Aboriginal education : current crisis and future alternatives

White, Jerry P. (Jerry Patrick), 1951- (editor.). Peters, Julie (editor.). Beavon, Dan, (editor.). Spence, Nicholas (editor.).

Summary: Despite the enormous resources put into improving the educational system, Canadians have not succeeded in eliminating the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal education success. Using the most recent data, this book assesses the costs to Aboriginal peoples and the country, and it explores alternative approaches to solving these problems.

Record details

ISBN: 9781550771855 (pbk.)
ISBN: 155077185X (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
366 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Thompson Educational Pub., 2009.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Understanding the current situation / Jerry P. White and Dan Beavon -- A short history of Aboriginal education in Canada / Jerry P. White and Julie Peters -- Formal educational attainment of Inuit in Canada, 1981-2006 / Chris Penney -- Métis educational attainment / Piotr Wilk, Jerry P. White and Eric Guimond -- University attainment of the registered Indian population, 1981-2006: a cohort approach / John Clement -- Contrasting current policy proposals / Julie Peters and Jerry P. White -- Enhancing educational attainment for First Nations children / Jerry P. White, Julie Peters and Dan Beavon -- Exploring the influence of school and community relationships on the performance of Aboriginal students in British Columbia public schools / Cheryl Aman -- Churn migration and educational attainment among Aboriginal adolescents and young adults / Dan Beavon, Susan Wingert and Jerry P. White -- A new approach to understanding Aboriginal educational outcomes: the role of social capital / Jerry P. White, Nicholas Spence and Paul Maxim -- Breaking the gridlock in Aboriginal education / Jerry Paquette -- Aboriginal youth, education and labour market outcomes / Jeremy Hull -- Some estimates of private and social benefits of improving educational attainment among registered Indian youth and young adults / Stewart Clatworthy.