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Indian and Northern Education
Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education

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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
EDIND 220.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Advanced Oral and Written Cree for Teachers
1&2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): CREE 120 or permission of the Department of Curriculum Studies.

Presents the development of oral and written Cree language. Standard Roman Orthography will be used to compose original writings such as poetry, verse, changes, legends and stories. Elders and traditional storytellers will be a main resource.

Note: Students who are non-Cree speakers who have completed CREE 101 and 120 will have acquired the appropriate oral and written proficiency for this class. This is an External course offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EDIND 360.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Aboriginal Education in a Cross-Cultural Context
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDFDT 335.

Offers a cross-cultural contextual framework for addressing the education of Aboriginal students within school system. It focuses on the ideological foundations of traditional Aboriginality and modern schooling, the educational implications for meeting the needs of Aboriginal students, and the creation and adaptation of cross-cultural appropriate pedagogy and curriculum.

EDIND 375.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Teaching English as a Second Language/Dialect: Level One
1/2(2L-1P)

Designed for teachers who are employed to teach English as second language/dialect to Indian and native students. Emphasis is on methods appropriate for coping with the linguistic difficulties encountered in school by children whose first language is one spoken by Aboriginal peoples.

Note: Offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EDIND 380.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Incorporating the Cultural Arts of Indian, Métis and Inuit People into School Programs
1/2(3L)

Informs students about the rich and varied cultural arts of the Indian, Métis and Inuit people of North America. Emphasizes understanding and aesthetic appreciation as well as on practical aspects of cultural arts inclusion in school programs.

Note: Offered by the Department of Curriculum Studies.

EDIND 450.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Aboriginal Epistemology and Pedagogy
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDFDT 335.

This course features salient Aboriginal learning styles and teaching strategies which underpin the survival and resiliency of Aboriginal people. It provides an opportunity through seminar, collaborative investigations and critical exploration to analyse Aboriginal ways of knowing and an art of teaching respecting Aboriginal protocols and knowledge.




Special Topics

These courses are offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations. Students interested in these courses should contact the department for more information.
EDIND 498.3

1/2(3S)

GRADUATE COURSES
Department of Educational Foundations, College of Graduate Studies & Research
EDIND 800.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» History of Indian and Native Education in Central and Atlantic Canada
1/2(3L)

The nature of history as it pertains to Indian and Inuit people. Describes and analyzes the chronological development of schooling for the indigenous people in Central and Atlantic Canada. Historical origins of contemporary issues in education are examined.

EDIND 810.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» History of Indian and Native Education in Western and Northern Canada
1/2(3L)

A review and examination of educational practices of Indian and Inuit people of Western and Northern Canada both before and after the arrival of Europeans. The course outlines the involvement in schooling of the Hudson's Bay Company, missionaries and governments. Contemporary developments in education for Indian, Metis and Inuit people are discussed.

EDIND 830.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» The Environment of the Schooling Process for Indian and Native Students in Northern Areas
1/2(3S)

Focuses on the educational environment of Indian, Metis and Inuit students with emphasis on cultural, political, economic change in northern and isolated communities. Data is drawn from ethnography and other anthropological research.

EDIND 840.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Environment of Schooling Process for Indian and Native Students in Integrated and Urban Systems
1/2(3S)

A seminar centering on the societal environment of the schooling process experienced by Indian and native students in small integrated schools and those in large urban centres. Implications of economics, housing, politics, mobility, teaching/learning approaches and curriculum are discussed.

EDIND 845.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cross-Cultural Communication in Theory and Practice
1/2(2L-1P)

A study of the theories of interpersonal communication and of the barriers posed by variables within the cultural learnings of speaker and listener. Explores the use of role-plays, simulations and cross-cultural interaction to increase understanding and communication effectiveness.

EDIND 850.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cross Cultural Psychological Research and Implications for Teaching Indian Metis and Inuit Students
1/2(3S)

An examination of the development of the field of cross-cultural research in psychology and the importance of findings to the design of teaching material and techniques. Examines the problems and ethics involved in conducting cross-cultural studies as well as the applicability of research conclusions across cultures.

EDIND 851.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Decolonizing Aboriginal Education
1(3S)

Intended to address colonization and imperialism among Aboriginal peoples, focusing specifically on the role education has played in achieving cognitive imperialism, critique the tenets of cognitive imperialism in English language and education policy, politics, and practice, and evaluate international options for restoring Aboriginal communities.

EDIND 855.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cross-Cultural Research Methodology
1/2(2L-1P)

A methodology course dealing with the adaptation of various research approaches to the study of variables across cultures. Students are expected to become involved in the design and conduct of a cross-cultural research study.

EDIND 860.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cross-Cultural Education Within Circumpolar Countries
1/2(3S)

A survey of systems, programs, teaching approaches and the development of curriculum materials for the education of minority groups resident in circumpolar countries and areas. The focus is on Greenland, the Scandinavian countries, northern Russia, Alaska and northern Canada

EDIND 865.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Use of Media as an Aid to Cross-Cultural Communication
1/2(1L-2P)

An activity-oriented course concerned with a study of the use and impact of mass media on communication across cultures. Opportunity will be provided for students to become familiar with producing audio-visual material for use in cross-cultural teaching situations..

EDIND 870.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Cross-Cultural Education Within Third World Countries
1/2(3S)

A survey of the development of schooling for indigenous and minority cultures within a sample of third world countries. Focus will be on the aborigines of Australia, the Maoris of New Zealand, the Indians of Latin and South America, and the original people of African countries.

EDIND 871.3
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Aboriginal Languages and Linguistic Diversity in Education
2(3S)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Studies and Research.

This seminar explores the state of Indigenous languages, the interrelated threats to linguistic diversity, and its foreseeable consequences for Indigenous knowledge, heritage, identity, human rights, and social justice. It critically examines post-colonial educational programming aimed at recovering, sustaining, and developing Indigenous languages.

EDIND 898.3, 899.6
Registration Info — 2004-2005 Regular Session» Special Study - Individual Reading Course
1/2(R), 1&2(R)

Students select a specific area of interest within the field of Indian and Northern education. In consultation with a faculty advisor the student delineates the subject of study, research methodology, bibliography and working arrangements. A completed report or mini-project is evaluated by a committee of faculty within the Program in consultation with the student.

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