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Governance in Successful Aboriginal Schools

March 25th, 2012 · No Comments

My Discussion Paper on Governance for an Aboriginal Focus School provides a sampling of literature surveyed for the purposes of identifying attributes of governance applied in successful Aboriginal schools which may be suitable for an Aboriginal Focus School.

Drawn from two major studies and additional literature, this review moves from a description of the current Milieu in Aboriginal Education and Models of Governance commonly represented in mainstream circles to specific examples of Governance in Successful Aboriginal schools  which have worked in conjunction with public school districts.  The review concludes with a discussion surrounding Key Success Factors found in the major Society for Advancement of Education studies of 2004 and 2007 and closes with the view that successful governance is a story about Good Relationships and What is Educationally Best.

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Governance in Successful Aboriginal Schools by Rasunah Marsden

Additional Media: Traditional Governance

In this video, Tom Happynook of Huu-ay-ut First Nation explains how traditional leaders are raised to learn the qualities and values of leadership. He also explains how traditional governance in his community is more democratic than the Canadian election process:

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Rasunah Marsden

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