Module 4 – Measuring Success in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Learning

I found this article (by Paul Cappon, 2008) as an interesting one because although the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) has developed the world’s first composite learning index to track Canada’s progress in lifelong learning but data gaps hamper measurement of success among Aboriginal learners. This study explains how CCL and its Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre, in partnership with Aboriginal people and organizations, have taken important steps to rectify that. First Nations, Inuit and Métis holistic lifelong learning models illustrate the place of learning in the Aboriginal world view, its sources, how people learn and the connection between learning and community well being. Most important, they help identify what learning success means for Aboriginal communities and provide a framework of indicators to track progress.  Those learning models can re-frame what has too often been regarded as an intractable policy challenge and transform it into an exciting field of opportunity with multiple benefits for the success of Aboriginal learners, for the regeneration and well-being of First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, for regional and national economies and for the health and social cohesion of Aboriginal and Canadian society.

http://www.ccl-cca.ca/NR/rdonlyres/0D0A5FA7-1191-43D9-A46D-F13D7C9BECAB/0/Cappon_PolicyOptions.pdf