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Increasing/Raising/Examining Our Expectations of Aboriginal Learners Kirkness, Verna J.

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As Aboriginal people, we have over the last thirty years, tried to influence change in education to make it meaningful, satisfying and even enjoyable to Aboriginal learners. Our expectation is that by providing an education that respects their cultural integrity, they will be successful. Educational institutions, (schools, colleges, universities, school divisions) for the most part, expect all students to come and partake of what the institution has to offer and to be successful. It is, however, a well known fact, that when the learner’s heritage and culture does not comply with the status quo, a “one-size fits all” does not work. In the case of the Aboriginal learner, history and culture has to be addressed if we expect them to fulfill their aspirations. This presentation, then, will begin with an overview of where we have been in education, briefly outlining the history of Aboriginal education. In considering the present, we will look at how the institutions can be more effective in honouring our philosphy of education through a culturally responsive curriculum and culturally responsive teachers

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Title
Increasing/Raising/Examining Our Expectations of Aboriginal Learners
Creator
Kirkness, Verna J.
Contributor
Indigenous Education (University of British Columbia); Xwi7xwa Library (University of British Columbia)
Date Issued
2013-04-02
Description
As Aboriginal people, we have over the last thirty years, tried to influence change in education to make it meaningful, satisfying and even enjoyable to Aboriginal learners. Our expectation is that by providing an education that respects their cultural integrity, they will be successful. Educational institutions, (schools, colleges, universities, school divisions) for the most part, expect all students to come and partake of what the institution has to offer and to be successful. It is, however, a well known fact, that when the learner’s heritage and culture does not comply with the status quo, a “one-size fits all” does not work. In the case of the Aboriginal learner, history and culture has to be addressed if we expect them to fulfill their aspirations. This presentation, then, will begin with an overview of where we have been in education, briefly outlining the history of Aboriginal education. In considering the present, we will look at how the institutions can be more effective in honouring our philosphy of education through a culturally responsive curriculum and culturally responsive teachers
Subject
Indigenous Education
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Notes
[This collection comprises a comprehensive sample of Verna Kirkness' speeches dating from 1973 to 2012 being housed at the Xwi7xwa Archives. Kirkness organized most of the materials in sequentially numbered file folders with some loose papers. The materials have not been further organized or analyzed by the Xwi7xwa staff. We hope this incredibly rich collection of works will continue to be a resource in the continuing efforts furthering Indigenous Education.]
Series
Verna J. Kirkness speeches
Date Available
2016-11-14
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
DOI
10.14288/1.0103057
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44106
Affiliation
First Nations House of Learning; Education, Faculty of; Teacher Education; President's Office
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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