD)
Database Provider: www.nald.ca
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Creative Student Assessment: A Guide to Developing Meaningful
Evaluation
Year: 2003
Place Published: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Pages: 107
Date: October 2003
Short Title: Creative Student Assessment: A Guide to Developing Meaningful
Evaluation
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Assessment; Guide; Evaluation
Abstract: This is a guide for evaluating and assessing adult learners.
URL: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ael/all/publications/creative_student_assessment_oct03.pdf.
PDF File: Creative Student Assessment: A Guide to Developing Meaningful
Evaluation
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Creatively Teaching Multicultural Art
Year: 2008
Author: M. Bartel
Pages: 7
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Teaching Art; Haida Tribe; Museum
Abstract: The author talks about teaching art in ways that make his students
take pride in their own cultural identity while gaining respect and
appreciation for the art of other cultures.
URL: http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/multiculturalart.html
PDF File: Creatively Teaching Multicultural Art
Access Date: March 19, 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Critical Literacy
Author: Heather Coffey
Journal: Learn NC
Pages: 9
Date: 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Critical Literacy; Practices and Pedagogy
Abstract: Critical literacy is an active, reflective manner of reading in order
to better understand power, inequality, and injustice in human
relationships. This article outlines the history and theory of critical
literacy and details its application in the classroom.
URL: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4437?style=print
PDF File: Critical Litercy
Access Date: January 4, 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Critical Reflection and Student Autonomy
Author: Jane Qinjuan Zhang
Pages: 8
Short Title: Critical Reflection and Student Autonomy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Critical Reflection; Student & Autonomy; Education
Abstract: This paper looks at an alternative teaching and learning approach
in an adult education course and examines the ways of developing
student autonomy by fully engaging them in critical reflection. If
we believe that knowledge is the result of knowing and that
learning is the business of extending the breadth of knowing, then
education is a way to help students extend their experience of
knowing and to gain a better understanding of learning. This
article, drawing from a participatory action research project,
discusses the role of critical reflection which warrants this kind of
learning. This paper will show that during the process of critical
reflection, while students recapture their experience, think about it
and evaluate it, new experience becomes meaningful and thus new
knowledge is made. It will also show how students gain a better
understanding of self and become active learners."
URL: https://www.batchelor.edu.au/drupal5/files/file/LibraryGuides/Zhang-Jane-08IPS164.doc
PDF File: Critical Reflection and Student Autonomy
Author Address: Bachelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education - Australia,
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Cultural Framework (RHS)
Year: 2005
Author: Jim Dumont
Institution: First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS)
Pages: 16
Date: February 2005
Short Title: Cultural Framework (RHS)
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Cultural Framework; Intelligence; Way of Being;
Indigenous Knowledge; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The author discusses Indigenous intelligence and how we have lost
that. He states that Indigenous intelligence is the wise and
conscientious embodiment of exemplary knowledge and the use of
this knowledge in a good, beneficial and meaningful way. Within
whatever world view one is operating intelligence has to do with
more than the acquisition of knowledge and the mental
manipulation of thoughts and ideas; intelligence has to do with
activating knowledge into something useable within a system that
is charged with meaning. He talks about intelligence has been
defined for us through the eyes of Euro-American psychological
and scientific culture. He says that we cannot be intelligent, act or
think intelligently unless we are able to attach our Indigenous
concepts, our way of being and Indigenous knowledge to our
connectedness and relationship with everything else.
URL: http://www.rhs-ers.ca/english/cultural-framework.asp
PDF File: Cultural Framework (RHS)
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum: Handbook
Year: 2000
Author: Sidney Stephens
Place Published: Alaska
Pages: 67
Tertiary Author: Sidney Stephens
Date: 2009
Short Title: Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum: Handbook
Label: Curriculum, Science
Keywords: Aboriginal; Cultural Responsive; Science Curriculum; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This handbook reflects the most current pedagogical principles that
move educational practice from teaching about (italics) culture as
another discrete subject to teaching through (italics) the local
culture as a way to bring depth, breadth and significance to all
aspects of the curriculum.
URL: http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/Publications/Handbook/
PDF File: Culturally Responsive Science Curriculum: Handbook
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Culture-Based Curriculum: A Framework
Year: 2001
Author: Ken Hill
Place Published: Ontario
Pages: 98
Date: April 2001
Short Title: Culture-Based Curriculum: A Framework
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Curriculum; Framework; Lesson Plans; Programming;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This curriculum is a whole-system approach to designing and
developing Aboriginal culture-based literacy curriculum, program and lesson plans.
URL: www.nald.ca/clr/onic/
PDF File: Culture-Based Curriculum: A Framework
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Curriculum Design for Optimum Learning
Pages: 13
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Curriculum Design; Optimum Learning; Backward Design
Abstract: Efforts to improve learning are applauded. The planning stage is
the first essential step required for optimum learning to occur, yet
it is often skipped entirely or given superficial attention. A much
too common consequence is one that Gran Wiggins refers to as
"aimless activity" and "superficial coverage." Students expect and
appreciate learning relevant knowledge and skills that are
transferable; your efforts to improve learning will not go
unnoticed.
Date Accessed: 2009
PDF File: Curriculum Design for Optimum Learning
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Decolonizing the Classroom: Reading Aboriginal Literature
Through the Lenses of Contemporary Literary Theories
Year: 2006
Author: Geraldine Blazer
University: University of Saskatchewan
Academic Department: College of Graduate Studies and Research
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Degree: Interdisciplinary Studies
Number of Pages: 300
Date: 2009
Short Title: Decolonizing the Classroom: Reading Aboriginal Literature
Through the Lenses of Contemporary Literary Theories
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Decolonizing the Classroom; Literature;
Contemporary &Literary Theories; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This qualitative study explored the potential for decolonizing the
secondary English Language Arts classroom. An interdisciplinary
approach was used to explore contemporary theories of literary
criticism relevant to the study of Aboriginal literature, including an
approach through colonial and post-colonial discourse and the
growing body of theory and criticism written by North American
Aboriginals; to incorporate literary theory and pedagogical
knowledge of content into the development of Aboriginal literature
units FOR secondary school classrooms; and to incorporate these
new interpretive and pedagogical understandings into the practices
of two secondary English teachers using North American
Aboriginal literature in their classrooms.
URL: http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-10252006-
070549/unrestricted/balzer_dissertation.pdf
PDF File: Decolonizing the Classroom: Reading Aboriginal Literature
Through the Lenses of Contemporary Literary Theories
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Democracy, Education, Literacy and Development
Year: 2007
Author: Kwesi Kwaa Prah
Conference Name: 10th Year Jubilee Celebrations of the Centre for International
Education
Conference Location: University College of Oslo, Cape Town
Pages: 15
Date: August 28 - 30, 2007
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Democracy: Education; Human Community
Abstract: The author discusses the ideal of democracy has in our times. That
in the contemporary world, its unquestionable superiority as an
organizational principle of governance remains for most an
unchallenged view. In the conscience of people it has come to
mean the choice between constitutional and arbitrary authority,
empowerment and marginalization, freedom and thralldom, voice
and voicelessness. Thus as a global phenomenon, the general idea
of democracy, both as theory and praxis has become inestimable
seductive to practically all peoples and countries. With the
exception of one or two, most governments and ruling parties
claim that they are running democratic societies. Indeed, this has
been the case for most of the last 50 years, or at least for as long as
I can remember.
URL: http://www.lins.no/db/pdf/Jubileum%20Prahs%20paper.pdf.
PDF File: Democracy, Education, Literacy and Development
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Developing 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Dialogic
Literacy
Author: Nicholas Abbey
Pages: 19
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Developing Teaching; Dialogic Literacy; Strategic Change; Four-
Dimensional Model
Abstract: In this article, the author explores how structured dialogue can
build robust learning environments and improve learning
outcomes. He examines a four-dimensional model and stage-by-
stage process for leading and managing such strategic change.
URL: http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/literacy/abbey.htm
PDF File: Developing 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Dialogic
Literacy
Access Date: July 16, 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Developing Academic Storytelling
Year: 2004
Author: Gavin Fairbairn
Conference Name: AARE Conference
Conference Location: University of Melbourne 30.11.04, Leeds, UK
Pages: 8
Date: November 30, 2004
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Academic Storytelling;
Abstract: The author‟s main intention in this paper is to share his view that
academic writing is best when it takes a narrative or storytelling form.
URL: http://www.aare.edu.au/04pap/fai04793.pdf.
PDF File: Developing Academic Storytelling
Author Address: Professor of Ethics and Language, Leeds Metropolitan University,
The Grange, Headingley Campus, Leeds, UK
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Developing the Critical ESL Learner: The Freire's Way
Year: 2000
Author: Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Bin Abdullah
Publisher: The Weekly Column
Conference Name: 5th MELTA International Conference, 1999
Volume: Article 19
Pages: 7
Date: May 20, 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Developing ESL Learner; Paulo Freire: Critical ESL Learner;
Pedagogy of Questions; Culture Circles; Praxis; Codification
Abstract: This demonstration aims to develop critical ESL learners using the
pedagogy of questions. The focus is on the learners and the content
of discussion. The content and learners should be seen as an entity
and inter-related. Some of the important elements used are problem
posing, "culture circle" (or discussion group), "codification"
(bringing the realities and situation of the culture and world into
the classroom in the form of pictures, diagrams, photographs,
drawings, etc.), "praxis" (action-reflection action-action
process/cycle) and "dialogue" 2 way communication between the
teacher and learners). These elements are incorporated into a
theoretical framework, which leads to a procedure to be used in the
classroom. A sample of this procedure is demonstrated.
URL: http://www.eltnewsletter.com/back/June2000/art192000.shtml
PDF File: Developing the Critical ESL Learner: The Freire's Way
Access Date: May 20, 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Dialogue on the Development of Aboriginal Post-Secondary
Education Policy 5-11-2007
Year: November 21, 2007
Author: Joanne. L. W. Archibald
34: Pages
2009: Date Accessed
Label: Adult General Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal, Dialogue, Secondary and Education; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
URL:
www.fnesc.ca/iahla/Attachments/Research_%20Papers_Reports/November%20forum%2
0package(06-11-07).doc
PDF File: Dialogue on the Development of Aboriginal Post-Secondary
Education Policy 5-11-2007
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Discourses of Dominance: Saskatchewan Adult Basic Education
Curriculum and Aboriginal Learners
Year: 2004
Author: Lisa Wilson
University: University of Saskatchewan
Academic Department: College of Graduate Studies and Research
Degree: Masters of Education
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Number of Pages: 148
Date: 2009
Short Title: Discourses of Dominance: Saskatchewan Adult Basic Education
Curriculum and Aboriginal Learners
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Discourses; Dominance; Thesis; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The intention of this work is to explore how Aboriginal learners
are produced in the Saskatchewan Adult Basic Education (ABE)
curriculum. In addition, this study examines the production of
instructor identities in the curriculum.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/discours/cover.htm
PDF File: Discourses of Dominance: Saskatchewan Adult Basic Education
Curriculum and Aboriginal Learners
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training
in Canada
Year: 2008
Author: Tamara Davis
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Pages: 4
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Short Title: Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training
in Canada
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Daily Newspaper; Education Matters; Insights and Learning
Abstract: The article "Adult learning in Canada: Characteristics of learners"
summarizes findings of a recent report that examined
characteristics of adult learners in Canada, including links between
participation in adult education and training and literacy skill
levels, education, family background and age. The second article
"Why are the majority of university students women?" summarizes
results of a recent report that set out to explain the gender gap in
university participation.
URL: www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/080429/b080429a.htm
PDF File: Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada
Access Date: May 5, 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Personal Communication
Title: Education, Training and Indigenous Futures: CAEPR Policy
Research: 1990-2007
Year: 2007
Author: Adrian M. Fordham & RG (Jerry) Schwab
Publisher: Department of Education, Training and the Arts
City: City East, QLD
Institution: The Australian National University
Pages: 133
Date: October 2007
Department/Division: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Short Title: Education, Training and Indigenous Futures: CAEPR Policy
Research: 1990-2007
ISBN: 0 7345 1904 4
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Australia; Policy Research
Abstract: This report is a summary and analysis of existing research,
following a scan of the entire research output of CAEPR since its
inception in 1991, including work currently underway. The report
includes summaries of 148 projects and an exploration of the
implications of the research for education and training, linked to
the five domains in Australian Directions in Indigenous Education
2005 - 2008. The project summaries contain links to the full
research reports.
