Early childhood education and care for Aboriginal children in Canada [1]
Policy brief
Source:
Moving Child Care Forward (a joint initiative of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit, Centre for Work, Families and Well-Being at the University of Guelph, and the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
3 Nov 2014
Summary:
This policy brief is drawn from the article "Aboriginal early childhood education in Canada: Issues of Context" (Preston, Cottrell, Pelletier, Pearce, 2012). The brief explicates contextual factors that are important to quality Aboriginal early childhood education: priveleging Aboriginal pedagogy; promoting Indeigenous languages and culturel; adequate staffing by qualified Aboriginal educators; empowerment of Aboriginal parents and communities; and in the case of kindergarten services, a full-day timetable. The author argues that strong collaborative efforts are needed by multi-level leaders to ensure that quality Aboriginal early childhood education is actualized throughout Canada.
Region:
Canada [5]
Tags:
aboriginal [6]