Exploring what Success Means from the Perspectives of Aboriginal Elders, Parents, and Educators in Aklavik, Northwest Territories

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dc.contributor.advisorDrefs, Michelle
dc.contributor.advisorPoitras Pratt, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorWick, Meghan
dc.contributor.committeememberBadry, Dorothy
dc.contributor.committeememberDanyluk, Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-31T15:49:05Z
dc.date.available2016-08-31T15:49:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis project explores both Gwich’in and Inuvialuit perspectives of success in the remote community of Aklavik in the Beaufort Delta Region of the Northwest Territories. From the onset, this project has been completed in a collaborative partnership with the District Education Authority of Moose Kerr School in Aklavik, which involved constant collaboration regarding all aspects of this work. A group of 12 Aboriginal Elders, parents, and school educators collectively came together to participate in focus group sessions and semi-structured interviews with a goal to develop a common, balanced, and culturally-based vision of what constitutes success in learning for Gwich’in and Inuvialuit peoples in Aklavik. During focus group and interview sessions, themes emerged that reflect a deeper, more holistic understanding of success for the community. Through several direct quotes captured by community participants, the findings highlight strengths the community has in fostering success, as well as areas the community continues to work towards. The community was determined to achieve their own success in this work, which is reflected in both the insightful words brought forward by participants as well as in a working model of success created by the community. The visions of success brought forward in this project will provide a foundation for how the current education system can be understood, challenged, and transformed for generations to come.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWick, M. (2016). Exploring what Success Means from the Perspectives of Aboriginal Elders, Parents, and Educators in Aklavik, Northwest Territories (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26128en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26128
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3243
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subject.classificationIndigenous Educationen_US
dc.subject.classificationAboriginal Educationen_US
dc.subject.classificationCommunity Based Researchen_US
dc.titleExploring what Success Means from the Perspectives of Aboriginal Elders, Parents, and Educators in Aklavik, Northwest Territories
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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