URL: http://www.anu.edu.au/caepr/education.php
PDF File: Education, Training and Indigenous Futures: CAEPR Policy
Research: 1990-2007
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Elderlaw: Relationship and Relevance to the Needs of Aboriginal
Elders
Year: 2008
Author: Margaret Hall
Secondary Author: The Scow Institute
Pages: 26
Date: January 2008
Short Title: Elderlaw: Relationship and Relevance to the Needs of Aboriginal
Elders
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Elderlaw; Relationship; Housing; Adult Protection;
Neglect; Wills; Estates; Health Care; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: What is Elderlaw, This paper focuses on four specific Elderlaw
issues: Supportive housing, Adult guardianship and substitute
decision making, Adult protection: abuse and neglect, and wills
and estates. These topics have been the focus of the Elderlaw
discussion in Canada, and all have been the subject of reform
initiatives in provincial legislatures across the country. This paper
does not address health care and access to health care, although
these issues are closely connected to many of the legal issues
affecting Aboriginal elders (abuse and neglect for example).
URL: http://www.scowinstitute.ca/library/documents/Elderlaw_paper.pdf
PDF File: Elderlaw: Relationship and Relevance to the Needs of Aboriginal
Elders
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Elders Teachings on Indigenous Leadership: Leadership is a Gift
Year: April 2006
Author: Alannah Earl Young
University: The University of British Columbia
Academic Department: The Faculty of Graduate Studies (Educational Studies)
Degree: Master of Arts
City: Vancouver, BC
Number of Pages: 114
Date: April 2006
Short Title: Elders Teachings on Indigenous Leadership: Leadership is a Gift
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Elders; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This qualitative study introduces a variety of considerations to help
understand ways in which Indigenous Knowledge broadens the
existing dominant views of leadership. Indigenous Elders, as a
source of Indigenous Knowledge provide intergenerational
leadership through the sharing of their teachings, oral histories and
experiences. For this study I examined the culturally relevant
Indigenous leadership program that is offered with the non-credit
Longhouse Leadership Program (LLP) at the First Nations House
of Learning (FNHL) at the University of British Columbia (UBC),
taught by Elders, cultural leaders and educators. Through the
telling of oral histories, nine Elders and cultural educators who
work with the FNHL community shared their views on Indigenous
leadership presenting historical examples of Indigenous leadership
and recommending pedagogy for the current Longhouse leadership
program. Their cultural teachings are resources for Indigenous
leadership pedagogy that is transformative. The Elders' teachings
on Indigenous leadership are transformational because they
identify and deconstruct colonial structures and support the self
determined leadership goals of local communities. The teachings
are: culture as a support for individuals, families and communities;
leadership as a gift-step forward demonstrating community
responsibilities; and holistic pedagogy all which is
transformational when delivered within an anti racism education
framework. These teachings are consistent with those found more
generally in the academic literature, emphasizing leadership
grounded in the cultural teachings that supports living Aboriginal
communities and coalition building for change.
URL: http://circle.ubc.ca/bitstream/242915600/1/ubc_2006-0350.pdf
PDF File: Elders Teachings on Indigenous Leadership: Leadership is a Gift
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Electronic Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning
Year: 2004
Author: Helen C. Barrett
Pages: 14
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Electronic Portfolios; Digital; Stories and Learning
Abstract: This paper will discuss the concepts of "Electronic Portfolios as
Digital Stories of Deep Learning" and "Digital storytelling as
Reflective Portfolio" by linking two dynamic processes to promote
deep learning: Portfolio Development and Digital Storytelling
URL: http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory/epstory.html
PDF File: Electronic Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Empowering the Spirit, Ensuring Survival
Year: 2003
Short Title: Empowering the Spirit, Ensuring Survival
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Survey; Empowering the Spirit; Ensuring Survival;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report provides the results of a Phase II Project: Field
Development Moving Towards Action 2003.
URL: http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/resourcs/newresc/resept03.pdf.
PDF File: Empowering the Spirit, Ensuring Survival
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Empowering the Spirit: Native Literacy Curriculum
Year: 1997
Author: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm & Deana Halonen
Publisher: Austin Graphics
Pages: 178
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; English Language; Empowering, Curriculum; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This curriculum has been developed to assist Native literacy
coordinators and tutors in providing culturally appropriate
materials, and in using culturally appropriate methodologies in
their work with Native learners at various ages and levels of
literacy.
URL: www.worldcat.org/oclc/37195305
PDF File: Empowering the Spirit: Native Literacy Curriculum
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: English 12 First Peoples: Integrated Resource Package 2008
Year: 2008
Place Published: Vancouver, BC
Pages: 71
Date: 2009
Short Title: English 12 First Peoples: Integrated Resource Package 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7726-5974-3
Call Number: E78.B9E53 2008, 428.0071/2711, C2008-960081-9
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; English, Integrated Resource; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This Integrated Resource Package (IRP) provides basic
information teachers will require in order to implement English 12 First Peoples.
URL: www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/PubDocs/bcdocs/438442/efp12.pdf
PDF File: English 12 First Peoples: Integrated Resource Package 2008
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: English Language Arts (ELA): A Curriculum Guide for the
Secondary Level
Year: 1999
Place Published: Saskatchewan
Section: 390
Date: April 1999
Short Title: English Language Arts (ELA): A Curriculum Guide for the
Secondary Level
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: English; Language Arts
Abstract: The aim of the English language arts program, K-12, is to graduate
a literate person who is competent and confident in using language
for both functional and aesthetic purposes.
Access Date: April 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: English Language Arts: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary
Level (K-5)
Year: 2002
Place Published: Saskatchewan
Pages: 492
Date: January 2002
Short Title: English Language Arts: A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary
Level (K-5)
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Literacy; Language Arts; Curriculum; K-12
Abstract: The purpose of the English language arts curriculum is to guide the
continuous growth and development of students' thinking and
language abilities from kindergarten to grade 12 (k-12). The study
of English language arts enables students to understand and
appreciate language, and to use it in a variety of situation for
communication, personal satisfaction, and learning.
Access Date: April 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: ePortfolio Quality Standards: An International Development
Project
Year: 2003
Author: Dr. K. Barker
City: Vancouver, BC
Institution: FuturEd Consulting Education Futurists Inc.
Pages: 44
Date: September 2003
Short Title: Discussion Paper
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Standards; International; Development Project; ePortfolio
Abstract: This ePortfolio Discussion Paper begins with the preliminary work
that has been done on ePortfolio quality, the environmental
scanning, and the research conducted by FuturEd. It includes a
current environmental scan that introduces developments and
unresolved issues around quality, standards and the ePortfolio; and
poses the discussion/response questions.
URL: http://www.futured.com/library.htm
PDF File: ePortfolio Quality Standards: An International Development
Project
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Ethics of Aboriginal Research
Year: 2004
Author: Marlene Brant Castellano
Journal: Journal of Aboriginal Health
Pages: 16
Start Page: 98
Date: January 2009
Short Title: Ethics of Aboriginal Research
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Canada; Ethics; Research; World View; Identity;
Culture-clash; Principles; Guidelines; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper proposed a set of principles to assist in developing
ethical codes for the conduct of research within the Aboriginal
community or with external partners. It places the discussion of
research ethics in the context of cultural world view and the
struggle for self-determination as peoples and nations. It affirms
that Aboriginal Peoples have a right to participate as principals or
partners in research that generates knowledge affecting their
culture, identity and well-being. To provide context and rationale
for the principles presented, the paper outlines features of the
current public dialogue on research ethics, how ethics are framed
in Aboriginal cultures, and how Aboriginal perceptions of reality
and right behavior clash with norms prevailing in western research.
Current initiatives of Aboriginal communities and nations, research
granting councils and institutions to establish ethical guidelines for
Aboriginal research are highlighted as evidence that the
development of workable ethical regimes is already well begun.
URL: http://www.naho.ca/english/pdf/journal_p98-114.pdf.
PDF File: Ethics of Aboriginal Research
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Excellence in Workplace Literacy, Large Business Winner 2001:
The Northwest Company Ottawa. Case Study
Year: 2002
Author: Alison Campbell
City: Canada, Alaska
Institution: Conference Board of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).
Pages: 5
Date: 2002-05-00
Short Title: Excellence in Workplace Literacy, Large Business Winner 2001:
The Northwest Company Ottawa. Case Study
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Awards;
Canada Natives; Case Studies; Corporation Education; Cultural
Pluralism; Education Work Relationship; Educational Benefits;
Educational Environment; Educational Practices; Educational
Quality; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications;
Foreign Countries; Literacy Education; Rural Areas; Rural
Education; Skill Development; Workplace Literacy; Alaska; Work
Based Learning; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The North West Company (NWC), which is the leading retailer of
food and everyday products and service to remote communities
across northern Canada and Alaska, was the large business winner
of the Excellence in Workplace Literacy award in 2001. NWC's
workplace literacy program was selected for an award because of
the improvements it brought, not only to employees, but also to the
communities where they live and work. The program's primary
objective was to determine the best approach to closing the gap
between the skills workers require and those they possess. Its
enabling objectives were as follows: (1) use detailed training plans
to increase employees' technical knowledge through workplace
education and training; (2) overcome the barriers that prevent
Aboriginal employees from advancing into management positions;
(3) make learning accessible to various literacy levels by offering a
variety of training methods and using physically and emotionally
centered learning; (4) address all areas of literacy, including
interpersonal, technical, and enabling skills that increase overall
employability; and (5) promote continuous learning and upgrading
through educational institutions by offering tuition reimbursements
and recognizing achievements. The NWC workplace literacy
program was credited with improving employees' motivation and
productivity, reducing turnover costs, and enabling more
Aboriginal employees than ever to advance to managerial
positions. (MN)
URL: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/pdf/nwco-cs.pdf
PDF File: Excellence in Workplace Literacy, Large Business Winner 2001:
The Northwest Company Ottawa. Case Study
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title of Work: Year: 2006
Author: Robert K. Logan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: University of Toronto
Pages: 12
Short Title: The Extended Mind Model of the Origin of Language and Culture
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Bifurcation; Emergence; Evolution; Language; Mind
Abstract: This is a model based on the evolution of notated language and
chaotic is presented to explain the emergence of language.
Language emerges as the bifurcation from percept-based to
concept-based thought. Our first words are out first concepts and
act as strange attractors for the percepts associated with that
concept. The mind is shown to be the brain acting as a percept
processor plus language.
URL: www.utoronto.ca/mcluhan/ExtendedMindModelOriginLangCult.pdf
PDF File: The Extended Mind Model of the Origin of Language and Culture
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Unpublished Work
Title: Fact Sheet - Support for Aboriginal People
Year: February 24, 2009
Author: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Department: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Pages: 2
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal; Fact Sheet; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Fact Sheet on the support for Aboriginal People
URL: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/corporate/budget/2009/sap.shtml
PDF File: Fact Sheet - Support for Aboriginal People
Access Date: March 16, 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Family Learning Activities in British Columbia
Year: 1981
Author: Audrey M. Thomas
City: Vancouver, BC
Pages: 77
Date: 06/81
Department/Division: Province of British Columbia Ministry of Education
Short Title: Family Learning Activities in British Columbia
ISBN: 0228-5614;06/81
LC5254.2.B7T56 374'.9711
C81-092393-9
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Continuing Education; Family; Study and Teaching; Discussion
Paper;
Abstract: The subject of this Discussion Paper is family learning activities as
they relate to the continuing education divisions of the Public
education institutions of British Columbia. The subject was one
identified for further study and focus by the Ministerial Advisory
Committee on Continuing Education. An ad hoc Advisory
Subcommittee on Family learning was struck for the purpose of
directing the development of the Discussion Paper. This latter
committee was composed of adult educators from the public
educational institutions, and representatives from the B.C. Council
for the Family.
It is hoped that the contents of the paper will stimulate discussion
on family learning activities, not only among the public
educational institutions, but also among the many private and
community agencies which offer family learning activities or are
concerned with supporting families and familial groupings.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/athomas/dispap/insidcov.htm
PDF File: Family Learning Activities in British Columbia
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Family Literacy Connections: A Guide to Family Literacy
Partnerships
Year: 2007
Code Pages: 162
Short Title: Family Literacy Connections: A Guide to Family Literacy
Partnerships
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Family; Literacy; Connections; Guide; Partnerships
Abstract: This guide is intended for anyone interested in starting a Family
Literacy Program.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/flconn/cover.htm
PDF File: Family Literacy Connections: A Guide to Family Literacy
Partnerships
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Guides
Title: Finding Your Path: A Guide to Career and Education Planning
Year: 2003
Code Section: 41
Date: May 2003
Short Title: Finding Your Path: A Guide to Career and Education Planning
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal; Guide; Career; Education; Planning; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This guide is intended to assist First Nations education
coordinators, post-secondary counselors, school staff, and other
people who are striving to support First Nations students in
achieving every success possible.
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Guides
Title: First Nations Adult Education Program Assessment Template
Year: 2008
Code Pages: 50
Date: September 2008
Short Title: First Nations Adult Education Program Assessment Template
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Assessment; Template; Adult Education; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This is a template that can be used to assess institutions.
