Collaborative Animation of an Indigenous Education Policy Framework to Define the Path and Assess Progress

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Twelve
  In Roundtable Session: Reenvisioning Partnerships for Improving Policy and Practice (Table 6)

Abstract

This research animated, collaboratively, a provincial/state Indigenous education policy framework into a practical means of assessing districts’ support of Indigenous education. The conceptual framework and measurement tools from this research illuminate a path for consistent growth and foster development of the conditions needed for ongoing dialogue through an ethical space of engagement. The new framework also broadens opportunities for Indigenous students by ensuring they are celebrated up-front for the cultural and practical knowledge they bring. Finally, this paper describes a unique methodological approach for non-Indigenous researchers to engage and collaborate with Indigenous individuals and communities in service of translating educational policy into meaningful and measurable indicators and organizational growth continua.

Authors

• Scott D. Tunison, University of Saskatchewan
  Presenting Author

• Ted Amendt, Saskatchewan School Boards Association
  Presenting Author