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"Try to Understand Us":Aboriginal Elders’ Views on Exceptionality

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dc.creator Ron Phillips
dc.date 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:21:33Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:21:33Z
dc.identifier 1183-1189
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/b9c1d7051d4a41e5869c0c2ef2dac52c
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20433
dc.description This article provides an analysis of the views of four Elders at the “A Window to Seeing the World Differently, National Symposium on Aboriginal Special Education” that was held in October 2005 at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. The symposium was an opportunity to provide educators, students, parents, and community members with information on Aboriginal views on special education. Concern had been expressed over the high numbers of Aboriginal students being identified as “special needs” attending schools on reserves throughout Canada. There was also concern over difficulties with the current special education system, e.g., funding, assessment, and service issues. It was believed that the Aboriginal worldview of students with special needs as having special gifts from the Creator was not integrated into the curriculum or into teaching practices. The article concludes with suggestions for educators on how to address exceptionalities in Aboriginal communities.
dc.language English
dc.language French
dc.publisher Brock University
dc.relation http://www.ed.brocku.ca/ojs/index.php/brocked/article/download/146/143
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1183-1189
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Brock Education : a Journal of Educational Research and Practice, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2010)
dc.subject Aboriginal education
dc.subject Elders
dc.subject exceptionality
dc.subject special education
dc.subject Aboriginal special education
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title "Try to Understand Us":Aboriginal Elders’ Views on Exceptionality
dc.type article


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