ERIC Number: EJ1429292
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
EISSN: EISSN-1923-1857
Changing the Story: Indigenous Youth Belong in Post-Secondary Education
Wanda First Rider; Aubrey Jean Hanson; Angela Houle; Patricia Mccallum; Teresa M. Miles; Maureen Plante; Erin Spring
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v70 n1 p83-97 2024
This article describes a collaboration between an urban school board and a faculty of education aimed at supporting Indigenous youth transitions to post-secondary education. Drawing upon strengths-based approaches including wise practices, we offer a model for how postsecondary transition events can illuminate pathways for young people to see that they belong in higher education. We highlight the importance of connecting with Elders, hearing from successful Indigenous speakers, and seeing campus. The theme of our event reiterates to Indigenous youth that they have a story and that they can take the next steps to a new beginning in post-secondary education.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Urban Schools, Boards of Education, Partnerships in Education, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, College School Cooperation, Post High School Guidance, Youth Programs
University of Alberta, Faculty of Education. 845 Education Centre South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ajer/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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