Situating Myself in Research

A Cree teacher-researcher in Alberta enrolled in a graduate education program in hopes of gaining insight into the low achievement of students in reserve schools. Courses taught from an Indigenous perspective and her own research with reservation students led her to the notion of inherent wisdom, ex...

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Published in:Canadian journal of native education 2001-07, Vol.25 (2), p.183
Main Author: Steinhauer, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Alberta
American Indian Education
Canada Natives
Cultural Relevance
Education
Educational Experience
Educational Objectives
Foreign Countries
Grade 10
Graduate studies
Graduate Study
Higher Education
Native peoples
Research Methodology
Social research
Teacher Researchers
World Views
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Summary:A Cree teacher-researcher in Alberta enrolled in a graduate education program in hopes of gaining insight into the low achievement of students in reserve schools. Courses taught from an Indigenous perspective and her own research with reservation students led her to the notion of inherent wisdom, expressed in the metaphor of a tree whose roots symbolize our ancestors. (SV)
ISSN:0710-1481