URL: www.fnsa.ca
PDF File: First Nations Adult Education Program Assessment Template
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Guides
Title: First Nations English Dialects: Exploratory Project Proceedings
Year: 2006
Author: Jessica Ball, Barbara Bernhardt, & Jeff Deby
Pages: 139
Date: 2009
Short Title: First Nations English Dialects: Exploratory Project Proceedings
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; English, Dialects, Exploratory; Project; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This document addresses the growing concern in Aboriginal Early
Childhood Care and Development (AECCD), education and
speech-language pathology about a lack of information on
language development in First Nations children to guide programs
of screening, assessment, intervention and education. Provision of
effective and respectful programs of child care and education for
First Nations children critically requires knowledge of the
language use patterns of their community and families.
URL: http://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/documents/2006/Dialects-
Proceedings-Ap-06bb.pdf.
PDF File: First Nations English Dialects: Exploratory Project Proceedings
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: First Nations Lag Behind in Connectivity
Year: 2004
Author: Monte Stewart
Publisher: Business Edge
Volume: 8, No. 7
Issue: April 4, 2008:
Pages: 2
Access Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy, Technology
Keywords: First Nations, Technology, Connectivity
Abstract: In this article they discuss the fact that First Nations are lagging
behind in connectivity, and service providers are urged to improve services to remote
communities.
URL: http://www.businessedge.ca/article.cfm/newsID/17569.cfm
PDF File: First Nations Lag Behind in Connectivity
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: First Nations Literacy Theme Units: An Instructors Guide
Pages: 114
Short Title: First Nations Literacy Theme Units: An Instructors Guide
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Literacy; Theme Units; Curriculum; Instructor's
Guide; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: These theme units have been developed for First Nations groups in
BC who are working together to improve their literacy skills. The
units cover a variety of topics and issues, but share one basic
objective: to provide First Nations adults with an opportunity to
examine their place in this world in the light of historical events,
present conditions and future paths for First Nations people.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/clr/firstnat/cover.htm
PDF File: First Nations Literacy Theme Units: An Instructors Guide
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: First Nations Traditional Values
Year: 1996
Author: Floyd C. Pepper & William A. White
Secondary Author: University of Victoria
Secondary Title: Aboriginal Liaison Office
Place Published: Victoria, BC
Pages: 13
Date: 2009
Short Title: First Nations Traditional Values
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Traditional Values; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper was written in conjunction with a First Nations
Sensitivity Curriculum Review process for the School of Youth
Care, 1995-1996. This paper discusses the importance of Educators
of First Nations people to become knowledgeable about First
Nations values and where possible incorporate these elements into
their community activities.
URL: www.uvic.ca
PDF File: First Nations Traditional Values
Access Date: July 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework
Year: 2002
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Institution: Alberta Learning
ISBN: 0-7785-1337-8
Pages: 40
Date: February 2002
Short Title: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Education; Policy; Education; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This Native Education Policy Review is part of Alberta Learning's
commitment to enhance educational opportunities for Aboriginal
learners in the province, and to develop an ongoing dialogue with
Aboriginal communities and other education stakeholders. A
progress report 2008 is included in this document.
URL: http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/nativeed/nativepolicy/pdfs/FNMIProgRep.pdf.
PDF File: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Focused on Practice: A Framework for Adult Literacy Research in
Canada
Year: 2006
Author: Jenny Horsman & Helen Woodrow
City: Vancouver, BC
Institution: Literacy BC
Pages: 182
Publisher: N. H. P. St. John's
Short Title: Focused on Practice: A Framework for Adult Literacy Research in
Canada
ISBN: 374-01207 H67 2006 c. 3
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Practice; Adult Literacy; Research; Project; Qualitative research;
Research in Practice; Literacy networks; Professional
development; Research methods; Research reports
Abstract: This work is suitable for researchers and practitioners in the field
of research in practice (RiP) and literacy. This work represents the
current state of literacy research across Canada by offering
'snapshots' of the successes and challenges experienced by RiP
practitioners in the field of literacy. The work focuses on the
qualitative results achieved by studying 'the natural flow of
community and classroom life'. It articulates what RiP means, how
much national time and skill it takes to collect this kind of data,
and why it matters in the field of adult literacy.
Research Notes: Includes bibliographic references
URL: http://www2.literacy.bc.ca/focused_on_practice.htm
PDF File: Focused on Practice: A Framework for Adult Literacy Research in
Canada
Name of Database: Literacy BC
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Four Directions Teachings
Year: 2006
Pages 167
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy, Teaching Resource
Keywords: Aboriginal; Four Directions; Teachings; Curriculum; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This Teacher Resource Kit is an educator‟s guide to optimizing
learning applications based on the Four Directions website. The curricula attached to the
website include lesson plans designed to maximize opportunities
for classroom activities that are immediately connected to the
teachings found on the site. These lesson plans have been
developed for junior grades (1-6), intermediate grades (7-9), and
senior grades (10-12). Educators of kindergarten children and
adults will also find suitable exercises that can be used with
relatively minimal modification. The kit was developed with the
classroom teacher in mind, and without assuming any prior
knowledge of Aboriginal cultures or traditions on their part. It is
assumed that the teacher will be resourceful and flexible in
coordinating learning activities.
URL: http://wwww.FourDirectionsTeachings.com
PDF File: Four Directions Teachings
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Fourth Annual Report on First Nations Students
Year: 1999
Pages: 24
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy:
Keywords: Aboriginal; Annual Report; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This is the fourth annual Report on First Nations Students in
School District No. 73
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Fourth Annual School Measures and Data Collection Project
Year: 2008
Institution: The First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Pages: 52
Date: March 31, 2008
Short Title: Fourth Annual School Measures and Data Collection Project
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; School, Data, Collection and Project; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report focuses on the results of the fourth annual year of
research (2007/08). The information is used: to identify and
highlight areas of strength, to determine areas requiring greater
support and resources, and to highlight best practices for
information sharing purposes.
URL: http://www.fnsa.ca/strategies.htm
PDF: Fourth Annual School Measures and Data Collection Project
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Ganono‟se‟n e yo‟gwilode‟ - Ethical Guidelines for Aboriginal
Research Elders and Healers Roundtable
Year: 2004
Author: Dr. Dawn Martin-Hill
Number of Pages: 68
Thesis Type: Indigenous Health Research
Short Title: Ganono‟se‟n e yo‟gwilode‟ - Ethical Guidelines for Aboriginal
Research Elders and Healers Roundtable
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Ethical Guidelines; Aboriginal Research; Final Report;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report is a response to the call for research ethics guidelines in
Aboriginal research by the Canadian Institute of Health Research,
Institute of Aboriginal People's Health.
URL: http://www.mcmaster.ca/ors/ethics/download/Ethical%20Guidelines%20for%20Aborigin
al%20Research-Final%20Report-2005.pdf
PDF File: Ganono‟se‟n e yo‟gwilode‟ - Ethical Guidelines for Aboriginal
Research Elders and Healers Roundtable
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Gap Analysis of First Nation Technology Training: Closing the
Gap Between Technology Training and Remote Community Capacity
Year: 2006
Author: Ellen Godfrey
Pages: 24
Date: July 31, 2006
Short Title: Gap Analysis of First Nation Technology Training: Closing the
Gap Between Technology Training and Remote Community Capacity
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Gap Analysis; Technology and Training; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper analyses the gap between proposed technology training
for remote First Nations as opposed to their capacity to make use
of this training. The hypothesis is that mainstream education and
training will not be successful in meeting the technology training
needs of most remote First Nations communities. The paper asks if
this hypothesis can be verified, and if so, what solutions can be
identified to address the problem.
URL: http://arago.cprost.sfu.ca/smith/research/fncr/godfrey
PDF File: Gap Analysis of First Nation Technology Training: Closing the
Gap Between Technology Training and Remote Community Capacity
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan - A Progress
Report
Year: 2000
City: Ottawa
Institution: Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Pages: 26
Date: 2000
Department/Division: Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Short Title: Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan - A Progress
Report
Report Number: QS-6147-000-BB-A1
ISBN: 0-662-65048-4, Catalogue No. R32-192/2000
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Strength; Plan; Progress; First Nation; Indigenous;
Native
URL: http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R32-192-
2000E.pdf
PDF File: Gathering Strength: Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan - A Progress
Report
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Title: A Global Literacy Leader? British Columbia's Pathway to 2010
Year: 2006
Author: Judith Walker
Conference Name: 2006 National Conference On-Line Proceedings
Conference Location: Toronto, Ontario
Pages: 6
Date: May 28 - 30, 2006
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Global, Literacy, Leader and Pathway
Abstract: This paper presents preliminary findings from a pilot study aimed
at understanding what the recent changes in approaches to adult
literacy have been in BC, how they are perceived by those in the
field, and what these shifts may mean in terms of the provision of
adult literacy.
URL: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2006/2006onlineProceedings/CAS2006Judith%2
0Walker.pdf.
PDF File: A Global Literacy Leader? British Columbia's Pathway to 2010
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Got'em, Need'em, Want'em: The Essential Skills Paradox -
Movement for Canadian Literacy
Year of Conference: 2009
Conference Name: The Skilled Workforce: Getting to Essentials
Pages: 52
Date: February 4, 2009
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Essential, Skills, Workforce, Movement and Literacy
Abstract: The objectives of this PowerPoint presentation is to: identify and
describe Essential Skills, see how to fit Essential Skills into
existing training; and embed Essential Skills into a learning
culture.
URL: www.literacy.ca
PDF File: Got'em, Need'em, Want'em: The Essential Skills Paradox -
Movement for Canadian Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Proceedings
Title: Healing Journey Tool Kit
Pages: 5
Access Date: 2009
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Exercise, Creating, Family, Violence, Action &
Planning; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The purpose of the Healing Journey Toolkit is to provide culturally
appropriate resources for Aboriginal communities to assist in their
on-going efforts to address family violence and its impact on
individuals, families and entire communities. The Toolkit is
intended to offer a comprehensive and holistic approach to
violence prevention. It includes resources that promote an
understanding of the root causes of family violence in Aboriginal
communities (public education). It uses a medicine wheel approach
to foster discussion on behaviors, feelings and attitudes about
family violence that need to be addressed across all age groups and
stages of life (public awareness). It offers resources to help
individuals in crisis, or the service providers to whom they turn, to
find ways to take the first steps on their journey to well-being
(crisis intervention). Finally, the Toolkit is intended to foster
family and community healing through community dialogue, the
creation of positive messages about respectful behavior and
attitudes, and the development of supportive initiatives to address
the multiple root causes of family violence and meet the needs of
all the people affected by it (prevention).
URL:
http://www.thehealingjourney.ca/siteadmin/assets/documents/community-action-plan-
e.pdf
PDF File: Healing Journey Tool Kit
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Hey, It's Elementary ~ The Context Conundrum
Year: 2004
Author: Lynda Colgan
Journal: OAME/AOEM Gazette
Issue: December 2004
Pages: 3
Start Page: 7
Date: December 2004
Short Title: Hey, It's Elementary ~ The Context Conundrum
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Best Practices; Elementary, Context and Conundrum;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This articles talks about best practices in teaching elementary math
in Aboriginal communities.
PDF File: Hey, It's Elementary ~ The Context Conundrum
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Holistic Learning: A Model of Education Based on Aboriginal
Cultural Philosophy
Year: 1999
Author: Diane L. Hill
City: Antigonish, Nova Scotia
University: Saint Frances Xavier University
Degree: Master of Adult Education
Number of Pages: 27
Date: October 1999
Short Title: Holistic Learning: A Model of Education Based on Aboriginal
Cultural Philosophy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Holistic Learning, Cultural and Philosophy; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
PDF File: Holistic Learning: A Model of Education Based on Aboriginal
Cultural Philosophy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: How to Kit: Literacy Games for Adults
Author: Deninu Kue
Pages: 28
Accessed Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Literacy Games; How to Kit; Curriculum
Abstract: Literacy Games for Adults.
URL: www.nald.ca/library/learning/howtokit/games/games.pdf
PDF File: How to Kit: Literacy Games for Adults
Name of Database: NWT Literacy Council
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: IALSS and the Renewal of NWT Literacy Strategy
Year: 2007
Author: Barbara Miron
Department: Education, Culture and Employment
Pages: 23
Government Body: Government of the Northwest Territories
Label: General Adult Literacy Strategy
Keywords: Renewal; Literacy and Strategy
Abstract: This PowerPoint presentation talked about: the literacy challenges
in the NWT, NWT literacy strategy, NWT literacy strategy
renewal, role of IALSS data, and policy implementation.
URL: www.cmec.ca/stats/pcera/symposium2007/Barbara_Miron_en.ppt
PDF:
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: The Impact of Violence on Learning for Youth: What Can We
Do?
Year: 2004
Author: Jenny Horsman
Pages: 31
Accessed Date: 2009
Label General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Violence; Learning; Youth; Best Practices
Abstract: The author discusses how experiences of violence affect learning
and how educators can support those who have been through violence to learn successfully.
