Aboriginal student engagement and achievement : educational practices and cultural sustainability / Lorenzo Cherubini ; foreword by Lyn Trudeau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cherubini, Lorenzo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic achievement--Ontario.

Academic achievement.

Public schools--Ontario.

Public schools.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

x, 200 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2014.

Summary:

Aboriginal people want an education that reflects their cultural values and linguistic heritages, an education that will foster their children's engagement and identity and not marginalize them as learners. This book turns the spotlight on a rare success story - one Ontario high school's attempt to recognize Aboriginal students' cultural and academic needs while helping them build relationships with non-Aboriginal students. Aboriginal students constitute one of the fastest-growing groups in public schools. This timely study not only reveals how the current system is failing Aboriginal students - it offers recommendations for enhancing their achievement levels in Canada and abroad. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Background

1 Evoking the Past, Framing the Future 9

2 Setting the Story 23

Part 2 From Theory to Practice

3 The Conversations 35

4 Subplots 97

5 Climax: Learning from the Stories 119.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Cherubini, Lorenzo, author. Aboriginal student engagement and achievement.

ISBN:

9780774826556

077482655X

OCLC:

875520821