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Elliott-Groves, Emma; Meixi – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2022
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and their underlying ethical qualities guide social interaction and the process by which Indigenous children learn what it means to be a person within family and community life. Using the Learning by Observing and Pitching In (LOPI) framework as a starting point, this paper explores a case study of a death in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Ethics
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Chung, Simmee – LEARNing Landscapes, 2018
This research with three Indigenous youth and their families is an intergenerational narrative inquiry around experiences of belonging and identity making. Pulling forward teachings from Indigenous Elder Francis Whiskeyjack, a metaphor of "education as ceremony" is juxtaposed with the ceremonies of "schooling" (Greene, 2001).…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Youth, Personal Narratives, Identification (Psychology)
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Semke, Carrie A.; Sheridan, Susan M. – School Community Journal, 2012
Parental participation and cooperation in children's educational experiences is positively related to important student outcomes. It is becoming increasingly evident that context is a significant factor in understanding academic achievement, and the setting in which a child, family, and school is situated is among the salient contexts influencing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Research Methodology, Family Involvement
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Boag-Munroe, Gill; Evangelou, Maria – Research Papers in Education, 2012
This paper presents a review of the literature relating to hard-to-reach families which has been published over the last 12 years in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. The purpose of the review was twofold: to gain insights to understandings of the term "hard-to-reach" within these services--education, health and social--which might be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ancillary School Services, Supplementary Education, Health Services
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Garg, Rashmi; Melanson, Stella; Levin, Elizabeth – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Youth from single-parent families report lower educational aspirations than those from two-parent families. This study explored the influence of background factors (gender, grade, parental education and SES), parental involvement with education, academic self-concept, and peer influences on educational aspirations. The participants were Canadian…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Educational Attainment
Bloom, Barbara – 1991
This document is a report of the Early Childhood Intervention Programs (ECIPs) in Saskatchewan (Canada), covering 1984 to 1990. The report describes: the ECIP approach to early intervention; the children who are enrolled in the ECIPs; children's levels of development when entering and leaving the ECIP; changes in rates of development while in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education