URL: http://www.jennyhorsman.com/WhatCanWeDo_FinalCopy.pdf
PDF File: Author Address: www.jennyhorsman.com
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Improving Schools - Challenging the Paradigm: notes on
developing an indigenized teacher education curriculum
Year: 2006
Author: S. Gopinathan
Volume: 9
Issue: 3
Pages: 12
Start Page: 2
Date: 2009
Type of Article: Improving Schools
Short Title: Improving Schools - Challenging the Paradigm: notes on
developing an indigenized teacher education curriculum
DOI: 10.1177/1365480206069020
Label: Curriculum, Pedagogy
Keywords: Challenging, Paradigm, Developing, Indigenized, Education and
Curriculum; Improving Schools
Abstract: While considerable attention is being paid to reforming education
systems to prepare students for the challenges of globalization and
a knowledge-based economy, teacher education models in the Asia
Pacific remain insufficiently critiqued. There is an urgent need to
rethink teacher education as, in spite of decades of investment and
development, or problems of inequity, attrition, incomplete and
inadequate learning continue to blight our education system. It is
proposed that teacher education needs to become more culturally
authentic as teaching and learning are best viewed as culturally
scripted activities. The utilization of indigenous knowledge will be
central to this task. The article concludes with some suggestions
for how the task may be started.
URL: http://imp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/261
PDF File:
Access Date: 2009
Name of Database: SAGE Publications
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Indigenization, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Competency:
Working the Dialogic Space between Indigenous Studies and Other Disciplines at Curtin
University
Author: Michelle Carey
Year: 2008
Conference Location: Curtlin, Australia
Pages: 14
Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenization, Interdisciplinary, Competency,
Indigenous and Disciplines; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper is a revised version of the paper presented at the
Psychology and Indigenous Australian: Teaching, Practice and
Theory conference on the 14th of July 2008. It includes content
that was originally edited due to time constraints.
URL: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/tcc/Integrating
%20Australian%20Indigenous%20content%20and%20pedagogies
%20into%20psychology%20education/Workshops%20and%20con
ferences%20-
%20Psychology%20and%20Indigenous%20Australians/Clickable
%20bibliography%20of%20paper%20presentations/Carey%20200
8.pdf.
PDF File: Indigenization, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Competency:
Working the Dialogic Space between Indigenous Studies and Other Disciplines at Curtin
University
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Indigenizing Psychology - The Maori Way
Year: 2008
Author: Linda Waimarie Nikora (PhD)
Conference Name: Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Teaching, Practice and
Theory Conference
Conference Location: University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Maori &
Psychology Research Unit
Pages: 12
Date: July 14-15, 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Psychology; Indigenous; Australians; Pedagogy;
Teaching; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this keynote address, she discusses some history of the Maori
people and education. She talks of psychology as a 'helping'
profession and how that relates to the psychological engagement of
the Maori. She talks about the indigenization of curriculum.
URL: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/tcc/Integrating
%20Australian%20Indigenous%20content%20and%20pedagogies
%20into%20psychology%20education/Linda%20Nikora.doc.
PDF File: Indigenizing Psychology - The Maori Way
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Indigenizing Education: Playing to Our Strengths
Author: D. Wildcat
Pages: 17
Accessed Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Language
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenizing; Education; Playing; Strengths; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Power and Place constitutes a declaration of American Indian
intellectual sovereignty and self-determination. It is essentially a
tribal intellectual and moral mandate requiring action, unless we
want our current educational system to be like our contemporary
political structures and practices, which all too often merely reflect
the dominant society's institutions. Consequently, the decision to
begin a discussion of American Indian education with a
consideration of metaphysics is challenging and well-founded.
URL: http://www2.nwic.edu/itv/Indigenizing%20Education.rtf
PDF File: Indigenizing Education: Playing to Our Strengths
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Indigenizing Our Academy: Strategic Planning Indigenous Post-
Secondary Education at UCFV
Year: 2007
City: Vancouver, BC
Institution: University College of the Fraser Valley
Pages: 21
Date: April 2007
Department/Division: Indigenous Post-Secondary Education Programs and Services
Short Title: Indigenizing Our Academy: Strategic Planning Indigenous Post-
Secondary Education at UCFV
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenizing; Academy; Aboriginal Community
Council; Values-based Planning; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This document lists the steps that the UCFV are taking to make the
academy both responsive and responsible to the Indigenous
peoples' goals of self-determination and well being.
URL: http://www.ufv.ca/__shared/assets/IndigenizingUCFV9866.pdf.
PDF File: Indigenizing Our Academy: Strategic Planning Indigenous Post-
Secondary Education at UCFV
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Indigenous Knowledge and Pedagogy in First Nations Education a
Literature Review with Recommendations
Year: 2002
Author: Dr. Marie Battiste
Institution: National Working Group on Education
Pages: 69
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenous; Knowledge; Pedagogy; Literature Review;
Recommendations; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper responds to the Government of Canada's working
partnership with First Nations to improve the quality of Aboriginal
life and education in Canada through the Education Renewal
Initiative. It reviews the literature that discusses Indigenous
knowledge and hot it is handed down from generation to
generation, and it outlines for the National Working Group on
Education and the Minister of Indian Affairs the educational
framework and recommended steps required to improve and
enhance First Nations educational outcomes.: Abstract
URL: www.usask.ca/education/people/battistem/ikp_e.pdf
PDF File: Indigenous Knowledge and Pedagogy in First Nations Education a
Literature Review with Recommendations
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Indigenous Knowledge: Foundations for First Nations
Author: Dr. Marie Battiste
Year: 2004
Page: 12
Date Accessed: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenous; Knowledge; Foundations; First Nations;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This essay seeks to clarify the theoretical frameworks that have
been developed to understand Indigenous knowledge, to provide
some insight into the reasons for the tensions between Indigenous
and Eurocentric ways of knowing, and to point out the challenges
these conflicts bring to educational systems. It is part ofa study that
responds to the Government of Canada's working partnership with
First Nations to improve the quality of Aboriginal life and
education in Canada through research conducted with the
Education Renewal Initiative.
URL: http://www.usask.ca/education/people/battistem/csse_battiste.htm
PDF File: Indigenous Knowledge: Foundations for First Nations
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title of Work: Indigenous Peoples, Discrimination and Strategies for
Decolonizing " the Mind "
Year: 2008
Author: Bernard Guerin
City: South Australia
Institution: University of South Australia
Pages: 19
Date: 2009
Short Title: Indigenous Peoples, Discrimination and Strategies for
Decolonizing "the Mind”
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenous; Discrimination; Strategies; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Colonization spread around the world and has inexorably affected
millions of people over the last few centuries. There have been
many intervention strategies to overcome some of the long-term
effects of colonization, especially for education and employment.
With respect to the inequalities and discriminations that have
remained after centuries, it is less clear what might make a
difference on such a large scale. I reviewed a number of
interventions that have been tried, including: indigenous people's
movements cross cultural awareness training, anti-racism and anti-
discrimination training, decolonization workshops, liberation
theology and psychology, and truth and reconciliation
interventions. Some common and dissimilar themes are discussed
and as well as ways forward.
URL: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/tcc/Integrating
%20Australian%20Indigenous%20content%20and%20pedagogies
%20into%20psychology%20education/Bernard%20Guerin%20pap
er.doc.
PDF File: Indigenous Peoples, Discrimination and Strategies for
Decolonizing " the Mind "
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Unpublished Work
Title of Work: Indigenous Perspectives on Globalization: Self-Determination
Through Autonomous Media Creation
Year: 2006
Author: Rebeka Tabobondung
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: University of Toronto
Pages: 6
Short Title: Indigenous Perspectives on Globalization: Self-Determination
Through Autonomous Media Creation
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Indigenous; Globalization; Autonomous; Media;
Creation; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The author talked about why it is important to look at issues which
surround indigenous peoples, globalization, and autonomy. She
poses several important questions that need to be asked for
understanding globalization and autonomy because within the
current global reality it is a Western worldview, largely transmitted
through local and mass media, which dominates and has some
unsettling consequences for the entire planet.
URL: http://www.globalautonomy.ca/global1/servlet/Summary2pdf?fn=RS_Tabobondung_Me
diaCreation
PDF File: Indigenous Perspectives on Globalization: Self-Determination
Through Autonomous Media Creation
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Unpublished Work
Title: The Intergenerational Literacy (IGL) Notebook
Year: 2004
Place Published: Colorado
Pages: 246
Short Title: The Intergenerational Literacy (IGL) Notebook
Label: General Adult Literacy, Family Literacy
Keywords: Curriculum; CASAS Competencies; Adult Basic Education;
Intergenerational Learning; Activities; Curriculum; Group Activities
Abstract: This notebook contains 'Intergenerational Literacy Activities' to
help adult learners to connect their learning with their children or
those young people whom they influence. The author says that
connecting adult learning with early childhood education will
strengthen the parent's role as an educator and encourage the
transfer of learned skills to the home environment.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/IGLA/pdf/Introduction.pdf.
PDF File: The Intergenerational Literacy (IGL) Notebook
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Journey workers: Approaches to Literacy Education with Adults
Author: Mary Norton
Year: 1988
Publisher: Alberta Educational Communications Corporation
Pages: 159
Accessed Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Approaches; Literacy; Education; Tutors Manual
Abstract: People who are learning a craft, or a trade, are called apprentices.
After practicing long enough to be able to do their work
independently, apprentices become journeymen or journey
workers. This Handbook is about how you can help adults become
journey worker readers and writers.
URL: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ael/all/educators/index.html
PDF File: Journey workers: Approaches to Literacy Education with Adults
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Aboriginal Languages and Cultures -
Manitoba Curriculum Framework of outcomes
Year: 2007
Publisher: Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Place Published: Manitoba
Pages: 71
Short Title: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Aboriginal Languages and Cultures -
Manitoba Curriculum Framework of outcomes
ISBN: 978-0-7711-3819-5
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Manitoba; Languages; Cultures; Curriculum
Framework; Native Peoples of North America; Study and
Teaching; Languages; Citizenship and Youth; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This framework is grounded in a traditional Aboriginal world
view. This is a valid way of seeing the world that will guide
Aboriginal peoples in reclaiming, revitalizing, maintaining, and
preserving their languages and cultures. Aboriginal languages and
cultures are continually evolving, however, which may result in
changing world views. In recognition of the diversity of evolving
Aboriginal perspectives, the Framework attempts to accommodate
changing world views while retaining a fundamental connection to
traditional world views. The intent of the Framework is to provide
a focus and direction for student learning outcomes that will
standardize learning experiences regarding teaching of Aboriginal
languages and cultures in Manitoba. The Framework also provides
a foundation for the development of other types of language
programming, such as bilingual and immersion programming.
Topic in the Senior Years can be developed into school-initiated
courses (SICs) and student-initiated projects (SIP's).
URL: http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/abedu/framework/index.html
PDF File: Kindergarten to Grade 12 Aboriginal Languages and Cultures -
Manitoba Curriculum Framework of outcomes
Access Date: 2009
Name of Database: Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth website
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Learning About Participatory Approaches in Adult Literacy
Education
Year: 2000
Author: Andrea Pheasey & Audrey Fofonoff & Deborah Morgan & Grace
Malicky & Linda Keam & Mary Norton & Veronica Park
Publisher: Learning at the Centre Press
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Number of Pages: 200
Call Number: LC154.3E36L42 2000 374'.0124'0971234 C00-910594-8
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Learning, Participatory, Adult, Education and Literacy
Abstract: This book is about participatory approaches in teaching practices
for adult literacy.
Notes: This book is only available online.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/learning/cover.htm
PDF File: Learning About Participatory Approaches in Adult Literacy
Education
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Book
Title: Learning Styles of American Indian/Alaska Native Students: A
Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice
Year: 2002
Author: Cornel Pewewardy
Journal: Journal of American Indian Education
Volume: 41
Issue: 3
Pages: 80
Date: 2002
Short Title: Learning Styles of American Indian/Alaska Native Students: A
Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Learning; Styles; Literature; Implications; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to review the literature on
American Indian/Alaska Native learning modalities and cognitive
styles in order to draw conclusions that serve as indicators as to
how educators may provide instruction/learning opportunities that
are compatible with American Indian/Alaska Natives students'
learning styles. Ultimately, the teaching and learning relationship
between American Indian/Alaska Native students and their
teachers must be a primary focus of research and practice (Swisher
& Tippeconnic, 1999).
URL: http://jaie.asu.edu/v41/V41I3A2.pdf.
