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first nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern eeyou community

dc.contributor.advisorrussell, connie
dc.contributor.authorpashagumskum, sarah jane
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-05t13:15:22z
dc.date.available2015-08-05t13:15:22z
dc.date.created2014
dc.date.issued2015-08-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/655
dc.description.abstractthis study investigated engagement and disengagement factors for high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in a northern eeyou community using a mixed methods participatory approach. a quantitative survey, administered to a stratified sample of 60 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (representing 17% of the total population of 351), measured the presence of engagement factors previously identified in first nations student engagement, drop-out, and school-leaving literature. only descriptive statistics were used, as this part of the study was exploratory, determining the presence of these factors among the student population. quantitative results showed a lack of cultural relevancy in the curriculum of the school, poor relationships between peers and between 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and adults in the school, and a lack of perceived student empowerment. qualitative methods were based in constructivist grounded theory and included interviews and focus groups with five 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , seven school staff members, and eight members of the wider community. qualitative data served to elaborate upon quantitative results and identified similarities and differences between eeyou student engagement factors and mainstream student engagement factors. qualitative results showed a lack of respectful and caring relationships in the school, areas for improvement in teaching approaches, problems with teachers’ understanding and sensitivity towards cree culture and language, curriculum issues related to culture, a lack of community involvement, and a need to improve the school’s receptiveness to student needs and perspectives. the dissertation concludes with recommendations for enhancing student engagement by enhancing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ abilities to attend school and remain in school within the school studied. these recommendations may also be relevant for enhancing first nations on-reserve student engagement in general. recommendations point to a need to increase the cultural content of the curriculum in authentic ways, increase 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ sense of belonging in the school, provide a rigorous education program, and support the creation of positive relationships between peers and between 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and teachers in the school. these changes can be made through changes to classroom and school practices. it is also recommended that an instrument to assess onreserve high school student engagement be created, and that further research include both studies of the effects of in-school counseling and teacher absence on first nations student engagement.en_us
dc.language.isoen_usen_us
dc.subjectengagement/disengagement factors for high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in a northern eeyou communityen_us
dc.subjectfirst nations student engagementen_us
dc.subjectcultural relevancy in curriculumen_us
dc.subjectrelationships between peersen_us
dc.subjectteaching approachesen_us
dc.subjectteachers' understanding and sensitivity towards cree culture & languageen_us
dc.subjectcommunity involvementen_us
dc.subjectenhancing student engagementen_us
dc.subjectrelationships between 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and teachersen_us
dc.titlefirst nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern eeyou communityen_us
dc.typedissertationen_us
etd.degree.nameph.d.en_us
etd.degree.leveldoctoralen_us
etd.degree.disciplineeducationen_us
etd.degree.grantor阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 en_us
dc.contributor.committeememberlawson, alex
dc.contributor.committeememberberger, paul
dc.contributor.committeememberrichards, merle


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