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The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our purpose is to encourage higher performance throughout Canada's public education system.
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Report Profiles Successful Aboriginal Schools
[March 8, 2007] A new study released today identifies promising approaches for reducing the achievement gap between Aboriginal learners and their peers.
Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling is based on a study of ten exemplary schools conducted in 2006. The 350-page report covers a broad range of issues affecting the progress of Aboriginal students and highlights the strategies used by these schools to produce results. The report underlines systemic issues to be addressed, and presents 21 recommendations for policymakers.
"There is an urgent need for research on how to improve educational outcomes for the growing Aboriginal student population on and off-reserve", notes Helen Raham, Research Director for the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE) which commissioned the study. "These case studies identify important factors associated with their success."
A mix of band-operated and provincial or territorial schools in central, northern and eastern Canada were selected for inclusion in the study:
Akwesasne Mohawk Schools, ON/QC
Chief Jimmy Bruneau School, NWT
Écoles Whiskeychan & Winnibekuu, QC
Eskasoni School, NS
Kitigan Zibi School, QC
Mount Carmel Elementary, ON
Wapanohk Community School, MB
Nuiyak School, NU
S'et A'newey School, NL
N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre Alt. School, ON
Principal author of the report is University of Winnipeg Professor of Anthropology, Dr. George Fulford, in collaboration with a team of four regional researchers. Funding for the research was provided by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the Governments of Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut, the Federal Interlocutors' Office, and an anonymous Canadian Foundation.
The research follows a similar study of ten successful schools located in western Canada (Bell, 2004) and compares the current findings with those of the previous study.
For further information:
Helen Raham, Research Director, SAEE, Tel. (250) 717-1163 hraham@saee.ca
George Fulford, Principal Author, Tel. (204) 786-9716 (office) (204) 223-4023 cell
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