PDF File: Learning Styles of American Indian/Alaska Native Students: A
Review of the Literature and Implications for Practice
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Learning to Learn: A Living Resource for Literacy Practitioners
and Adult Educators
Year: 2004
Author: Nunavut Literacy Council
Publisher: Nunavut Literacy Council
Place Published: Nunavut
Pages: 297
Date: 2009
Short Title: Learning to Learn: A Living Resource for Literacy Practitioners
and Adult Educators
ISBN: 0-9735058-2-6
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Learning; Resource; Curriculum; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: In this curriculum, the author presents some tools that instructors
and learners can use to facilitate the process of discovery. The
material we present here is just a sampling of the information on
learning to learn that is available to educators and learners. Those
who are interested will want to explore some of the resources that
they have listed throughout the manual. There are four sections in
this curriculum: recognizing differences; learning and teaching
strategies; other places to find information; and what does research
say about learning.
URL: www.nunavutliteracy.ca/english/resource/lern2lrn/lern2lrn.pdf
PDF File: Learning to Learn: A Living Resource for Literacy Practitioners
and Adult Educators
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Learning to Read: Reading to Learn: Scaffolding the English
Curriculum for Aboriginal Secondary Students
Year: 2006
Author: Dr. David Rose
Pages: 34
Accessed Date: 2009
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Australia; Learning; Reading; English; Pilot Project;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The aim of this pilot project was to research the integration of
literacy development in the secondary school, particularly for
Aboriginal students, with the implementation of the NSW Years 7
- 10 English syllabus. The project used a literacy program,
Learning to Read: Reading to Learn, that has proven highly
successful with Indigenous school students (McRae et al 2000) and
mainstream middle school programs (Culican 2004, 2005). The
focus o the project was particularly on sustainable change in
teaching practices that could provide long-term benefits for
indigenous students. The outcomes for teachers are described in
the report of Erebus Consultants (Carbines et al. 2005). The
following report describes the pedagogical approach in the context
of the students, their teachers and the syllabus, and outlines some
of their literacy learning outcomes.
URL: www.readingtolearn.com.au/
PDF File: Learning to Read: Reading to Learn: Scaffolding the English
Curriculum for Aboriginal Secondary Students
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: The Likelihood of Learning Communities: A Canadian Australian
Perspective
Year: 2004
Author: John Martin & Dr. Ron Faris
Conference Name: 2004 ACSANZ Conference
Conference Location: Macquarie University, Sydney
Pages: 9
Date: September 23 - 26, 2004
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Learning; Communities; Canadian; Local Government;
Globalization
Abstract: The concept and practice of „learning communities‟ has received
favorable responses in Canada (Human Resources and Skills
Development Canada 2003) and Australia in recent years (Kosky,
L. (2004). “Learning communities are a form of community
development in which local people from every community sector
act together to enhance the social, economic, cultural and
environmental conditions of their community.” (Faris 2001a).
Specifically, it is a form of learning-based community
development in which the concept of lifelong learning is explicitly
used to mobilize the learning resources of all community sectors,
including those of the civic component (Faris 2001a).
Governments in both nations recognize the benefits of empowering
local communities through the facilitation and support of learning
communities, yet people and institutions in both places grapple to
implement policy ideals and develop satisfactory institutional
mechanisms to create sustainable learning communities. The
uncertainty of institutional mechanisms is a function of the
differing dynamics of the federal structure of government in each
country. This paper will explore the recent history of learning
communities in two local governments, one in the province of
British Columbia in Canada, the other in the State of Victoria in
Australia. It summarizes the involvement of municipal/local,
provincial/state and national governments in the advocacy,
development and resourcing of learning communities in each
place. It identifies the characteristics of effective leadership from
local/municipal government in the support of a learning
community culture.
URL: http://members/shaw.ca/rfaris/docs/The%200f20Learning%20Learning%20Communities
%20160904-pdf
PDF File: The Likelihood of Learning Communities: A Canadian Australian
Perspective
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Literacy and Health in Canada: Perspectives from the Second
Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health
Year: 2006
Journal: Canadian Journal of Public Health
Volume: 97
Issue: Supplement 2
Pages: 42
Start Page: S1
Date: May/June 2006
Short Title: Literacy and Health in Canada: Perspectives from the Second
Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Literacy; Health; Perspectives; Best Practices; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Staying the Course: The Captain's Log Continues; Critical
Analysis on Best Practices in Health Literacy; Literacy and Health
Practices Resources; Social Capital, health, and Francophone
Minorities; Culture-based Literacy and Aboriginal Health; Health
Literacy Within the Reality of Immigrants' Culture and Language;
Building Knowledge in Literacy and Health; Building Healthy
Public Policy; As the Ship Sails Forth; and General Literacy and
Health Resources.
URL: http://www.cpha.ca/en/portals/h-l/resources.aspx
PDF File: Literacy and Health in Canada: Perspectives from the Second
Canadian Conference on Literacy and Health
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Literacy and Learning: Acknowledging Aboriginal Holistic
Approaches to Learning in Relation to 'Best Practices' Literacy Training Programs
Year: 2003
Author: Eileen Antone & Peter Gamlin & Lois Provost-Turchetti
City: Toronto, Ontario
Pages: 51
Date: January 2003
Department/Division: Ministry of Training, Colleges and University (MTCU)
Short Title: Literacy and Learning: Acknowledging Aboriginal Holistic
Approaches to Learning in Relation to 'Best Practices' Literacy Training Programs
ISBN: 0-7727-2610-8
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Aboriginal Culture; Aboriginal Literacy; Aboriginal
Materials; Aboriginal Peoples; Access to Education; Adult
Literacy; Awareness; Barriers to Learning; Holistic Approach;
Instructional Methods; Instructional Strategies; Instructional
Styles; Practitioner Resources; Public Awareness; Reports;
Research; Research Projects; Research Reports; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This research project was developed to engage literacy
stakeholders in a research initiative relevant to Aboriginal people.
The intent is to facilitate a process that will ensure that Native
literacy in Ontario is perceived, acknowledged and recognized
“holistically” as distinct to Aboriginal peoples, in relation to
mainstream literacy.
“Holistic” describes the Aboriginal philosophy in which
“everything is related” by virtue of shared origins and in which, by
extension, the human being is considered an entire whole; that is,
mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally as an individual,
with one's family and extended family, one's people, and with the
cosmos in sacred relationships. This is distinct from a “holistic”
philosophy in which the term „related' is taken as meaning „all
things are interconnected' by virtue of sharing an environment in
which action leads to a type of „domino effect' in a secular world.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/aboriglt/finlrprt/cover.htm
PDF File: Literacy and Learning: Acknowledging Aboriginal Holistic
Approaches to Learning in Relation to 'Best Practices' Literacy Training Programs
Access Date: 2008
Name of Database: National Adult Literacy Database
Database Provider: NALD Library
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Literacy as Barrier to Employment: Addressing the Literacy
Needs of Aboriginal People in Ontario
Year: 2005
Secondary Author: The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres and OFIFC-
GREAT initiative
Pages: 40
Date: December 2005
Short Title: Literacy as Barrier to Employment: Addressing the Literacy Needs
of Aboriginal People in Ontario
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal; Literacy; Barriers to Learning; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: A Literature Review and Discussion Paper: Addressing the
Literacy Needs of Aboriginal People in Ontario. The main
objective of this discussion paper and literature review was to look
at literacy as a barrier to employment.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/barrier/barrier.pdf.
PDF File: Literacy as Barrier to Employment: Addressing the Literacy Needs
of Aboriginal People in Ontario
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Literacy Instruction in Aboriginal Settings
Year: 2004
Author: Helen Raham
Publisher: Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
Pages: 5
Edition: October 2004
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Literacy; Aboriginal Settings; Best Practices; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This Research brief is the result of a study of ten schools that offer
some insights into promising practices.
URL: www.cllrnet.ca/Docs/RESOURCES/Literacy_Instruction.pdf
PDF File: Literacy Instruction in Aboriginal Settings
Language: English
Access Date: 2009
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Literacy Now Planning Process Stage Two: Upper Skeena
Community Plan Final Research Report
Year: 2006
Author: Storytellers‟ Foundation
City: Hazelton, BC
Pages: 29
Date: February 10, 2006
Short Title: Literacy Now Planning Process Stage Two: Upper Skeena
Community Plan Final Research Report
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Literacy; Skeena; Research Report; Community Plan;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The purpose of the research stage was to develop a community
literacy plan by creating an inventory of literacy resources,
identifying at-risk groups, and gathering ideas for potential literacy
programs.
URL: http://www.2010legaciesnow.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Embrace_Learning/PDF/Hazelt
on_Community_Literacy_Plan.pdf
PDF File: Literacy Now Planning Process Stage Two: Upper Skeena
Community Plan Final Research Report
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Making the Classroom a Healthy Place: The Development of
Affective Competency in Aboriginal Pedagogy
Year: 2004
Author: Francis Lee Brown
University: University of BC
Academic Department: The Faculty of Graduate Studies (Department of Educational
Studies)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
City: Vancouver, BC
Number of Pages: 284
Date: September 2004
Short Title: Making the Classroom a Healthy Place: The Development of
Affective Competency in Aboriginal Pedagogy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Development; Competency; Aboriginal; Pedagogy;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This thesis explores the development of affective competency in
Aboriginal pedagogy through the exploration of the Native
Training Institute (NTI), an institute that functioned from 1980 to
1987 in Kamloops, British Columbia. Ten students, two
administrators and one elder were interviewed to explore how the
processes of affective education were included in the NTI
curriculum. The thesis develops a theory of educational
transformation based on the educational principles developed at the
Native raining Institute that posits a theory of affective
development founded on Aboriginal knowledge, learning identity,
values, competencies, ideals and vision.
Four arguments for the inclusion of affective education in
contemporary curriculum are presented. First, the Indigenous
assertion that emotions and values are essential to the
decolonization process and therefore necessary for Aboriginal
success in the educational environment is defined. Second, the
argument of modern European philosophy that affect is more
essential to the process of learning than has been previously
thought. Third, the recent developments in cognitive science that
uphold the Aboriginal world view that thinking and feeling are not
only connected by that emotion plays the major role in the
functioning of mind and memory. Fourth, the comments of the
students from the NTI that the affective aspect of the curriculum at
the institute was essential to their learning.
URL: www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/faculty/lee/brownthesis.pdf
PDF File: Making the Classroom a Healthy Place: The Development of
Affective Competency in Aboriginal Pedagogy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Naming the Magic: Non-Academic Outcomes in Basic Literacy
Year: 2001
Author: Evelyn Battell
Publisher: Province of BC
Department: Ministry of Advanced Education
City: Victoria, BC
Pages: 70
Government Body: Province of BC
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Non-Academic; Literacy; Outcomes
Abstract: Forty basic literacy instructors, at a conference in May 1999,
drafted six techniques for the documentation of non-academic
changes that may occur in the lives of learners as a result of
participation in literacy instruction. Several conference participants
in consultation with the project coordinator, Evelyn Battell from
Malaspina University-College, further developed the
documentation techniques. The techniques were then field-tested
by literacy practitioners including instructors, tutors, and tutor
coordinators. The final report presents a description of the
following techniques for documenting non-academic outcomes
(NAOs) for literacy students: A Multi-Media Approach, Using
Journals, Goal Setting by Learners, Anecdotal Reporting and End -
of-Term Reports (combination of two techniques) and Questions
for Developing Awareness. The final report also documents the
difficulties encountered during the field-testing, outlines what was
learned during the field-testing process and identifies six
recommendations, based on the project, that call for more
extensive and focused study of non-academic outcomes.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/magic/magic.pdf.
PDF File: Naming the Magic: Non-Academic Outcomes in Basic Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title of Work: Native Ways of Knowing: Let me Count the Ways
Year: 2005
Author: Linda Sue Warner, Ph.D.
City: Nashville, Tennessee USA
Institution: Tennessee Board of Regents
Pages: 24
Short Title: Native Ways of Knowing: Let me Count the Ways
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Academic; Ways of Knowing; Academic Scholarship;
General Framework; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper reviews Native Ways of Knowing and similar terms in
academic scholarship. Part I introduces questions to guide a
discussion on Native Ways of Knowing. Part II deals with the
assumptions or general framework for this discussion and
definitions. Part III describes a continuum to analyze the use of the
terms Native Ways of Knowing (NWK), indigenous ways of
knowing, and traditional culture in academic venues. The
description is helpful as means of placing scholarship on Native
Ways of Knowing contextually and temporally in mainstream
academic review. Part IV deals with sample scholarship described
using a non-hierarchical typology of process, position, person, and
product (results). It draws on twenty-five pieces of scholarship in
the last decade. Part V presents a term lattice derived from use of
the terms in representative publications and draws conclusions
about the use of terms.
URL: www.cst.ed.ac.uk/2005conference/papers/Warner_paper.pdf
PDF File: Native Ways of Knowing: Let me Count the Ways
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Unpublished Work
Title: NCVER Breakfast Briefings: Reading Between the Lines,
Summing up Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research
Year: 2006
Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
City: Adelaide, South Australia
Institution: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Pages: 73
Date: May 2006
Type: Exhibits
Short Title: NCVER Breakfast Briefings: Reading Between the Lines,
Summing up Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Exhibits; Breakfast Briefings; Reading; Adult and Literacy;
Numeracy Research
Abstract: This set of 'exhibits' provides information relating to the
presentation given at the National Centre for Vocational Education
Breakfast Briefing, 'Reading between the lines: Summing up adult
literacy and numeracy research', in May 2006. The briefings
focused on the amount of adult literacy and numeracy provision in
Australia, efforts being made to address adult literacy and
numeracy provision in Australia, the improvement of literacy skills
and what this means to individuals, workplaces and communities,
and the elements of successful provision and professional
development for practitioners.
