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Publication Date: 2014
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Touring Turtle Island: Fostering Leadership Capacity to Support First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Learners
Wallin, Dawn C.; Peden, Sherry
in education, v19 n3 p47-68 Spr 2014
This paper reports on findings from a research study that examined the design, delivery, and effects of a graduate level summer institute, the aim of which was to foster the capacity of educational leaders to support First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) learners. Our study is conceptually framed using elements of critical race and Whiteness theory, and red pedagogy/culturally relevant pedagogy. We designed the institute and our methods around Kirkness's and Barnhardt's (1991) 4 R's of success in higher education environments: relevance, reciprocity, responsibility, and respect. Data for the study were gathered using a qualitative, inquiry-based methodology, and articulated using Indigenous storywork and story. The primary data sources included online surveys and sharing circles conducted with past students of the course. Findings suggest that the summer institute helped to disrupt colonial assumptions; increase respect for Aboriginal knowledges, values, and experiences; offer relevance to educators who were able to use the learnings of the course in their own professional contexts; affirm the need for reciprocity between schools and FNMI families; and develop educational leaders' sense of responsibility to ensure FNMI learners are supported in the public school system.
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Summer Programs, Leadership Training, Cultural Awareness, Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations, Critical Theory, Race, Culturally Relevant Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Leadership Responsibility, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Racial Bias, Whites, Minority Group Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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