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Niemi, John A.; Blunt, Adrian – Educational Television International, 1971
A report on a project which uses modern technology in its attempt to reach and teach the geographically and culturally isolated Indians of British Columbia. (LS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Isolation, Educational Programs, Educational Radio
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O'Connell, Sheldon – Journal of Communication, 1977
Describes a study of the impact of the first year of television on an Eskimo community by comparing the residents' responses with those of inhabitants of a community without television. Responses indicate a social impact on specific attitudes, but an overall retention of basic Eskimo values. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation
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Gruber, Steve; Coldevin, Gary – American Journal of Distance Education, 1995
Reviews problems with the current educational situation in Canadian aboriginal communities. Notes the potential of distance education to reduce problems associated with cultural assimilation and to enhance multimedia resources. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of two distance education programs for aboriginals and concludes with guidelines for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Isolation, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
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Coldevin, Gary O. – Journal of Communication, 1977
Describes the impact of the expanded availability of television as a result of the Anik I satellite transmission system on the Canadian Eskimo (adults have an increased knowledge of national and international affairs). Indicates critical social and psychological effects on Eskimo children while adults have retained traditional social customs and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Communications Satellites
Peter, Karl – 1979
This paper proceeds from the hypothesis that the bilingual and multicultural policy of the Canadian government was: (1) an appeasement policy toward a revitalized Quebec and a containment policy regarding its claim to political power; and (2) a device to legitimize the continued dominance of the ruling English speaking elite at a time when its…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cultural Isolation, Cultural Pluralism
Smith, Lorne – SPEAQ Journal, 1979
Describes the educational problems facing anglophone teachers in the Northwest Territories of Canada where a majority of the children do not speak English or a standard dialect. Emphasizes the need for experienced, ESL trained teachers and advocates bilingual programs with a strong English component. (MES)
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Influences
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Steinhauer, Noella – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Discusses the feelings of displacement and alienation suffered by members of aboriginal groups who must leave their communities to attend institutions of higher education. Notes specific problems encountered by these individuals and suggests some solutions that can ameliorate the lack of cultural support in urban areas. (DSK)
Descriptors: Alienation, American Indians, Canada Natives, Canadian Studies
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Davis, John – Rural Educator, 1987
Questionnaires mailed to a sample of teachers, students, and parents in Western Australia and Northwestern Ontario (Canada) were used to study the effects of isolation on rural education. Although the geographical distance may permeate all aspects of isolation, three discrete types of isolation emerged from the responses--social, cultural, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Isolation, Distance, Elementary Secondary Education
Goddard, J. Tim; Foster, Rosemary Y. – 2002
This report describes the completed second stage of an investigation and analysis of the state of educational leadership, policy, and organization in northern Canadian schools. It presents and discusses the different perspectives held by constituents with respect to the goals and purposes of schooling, and the curriculum and language of…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation
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Chalmers, John W. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1985
The first official trustee of the Northland School Division details the history of the corporation from its founding in 1960. The anecdotal narrative describes achievements and failures, operating procedures, and difficulties of providing education in isolated areas. An editors' response following the paper points out the author's unique…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Isolation
Wotherspoon, Terry; Butler, Joanne – 1999
This discussion paper explores interactions among formal learning, informal learning, and life conditions and opportunities experienced by aboriginal people in Canada. The contradictory importance of education for aboriginal people is examined with respect to three related aspects of these relationships. First, the paper summarizes students'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Context
Pannekoek, Frits – 2000
In the past decade, significant advances in information technologies in the Euro-American world have fostered the creation of information monopolies. The prices imposed by the monopolies, whose products are largely in the English language, have caused academic libraries to focus almost exclusively on international scientific and cultural materials…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Learning