URL: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nd4L20z.pdf.
PDF File: NCVER Breakfast Briefings: Reading Between the Lines,
Summing up Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: The Northern Aboriginal Peer Support Network Program: Current
Practices and Plans for a Generative Curriculum
Author: Sandra MacDonald & Cathy Denby & Paul Madak
Secondary Author: University of Northern British Columbia
Secondary Title: First Nations Centre
Pages: 8
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Best Practices; Northern; Aboriginal Support;
Program; Practices; Curriculum; Peer Support Network; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The Canadian Counselling Association‟s Ethical Guidelines for
Professional Conduct (1994) indicates that the provision of
counseling services must consider the cultural perspective of the
client who may be seeking help. The Northern Aboriginal Peer
Support Network is a bicultural peer counseling program
developed as a strategic clinical response to post secondary
students attending the First Nations Center at the University of
Northern British Columbia. The program was inspired by the work
of Honor France and Rod McCormick (1994). This new program
offers bicultural peer counseling and service delivery and allows
lay counselors and their clients to be immersed within the
aboriginal culture and to practice counseling from a medicine
wheel perspective. The curriculum also bridges this perspective
with western approaches including models brief therapy. This very
unique peer counseling curriculum was developed and tailored to
the needs of aboriginal and non aboriginal post secondary students
in the north. This is a program for students at UNBC who are
straddling the issues of biculturalism, new living environments,
and numerous daily and historical stresses while making the
transition to the post secondary setting. Most importantly, this
program has proven that aboriginal and non aboriginal students can
work together successfully and constructively in a post secondary
setting in the north.
URL: http://www.hieducation.org/edu_proceedings/Sandra%20MacDonald.pdf
PDF File: The Northern Aboriginal Peer Support Network Program: Current
Practices and Plans for a Generative Curriculum
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Nunavut Sivuniksavut: Bringing Inuit Culture to the Classroom
Year: 2008
Author: Laura Eggertson
Periodical Title: Newsroom
Pages 5
Date Cited: December 10, 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Inuit; Culture; Classroom; Best Practices; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This article is about the award-winning program at the Nunavut
Sivuniksavut Training College for Inuit youth. This college mixes
traditional academics with life skills and courses on Inuit culture.
URL: http://www.ccl-
cca.ca/CCL/Newsroom/PracticallySpeaking/20081210NunavutSivuniska.pdf:
PDF File: Nunavut Sivuniksavut: Bringing Inuit Culture to the Classroom
Language: English
Accessed Date: 2009
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Nurturing the Good Mind: A Discussion Paper on Aboriginal
Family Literacy & the Friendship Centre Movement
Year: 2006
Author: National Association of Friendship Centres
Publisher: Human Resources Development Canada
Pages: 35
Label: Family Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Nurturing; Discussion; Family Literacy; Friendship
Centre Movement; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The National Association of Friendship Centers (NAFC) is a
national Aboriginal organization representing the concerns and
interests of 117 cultural and community development
organizations across Canada. The NAFC was established in 1972
to represent the growing number of Friendship Centers, as well as
the clients they serve, at the national level. The mission statement
of the NAFC is as follows: To improve the quality of life for
Aboriginal Peoples in an urban environment by supporting self-
determined activities which encourage equal access to, and
participation in, Canadian society, and which respect and
strengthen the increasing emphasis on Aboriginal cultural
distinctiveness. Friendship Centers deliver a wide spectrum of
programs and services to Aboriginal people living in towns and
cities across the country. Friendship Centers are community based
and directed Aboriginal institutions serving the interests of urban
Aboriginal Peoples in the areas of social, cultural, recreational,
economic and community development. Friendship Centers
provide and promote human resource development through a wide
range of programs and services to a diverse and increasing urban
Aboriginal community. In the past year alone, Friendship Centers
across Canada provided over 1,000,000 client services through
over 1200 programs. All Friendship Centre programs are provided
“status-blind”, that is, without consideration if a person is a status
Indian, non-status Indian, Métis or Inuit. Friendship Centers and
Family Literacy The growth of urban Aboriginal populations
highlights the urgency of improving success for Aboriginal people
of all ages in urban educational settings. At the same time, there is
general agreement that urban Aboriginal education should
contribute to the recovery and retention of Aboriginal cultures.
Friendship Centers across the country are important leaders and
partners in developing services and strategies addressing these
needs.
URL: http://www.nafc-aboriginal.com/policy/NAFC%20NGM.pdf.
PDF File: Nurturing the Good Mind: A Discussion Paper on Aboriginal
Family Literacy & the Friendship Centre Movement
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Government Document
Title: Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in
Curriculum Development
Year: 2004
Author: Veronica Ignas
Secondary Author: Simon Fraser University
Place Published: Burnaby, BC
Pages: 12
Short Title: Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in
Curriculum Development
Accession Number: General Adult Literacy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Curriculum; Local Knowledge; Applying;
Development; Youth; Curriculum; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This article discusses and illustrates the underlying pedagogic and
inquiry based theoretical frameworks that were used to guide the
development of the Forests for the Future science curriculum
materials. The rationale for linking local traditional ecological
knowledge, local understanding of knowledge construction and
science education is highlighted. This science curriculum is one
beneficial outcome of meaningfully linking anthropological
research with Tsimshian community educational needs.
URL: http://www.ecoknow.ca/journal/ignas.pdf.
PDF File: Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in
Curriculum Development
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: "Orality in Literacy": Listening to Indigenous Writing
Record Number: 169
Year: 2002
Author: Peter Dickinson
Secondary Author: University of BC
Secondary Title: Department of English
Pages: 11
Date: 2009
Short Title: "Orality in Literacy": Listening to Indigenous Writing
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Orality; Literacy; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: One of the characteristics of Indigenous writing around the world
may be the use of oral features as deliberate techniques in literary
production. The author considers the work of Patricia Grace (of
New Zealand), Sally Morgan (Australia) and Marie Annharte
Baker (from Canada) in these terms.
URL: http://www.brandonu.ca/library/cjns/14.2/Dickinson.pdf.
PDF File: "Orality in Literacy": Listening to Indigenous Writing
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Peer Tutor Program Manual: Assisting students who need
additional support in literacy
Year: 2006
Pages: 83
Date: March 2006
Short Title: Peer Tutor Program Manual: Assisting students who need
additional support in literacy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Peer Tutor; Literacy; Education and Training; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This tutoring manual will assist students who need additional
support in literacy.
URL: http://www.curriculumsupport.nsw.edu.au/
PDF: Peer Tutor Program Manual: Assisting students who need
additional support in literacy
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: A Perspective on First Nation Alternative Education
Year: 2004
Author: Dan Bird and Kim McKinnon
Pages: 18
Date: April 2004
Short Title: A Perspective on First Nation Alternative Education
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Perspective; First Nation; Alternative; Education; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The intent of this paper is to inform the reader on Alternative
Education and its importance and place in First Nations education.
URL: http://chiefs-of-
ontario.org/Assets/Documents/Education/first%20nations%20alternative%20education.doc.
PDF File: A Perspective on First Nation Alternative Education
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Position Paper on Aboriginal Literacy
Year: 2002
Author: Priscilla George (Ningwakwe)
Pages: 29
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: The National Aboriginal Design Committee
Date: October 2002
Short Title: Position Paper on Aboriginal Literacy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Position Paper; Literacy; Holistic Approach; Language
and Culture; Inclusivity; Funding; Culture-based; Aboriginal
Literacy; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The NADC's Position Paper on Aboriginal Literacy is a discussion
on Aboriginal education. The sections include: The Learner, The
Holistic Approach, Language and Culture, Aboriginal Types of
Literacy, Inclusivity, Aboriginal Control of Literacy/Education;
Long-Term and Adequate Funding: Supports for Culture-
based/Holistic Approaches to Aboriginal Literacy; and
Recommendations.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/position/position.pdf.
PDF File: Position Paper on Aboriginal Literacy
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Preparing a Holistic Approach for a Virtual Aboriginal Health
Training Centre of Excellence within Saskatchewan
Year: May 2007
Author: Dr. Alex Wilson
Secondary Author: University of Saskatchewan
Secondary Title: Aboriginal Education Research Centre
Pages: 16
Date: May 2007
Short Title: Preparing a Holistic Approach for a Virtual Aboriginal Health
Training Centre of Excellence within Saskatchewan
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Aboriginal: Holistic; Health; Saskatchewan; Health Training;
Workforce Developmental Issues; Centre of Excellence Models; First Nation; Indigenous;
Native
Abstract: This discussion paper is to develop innovative strategies that will
attract, engage and retain an Aboriginal health care workforce.
URL: www.aerc.usask.ca/downloads/Discussion%20Paper%20March%206%202008.pdf
PDF File: Preparing a Holistic Approach for a Virtual Aboriginal Health
Training Centre of Excellence within Saskatchewan
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Literacy
Year: 2004
Author: Priscilla George (Ningwakwe)
Pages: 23
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: The Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC)
Short Title: The Rainbow/Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Literacy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Best Practices; Rainbow Approach; Holistic; Literacy;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report talks about the realities within Aboriginal communities
in education, employment, income, culture and language, social
issues, and the Rainbow Approach to Literacy.
URL: http://www.yorku/livlit/part2.pdf
PDF File: The Rainbow Holistic Approach to Aboriginal Literacy
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Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Recognizing Aboriginal English as a Dialect in Curriculum:
Advancing Aboriginal Students' Academic Successes
Author: Lorna Fadden & Jenna La France
Pages: 3
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Aboriginal English; Recognizing; Advancing and
Successes; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper discusses the new research that examines the challenges
stemming from speaking an Aboriginal English Dialect (AED).
URL:
http://aerc.usask.ca/downloads/Fadden&LeFrance%20Abstract%202008.pdf.
PDF File: Recognizing Aboriginal English as a Dialect in Curriculum
Advancing Aboriginal Students' Academic Successes
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Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought
Year: 2006
Author: Sandy Grande
Journal: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Pages: 5
Date: 2009
Type of Article: Article 9
Short Title: Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought
ISBN: 0-7425-1828-0
Original Publication: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc
Label: General Adult
Keywords: Aboriginal; Red Pedagogy, Political; Native American; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This journal article calls attention to the vital need to center Native
educational issues in critical theoretical discourse.
URL: http://www.repositories.cdlib.org/gseis/interactions/vol2/iss1/art9/
PDF File: Red Pedagogy Native American Social and Political Thought
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Redefined rhetorics: Academic discourse and Aboriginal students
Year: 2005
Author: Linda Ruth Dyck
Secondary Author: University of Lethbridge
Pages: 10
Short Title: Redefined rhetorics: Academic discourse and Aboriginal students
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Redefined Rhetorics; Academic Discourse; Aboriginal
Students; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: To Aboriginal1 peoples, essay writing has symbolized the loss of
languages, cultures, and people groups. However, the paradigms of
classic Aristotelian rhetoric, as taught in introductory composition
courses at university, are being reshaped, especially by theories
such as new rhetorical genre theory (Giltrow, 2002, among others)
that emphasize the socio-political contexts of knowledge. This
shift creates greater opportunity for traditional, Aboriginal
discourse conventions to be welcomed as frameworks for new
knowledge.
These dynamics, in turn, make way for the process Bakhtin (1981)
terms hybridization, the co-expression of “two or more different
linguistic consciousnesses, often widely separated in time and
social space” (p. 429) and resulting in what has been termed
métissage (Zuss, 1997; Chambers, Donald, Hasebe-Ludt, 2002;
Donald, 2003), the complementary co-existence of different voices
in one place. These processes are especially significant for
Aboriginal students who are positioned in both discursive
communities as they learn academic discourse. I outline the traits
of classic rhetoric as they are encoded in written academic
discourse and give a rationale for redefinition. Then I examine how
conventional definitions of discourse are being expanded in a way
that allows Native voices valid expression within the academic
discursive community. Third, I summarize some of the new
understandings and approaches in both discourses that open the
way for the hybridization process to occur. These changes mean
that university writing is becoming a discourse that connotes gain
instead of loss for Aboriginal students.
URL: http://www.cst.ed.ac.uk/2005conference/papers/Dyck_paper.pdf.
