Resilience And First Nations Students - Weenie, Angelina
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The drop out rate of First Nations students is a long standing issue and concern. Although it is important to explore the factors for this drop-out, this study takes a different approach and looks at positive adaptation and success. This is a qualitative study which is intended to contribute to an understanding of the resilience processes that enable those who persevere and succeed in spite of great adversity. Using a narrative inquiry method,the stories of six graduates of the First Nations University of Canada, Indigenous Education program, were analyzed. Based on their stories a model using…mehr

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The drop out rate of First Nations students is a long standing issue and concern. Although it is important to explore the factors for this drop-out, this study takes a different approach and looks at positive adaptation and success. This is a qualitative study which is intended to contribute to an understanding of the resilience processes that enable those who persevere and succeed in spite of great adversity. Using a narrative inquiry method,the stories of six graduates of the First Nations University of Canada, Indigenous Education program, were analyzed. Based on their stories a model using the medicine wheel framework was developed which reflects the characteristics of resilient individuals.
Autorenporträt
Angelina Weenie is a Plains Cree scholar from Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada. She is a faculty member of Indigenous Education at the First Nations University of Canada. She has presented nationally and internationally on Indigenous research and pedagogy.