| Autor: |
Baydala, Lola, Rasmussen, Carmen, Bisanz, Jeffrey, Kennedy, Merle, Weigum, Natalie, Worrell, Stephanie, Charchun, Julianna, Letourneau, Nicole, Sherman, Jody, Birch, June, Wikman, Erik |
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Canadian Journal of Native Education; 2009, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p78-93, 16p |
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Mother Earth's Children's Charter School (MECCS) was established in response to the need for a culturally compatible and positive educational experience for Indigenous children in north central Alberta. Before the school's opening in 2003, researchers from the University of Alberta were invited by the MECCS administration, parents, and the Vice-Chief of the Assembly of First Nations to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of change in measures of behavior, academic achievement, self-perception, and health in children who attend the school. Data were collected and analyzed from 86 research participants who attended the school during its first three years of operation. All measures significantly declined or showed no significant change during the study period. Possible explanations for the observed declines include transfer of higher-performing students out of the school after their initial enrollment, an unexpected and high enrollment of special-needs students, and a lack of adjustment time for the school to begin operations before testing began. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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