PDF File: Redefined rhetorics: Academic discourse and Aboriginal students
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Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Redressing the Balance: Canadian University Programs in Support
of Aboriginal Students
Year: 2006
Author: David Holmes
Pages: 237
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Institution: Association of Universities and Colleges
Date: June 2006
Short Title: Redressing the Balance: Canadian University Programs in Support
of Aboriginal Students
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Canadian; Support; Students; Report; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report presents the background material needed to inform
policy making in the area of Aboriginal postsecondary education,
the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
URL: www.aucc.ca/_pdf/english/reports/2006/programs_aboriginal_students_e.pdf
PDF File: Redressing the Balance: Canadian University Programs in Support
of Aboriginal Students
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Relating Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills: A
Comparative Framework
Year: 2005
Pages: 65
Institution: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Date: 2005
Short Title: Relating Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills: A
Comparative Framework
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Benchmarks; Canadian; Language; Essential Skills; Comparative;
Framework
Abstract: Online essential skills resources.
URL: www.language.ca
PDF File: Relating Canadian Language Benchmarks to Essential Skills: A
Comparative Framework
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Report on Future Directions for Secondary Education in the
Northern Territory
Year: 2002
Pages: 383
City: Darwin, NT
Institution: Northern Territory University
Date: 2009
Department/Division: Centre for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Educational Contexts Short Title: Report on Future Directions for Secondary Education in the
Northern Territory
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Report; Future Directions; Education; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This report is a review of secondary education in the Northern
Territory.
URL: http://www.det.nt.gov.au/education/programs_initiatives/SecondaryEducationReview/doc
s/report/ReportFullVersion.pdf
PDF File: Report on Future Directions for Secondary Education in the
Northern Territory
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Resistance through Re-Presenting Culture: Aboriginal Student
Filmmakers and a Participatory Action Research Project on Health and Wellness
Year: 2006
Author: Ted Riecken & Frank Conibear & Corrine Michel & John Lyall &
Tish Scott & Michele Tanaka & Suzanne Stewart & Janet Riecken & Teresa Strong-Wilson Journal: Canadian Journal of Education 29
Issue: 1 (2006): 265-286
Pages: 22
Start Page: 265
Short Title: Resistance through Re-Presenting Culture: Aboriginal Student
Filmmakers and a Participatory Action Research Project on Health and Wellness
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; digital video; First Nations Education; Multiple
Literacies; Health Education; Community; University Partnerships; First Nation; Indigenous;
Native
Abstract: This article focuses on a participatory research project designed to
promote student use of digital video to explore conceptions of
health and wellness. We have viewed aspects of student resistance
through the cultural perspectives that guide the Aboriginal
education programs involved with the study. In presenting this
piece, we have experimented with a number of different styles to
represent the different cultural, ethical, and educational dimensions
of the research project and to advance a form of resistance to
standardized representations of research results. Through video
re‐presentation of culture, students resisted the privileging of text
and dominant cultural constructions of their personal identities.
URL: http://www.csse.ca/CJE/Articles/FullText/CJE29-1/CJE29-1-
rieckenetal.pdf
PDF File: Resistance through Re-Presenting Culture: Aboriginal Student
Filmmakers and a Participatory Action Research Project on Health and Wellness
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Re-Storying Aboriginal Adult Literacy: A Wholistic Approach
Year: 2005
Author: Eileen M. Antone & Tania Cordoba
Publisher: infed: encyclopedia, archives, extras
Pages: 6
Label: Adult General Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Holistic Education; Holistic Education Resources;
Links to Holistic Organizations and Schools; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This article is a brief introduction to holistic education, and a list of
resources.
URL:
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2005/2005onlineProceedings/CAS2005Pro-
Antone.pdf.
PDF File: Re-Storying Aboriginal Adult Literacy A Wholistic Approach
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Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
Year: 1999
Author: Jon Reyhner & Gina Cantoni & Robert N. St. Clair & Evangeline
Parsons Yazzie
Conference Name: Fifth Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium
Conference Location: Galt House East in Louisville, Kentucky
Publisher: Northern Arizona University
Pages: 139
Date: May 15 - 16, 1998
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Languages; Indigenous; Revitalizing; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This document is a compilation of papers presented at the
conference.
URL: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/RIL_Contents.html
PDF File: Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
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Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Roots and Wings: Teaching English as a Second Dialect to
Aboriginal Students, A Review of the Literature
Year: 2003
Author: Ruth I. Epstien & Lily X.J Xu
Pages: 47
City: Saskatchewan
Short Title: Roots and Wings: Teaching English as a Second Dialect to
Aboriginal Students, A Review of the Literature
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Roots; Wings; Teaching English as a Second Dialect;
First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Education plays a primary role in ensuring language maintenance
and school success in Saskatchewan, Canada, and around the
world. Language includes both "standardized" language and
vernacular dialects. This document reviews the literature related to
teaching English as a Second Dialect in school. The review covers
information on the problems and challenges faced by speakers of
minority languages including social and cultural processes and
implications of language maintenance as well as how languages
are taught and learned in school. It also includes literature on best
practices in teaching English as a Second Dialect (ESD). This
review will have relevance for teachers, curriculum developers,
administrators, and policymakers working in ESD, particularly
those in Saskatchewan and Canada who want to address challenges
in teaching ESD to Aboriginal students and ensure that they
maintain their roots and develop their wings. (contains 99
references.) (Author/SM)
URL: www.extension.usask.ca/extensionDivision/about/Staff/e-
h/RootsWings_LitRev.pdf
PDF File: Roots and Wings Teaching English as a Second Dialect to
Aboriginal Students, A Review of the Literature
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Royal Commission Report on Higher Learning: Education
Author: Royal Commission on Aboriginal People
Pages: 7
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Royal Commission; Report; Higher Learning;
Education; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This is a report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal people.
URL: www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/abcs/rcom/short/short.html
PDF File: Royal Commission Report on Higher Learning: Education
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Safe Drinking Water Foundation: Grade Twelve Operation Water
Spirit
Author: Michelle McKay
Pages: 18
Short Title: Safe Drinking Water Foundation: Grade Twelve Operation Water
Spirit
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Water; Drinking; Spirit; Safe; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Lesson Plans, 4 one-hour lessons, Students will be able to review
various case studies regarding water issues of First Nation people.
URL: www.safewater.org/PDFS/OWS/OWS_NIS_Contem_Historical_R2.pdf
PDF File: Safe Drinking Water Foundation Grade Twelve Operation Water
Spirit
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: Saving Black Mountain: The promise of critical literacy in a
multicultural democracy
Year: 2001
Author: Rebecca Rowell & Susan Chambers Cantrell & Sandra Adams
Journal: The Reading Teacher
Volume: 54
Issue: 8
Pages: 10
Start Page: 772
Date: May 2001
Short Title: Saving Black Mountain: The promise of critical literacy in a
multicultural democracy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Critical; Literacy; Multicultural; Democracy: Education
Abstract: This is an article about the connection between democracy, literacy
and power. Students learn that their spoken and written words had
the power to influence others.
URL: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4437
PDF File: Saving Black Mountain The promise of critical literacy in a
multicultural democracy
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Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Scaffolding Academic Reading and Writing at the Koori Centre
Year: 2003
Author: David Rose & Leah Lui-Chivezhe & Anthony McKnight & Arthur
Smith
Journal: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Volume: 32
Pages: 9
Start Page: 41
Date: 2003
Short Title: Scaffolding Academic Reading and Writing at the Koori Centre
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Writing; Academic; Reading; First Nation; Indigenous;
Native
Abstract: This paper describes a “scaffolding” methodology for teaching
academic literacy that has achieved outstanding success with
Indigenous adults returning to formal study at the Koori Centre,
University of Sydney. The paper begins by outlining the
background to the Koori Centre program and the literacy needs of
Indigenous students. We then describe the methodology, including
the approach to teaching academic reading, making notes from
reading, and writing new texts using these notes. These are key
skills required for academic study, which Koori Centre students
need to learn. The paper concludes by describing some of the
results for students‟ literacy development and changing approaches
to teaching in the Koori Centre.
URL: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/index.html?page=41586&pid=37473
PDF File: Scaffolding Academic Reading and Writing at the Koori Centre
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Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Case Name: The Secondary Education Certificate and Matriculation
Examinations in Malta: A Case Study
Year: 1999
First Page: 35
Date Decided: 1999
Citation of Reversal: Report
Abbreviated Case Name: The Secondary Education Certificate and Matriculation
Examinations in Malta: A Case Study
Label: General Adult Education
Keywords: Aboriginal; Secondary Education; Certificate; Matriculation;
Examinations; First nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This monograph presents a case study of a significant innovation in
Malta: the establishment of an indigenous system of examinations
at the secondary school and postsecondary levels. This is an
example of a small state setting up its own end-of-cycle
certification rather than using what is provided by metropolitan
countries. The introductory section gives a brief overview of those
features of the Maltese education systems that are the most
relevant to the issue of examination, describing the methodological
strategies employed in creating this account and discussing the
origins and development of the present system of assessment. The
second section discusses the evolution of Malta's examination
system at the secondary and postsecondary levels, noting changes
in the United Kingdom and their repercussions on Malta. The third
section discusses the new examination system, focusing on the
secondary education certificate examination and the matriculation
certificate examination. The fourth section discusses organizational
challenges. The fifth section examines challenges encountered
(staffing partnerships, human resources, quality of staff,
monitoring, local and international recognition, and financing).
The sixth section examines the impact on the education system. A
concluding section suggests that Malta's attempt to indigenize its
secondary and postsecondary level examination system has paid
off in educational terms. (contains 35 references.) (SM)
URL: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/archive/publications/innodata/inno01.p
df
PDF File: The Secondary Education Certificate and Matriculation
Examinations in Malta A Case Study
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Case Study
Title: The Seven Grandfathers
Year: 2006
Author: Matt Langdon
Pages: 5
Date: October 6, 2006
Short Title: The Seven Grandfathers
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Hero; Workshop; Seven Grandfathers; Turtle Island;
Gifts
Abstract: This document discusses the "Seven Grandfather's Gifts" or the
underlying values of the First Peoples of Turtle Island.
URL: www.heroworkshop.wordpress.com/2006/10/03/the-seven-
grandfathers/
PDF File: The Seven Grandfathers
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Curriculum
Title: SkillPlan
Pages: 62
Series Editor: BC Construction Industry Skills Improvement Council
Date: March 1991
Short Title: SkillPlan
Label: Workplace Essential Skills
Keywords: Skill; Plan
Abstract: The mission of the SkillPlan is to develop strategies to improve the
essential skills of people working in the unionized construction
industry in BC and the Yukon Territory.
URL: http://skillplan.ca/English/about.htm
PDF File: SkillPlan
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Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: State of Aboriginal Learning: Background Paper for the "National
Dialogue on Aboriginal Learning"
Year: 2005
Author: Dr. Marie Battiste
Pages: 123
City: Toronto, Ontario
Institution: Canadian Council on Learning
Department/Division: The Adult Learning State of the Field Steering Committee
Short Title: State of Aboriginal Learning: Background Paper for the "National
Dialogue on Aboriginal Learning"
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Dialogue on Learning; ; First Nation; Indigenous;
Native
Abstract: This study on the State of the Field focusing on adult literacy was
conducted under the auspices of the Canadian Council on
Learning. It is one of the eight State of the Field reports on adult
learning in Canada.
URL: http://www.ccl-cca.ca/NR/rdonlyres/210AC17C-A357-4E8D-
ACD4-B1FF498E6067/0/StateOfAboriginalLearning.pdf.
Access Date: 2008
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: State of the Field Review: Adult Literacy
Year: 2006
Author: B. Allan Quigley & Sue Folinsbee & Wendy L. Kraglund-Gauthier
Pages: 124
Institution: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Date: May 2006
Short Title: State of the Field Review: Adult Literacy
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; State of Field; Review; Adult; Literacy
Abstract: The state of the field of learning in Canada. Report.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/sotfr/adultlit/adultlit.pdf.
PDF File: State of the Field Review Adult Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: 'Stories About... Assessment': Supporting Reflection in Art
Education Through On-line Story Telling
Year: 2004
Author: Chris McKillop
Pages: 9
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Assessment; Stories; Pedagogy
Abstract: Storytelling has long been part of a child‟s educational
development, however, its use as a learning tool in higher
education has not been fully explored and offers great potential in
supporting the learning process. This paper proposes the use of
storytelling as a reflective tool in higher education and investigates
this by considering its use in art and design to support reflection
about assessment. An interactive learning environment,
„StoriesAbout... Assessment‟ has been developed to mediate the
on-line narratives and some emerging themes from the current
pilot study are discussed.
URL:
http://www.storiesabout.com/files/McKillop%202004%20NILE.pdf.
