first nations student engagement in secondary school: enhancing student success in a northern eeyou community
abstract
this study investigated engagement and disengagement factors for high school
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in a northern eeyou community using a mixed methods participatory approach.
a quantitative survey, administered to a stratified sample of 60 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
(representing
17% of the total population of 351), measured the presence of engagement factors
previously identified in first nations student engagement, drop-out, and school-leaving
literature. only descriptive statistics were used, as this part of the study was exploratory,
determining the presence of these factors among the student population. quantitative
results showed a lack of cultural relevancy in the curriculum of the school, poor
relationships between peers and between 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
and adults in the school, and a lack of
perceived student empowerment. qualitative methods were based in constructivist
grounded theory and included interviews and focus groups with five 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
, seven
school staff members, and eight members of the wider community. qualitative data
served to elaborate upon quantitative results and identified similarities and differences
between eeyou student engagement factors and mainstream student engagement factors.
qualitative results showed a lack of respectful and caring relationships in the school,
areas for improvement in teaching approaches, problems with teachers’ understanding
and sensitivity towards cree culture and language, curriculum issues related to culture, a
lack of community involvement, and a need to improve the school’s receptiveness to
student needs and perspectives. the dissertation concludes with recommendations for
enhancing student engagement by enhancing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
’ abilities to attend school and
remain in school within the school studied. these recommendations may also be relevant
for enhancing first nations on-reserve student engagement in general. recommendations point to a need to increase the cultural content of the curriculum in authentic ways,
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’ sense of belonging in the school, provide a rigorous education
program, and support the creation of positive relationships between peers and between
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and teachers in the school. these changes can be made through changes to
classroom and school practices. it is also recommended that an instrument to assess onreserve
high school student engagement be created, and that further research include both
studies of the effects of in-school counseling and teacher absence on first nations student
engagement.
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