PDF File: 'Stories About... Assessment' Supporting Reflection in Art
Education Through On-line Story Telling
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Strategies for Native language retention in northern Manitoba:
Oji-Cree at Island Lake and Woods Cree at Pukatawagan and Lynn Lake
Year: 2001
Author: David Westfall
Secondary Author: Brandon University
Secondary Title: Teacher Education Program
Place Published: Brandon, Manitoba
Pages: 11
Short Title: Strategies for Native language retention in northern Manitoba: Oji-
Cree at Island Lake and Woods Cree at Pukatawagan and Lynn Lake
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nations; Indigenous; Native; Strategies; Native;
Cree; Lynn Lake
Abstract: The author is explain that minority languages are disappearing
around the world, but the most endangered are those spoken by
Indigenous peoples. There are reasons and solutions explained
throughout the paper.
URL: www.home.westman.wave.ca/~westfall/CIESCQuebec2001%20.pdf
PDF File: Strategies for Native language retention in northern Manitoba Oji-
Cree at Island Lake and Woods Cree at Pukatawagan and Lynn Lake
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Striving for Success: First Nations Education in Canada
Year: 1995
Author: George Labercane, & William McEachern
Pages: 9
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Striving for Success; First Nation; Education;
Indigenous; Native; Bilingualism; Assessment Issues
Abstract: This article is about the cultural influences on Canadian education,
education of teachers; teaching strategies to address cultural needs;
reading materials; assessment issues; and future directions.
URL: http://www.questia.com/reader/print
PDF File: Striving for Success: First Nations Education in Canada
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Student Assessment in Adult Basic Education: A Canadian
Snapshot
Year: 2006
Author: Dr. Pat Campbell
Pages: 94
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Institution: Centre for Education and Work (CEW)
Date: February 2006
Short Title: Student Assessment in Adult Basic Education: A Canadian
Snapshot
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Student Assessment; Adult Basic Education
Abstract: This report discusses the results of a national survey on student
assessment that was conducted with 400 educators in 2005 and was used to inform policy.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/snape/cover.htm
PDF File: Student Assessment in Adult Basic Education A Canadian
Snapshot
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Self-Esteem and Identity,
A Living Teachings Approach
Author: Pamela Rose Toulouse
Secondary Author: Laurentian University
Pages: 11
Short Title: Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Self-Esteem and Identity,
A Living Teachings Approach
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Self-Esteem; Identity; Teachings; First Nation;
Indigenous; Native
Abstract: The connection between Aboriginal student success and self-
esteem (identity) are explored and discussed in this article. The
framework in which this paper is structured follows the seven good
life teachings of the Ojibwe people. Each teaching has a
companion principle which is the implication for educational
practice. Each section is supported with research and offers
strategies for student success. The question of 'What works?' is
central to this discussion.
URL: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/research/toulouse.pdf.
PDF File: Supporting Aboriginal Student Success Self-Esteem and Identity,
A Living Teachings Approach
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Language: English
Reference Type: Educational Papers
Title: Survey of Post-Secondary Education Programs in Canada for
Aboriginal Peoples
Series Title: Institute for Child Rights and Development and First Nations
Partnership Programs
Year: 2000
Author: Cathy Richardson & Natasha Blanchet-Cohen
Pages: 77
Publisher: Bill White, Dr. Philip Cook, Dr. Alan Pence
City: Victoria, BC
Institution: University of Victoria
Short Title: Survey of Post-Secondary Education Programs in Canada for
Aboriginal Peoples
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Survey; Education; Program Analysis; Aboriginal
Peoples; Child Rights; First Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: This paper classifies Canada's approach to post-secondary
education for Aboriginal peoples into three categories - - the add-
on approach, the partnership approach, and the First Nations
control approach. Each approach views the purpose and nature of
education for Aboriginal peoples differently, components of each
approach often co-exist within a program and institution. Case
studies have been undertaken to provide a clearer idea of the
variety of programs in place to respond to the specific needs of
Aboriginal peoples.
URL: http://web.uvic.ca/iicrd/graphics/Canada%20Survey%20Report.PDF.
PDF File: Survey of Post-Secondary Education Programs in Canada for
Aboriginal Peoples
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Report
Title: Systematising Cultural Competence Training: Themes and Issues
Year: 2008
Author: Rob Ranzijn
Publisher: School of Psychology
Editor: Editior
Pages: 3
Conference Name: Psychology and Indigenous Australians: Teaching, Practice and
Practice
Conference Location: University of South Australia, City West Campus, Hawke Building
Date: July 14 - 15, 2008
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Systematising
Cultural Competence Training; Themes; Issues
Abstract: This is a presentation on a list of questions, and possible ways of
systematising cultural competence training.
URL: www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/tcc/.../Ranzijn%20CC%20presentation.doc
PDF File: Systematising Cultural Competence Training Themes and Issues
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: "That's how people learn. It's through the connection"
Collaborative learning in an Aboriginal Adult Literacy Centre
Year: 2008
Author: Debra Hauer & Maurice C. Taylor
Conference Name: Thinking Beyond Borders: Global Ideas, Global Values - 27th
National Conference 2008
Conference Location: University of BC, Vancouver, BC
Pages: 6
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Learn; Connection;
Collaborative; Literacy
Abstract: Collaborative learning is an important component in adult literacy
learning but has not been investigated among Aboriginal adults.
The concepts of cognitive apprenticeship (LeGrand Brandt et al,
1993) and guided participation (Rogoff, 2003) fuelled this case
study of an Aboriginal Adult Literacy Centre. Results indicate that,
adult learners moved through five phases of cognitive
apprenticeship towards increased participation in the literacy
community. These findings point to particular patterns of guided
participation in Aboriginal settings, and broaden our understanding
of a socio-cultural model of adult learning.
URL: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2008/OnlineProceedings-
2008/CAS2008-Hauer.pdf.
PDF File: That's how people learn. It's through the connection Collaborative
learning in an Aboriginal Adult Literacy Centre
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Conference Paper
Title: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom group work
Year: 2003
Author: Peter Blatchford & Peter Kutnick & Ed Baines & Maurice Galton
Short Title: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom group work
Journal: International Journal of Educational Research
Volume: 39 (2003) 153-172
Pages: 19
Start Page: 153
Type of Article: Educational Research
Label: General Adult Literacy, Social Pedagogy
Keywords: Social pedagogy; Group work; Collaboration; Authentic
classrooms
Abstract: "In any classroom, pupils will be drawn together for many
purposes and we can refer to such within classroom contexts as
'groupings'. The teacher often creates these, and the way that they
are set up, and how they are used for particular learning purposes.
If the relationships between grouping size, interaction type and
learning tasks in groups are planned strategically then learning
experiences will be more effective. However, research suggests
that the relationships between these elements are often unplanned
and the 'social pedagogic' potential of classroom learning is
therefore unrealized. In this paper we explore the notion of social
pedagogy in relation to group work. It is argued that research and
theory relevant to group work in classrooms is limited, and that a
new approach, sensitive to group work under everyday classroom
conditions is required. This paper identifies key features of a social
pedagogy of classroom group work, which can inform effective
group work in classrooms. It also describes the background to a
current large scale UK project which has been set up to design with
teachers a programme of high quality group work in classrooms at
both primary and secondary phases." @ 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All
rights reserved.
URL: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijedures
PDF File: Toward a social pedagogy of classroom group work
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian Curriculum:
Keeping Knowledge in the Community
Author: Judith C. Thompson
Pages: 4
Short Title: Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian Curriculum:
Keeping Knowledge in the Community
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Traditional Plant;
Knowledge, Tsimshian; Curriculum; Community; Prince Rupert, BC
Abstract: The author has developed curriculum for the Forest for the Future
Project and this has been adapted for the high school classroom.
URL: http://www.ecoknow.ca/journal/thompson.pdf.
PDF File: Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian Curriculum
Keeping Knowledge in the Community Access
Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: The Transformative Nature of Culture-Based Literacy Provision in
Native Literacy Programs
Year: 2006
Author: Nancy Lorraine Cooper
Pages: 89
Academic Department: Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
City: Toronto, Ontario
University: University of Toronto
Degree: Master's of Art
Short Title: The Transformative Nature of Culture-Based Literacy Provision in
Native Literacy Programs
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Transformative;
Literacy; Native Programs
Abstract: The major objective of Cooper's research study was to explore the
transformative nature of culture-based literacy approaches in the
Native literacy field in Ontario using Indigenous research
methodologies and applying a phenomenological analysis to the
findings. It has shown that culture-based approaches to Native
literacy are indeed transformative, not only for learners but for
tutors and practitioners as well.
Based on Cooper's findings, the report includes implications for
literacy practice and further research.
URL: http://www.nald.ca/library/research/cooper/cooper.pdf.
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Using the Medicine Wheel as a Basis for Holistic Curriculum
Year: 2007
Author: Marti Ford & Mike Stuhldreier
Pages: 16
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Medicine Wheel
Basics; Holistic; Curriculum
Abstract: This file contains miscellaneous documents on the Medicine
Wheel.
URL: http://ninlhe.unm.edu/2007InstitutePresentations/MikeStuhldreier.pdf
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: The Voice of Students at Risk
Year: 2003
Author: Stephen D. Kroeger
Pages: 116
City: Cincinnati
University: University of Cincinnati
Degree: Doctor of Education
Date: November 12, 2003
Thesis Type: Curriculum and Instruction
Short Title: The Voice of Students at Risk
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Students at Risk; Middle School Educators; Failure; Photovoice;
Action Research; Protective Factors; Engagement; Dropout
Abstract: Middle school educators want to gain deeper understanding of
students at-risk for failure in order to improve practice and student
performance. Paying attention to student voice encourages the
formation of community and acts as a supportive factor by
deepening student engagement in school. This study examined the
social validity of Photovoice, an action research strategy that
provides an opportunity for student voice, and has the potential to
increase engagement. Through Photovoice, individuals of a
community create and share photographs. The sharing of the
photographs becomes a means of personal development and needs
assessment, establishing relationships, making changes in the
environment and in teaching practice, creating community,
developing a shared sense of vision, and creating awareness in
other members of the community. The dialogue and engagement
with students produced in the process changed teacher perceptions
of the student by breaking the child out of the isolated perceptual
context that an educational setting can sometimes create.
Implication for practice will be discussed.
URL: http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-
pdf.cgi/KROEGER%20STEPHEN%20D.pdf?ucin1069275029
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Thesis
Title: Water: A First Nations' Spiritual and Ecological Perspective
Year: 2001
Author: Michael Blackstock
Date: 2001
Short Title: Water: A First Nations' Spiritual and Ecological Perspective
Journal: BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management
Volume 1
Issue: Number 1
Pages: 14
Start Page: 1
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; Water, Spiritual; Ecological and Perspective; First
Nation; Indigenous; Native
Abstract: Water quality and availability is an urgent global concern. This
paper documents, through the use of ethnographic research
methods, First Nations‟ concerns and perspectives about water.
The paper‟s scope is primarily limited to the views of three Elders
from the southern Interior of British Columbia: Mary Thomas from
the Secwepemc, Millie Michell from the Nlaka‟pamux, and Mary
Louie from the Syilx Nation. Secondary literature sources
complement the Elders‟ sharing of Traditional Ecological
Knowledge (TEK). The Elders‟ emphasis on the spiritual
importance of water is contrasted with Western science‟s emphasis
on water‟s unique physical and chemical properties. This
fundamental difference raises questions about Western science‟s
approach to freshwater ecosystem management and study.
Ultimately, this paper documents the wisdom of highly respected
Elders about water in relation to the culture and freshwater
ecosystems of South-Central British Columbia.
URL: www.siferp.org/jem/2001/vol1/no1/art7.pdf
PDF File: Water A First Nations' Spiritual and Ecological Perspective
Language: English
Reference Type: Journal Article
Title: "What is Native Literacy?"
Year: 2002
Author: Antone, Eileen & Peter Gamlin & Moneca Sinclair & Lois Provost
Turchetti & Julian Robbins & Rhonda L. Paulsen
Pages: 8
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Native; Literacy;
Adult Education
Abstract: The author examines Aboriginal literacy from various
perspectives, focusing on factors impacting Aboriginal literacy in adult education practice.
URL: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2002/2002_Papers/sym-
antone&etal2002w.pdf
PDF File: What is Native Literacy
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: When Literacy Empowers: Navajo language in Print
Year: 1992
Author: Karen Gourd
Pages: 5
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; Native; Literacy; Empowers;
Navajo; Language; Print
Abstract: This article is an investigation of complex issues that under grid
the controversy surrounding bilingual education in indigenous,
traditionally non-literate cultures.
URL:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3722/is_199607/ai_n8751474/?tag=rbxcra.2.a.33
PDF File: When Literacy Empowers Navajo language in Print
Access Date: 2009
Language: English
Reference Type: Electronic Article
Title: Working With Native American Families in Speech-Language
Pathology
Year: 2008
Pages: 5
Label: General Adult Literacy
Keywords: Aboriginal; First Nation; Indigenous; "Indian'; Native American;
Pathology; Language
Abstract: A tool for working with Native American families.
URL: http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=native_american_slp
PDF File: Working With Native American Families in Speech-Language
Pathology
Access Date: 2009
English: Language
Reference Type: Electronic Article