It has been estimated that it will take 65,000 graduates to close the gap in Aboriginal post-secondary educational attainment. In 2011, Canada’s Auditor General said the disparity between First Nations education and the rest of Canada is real and unacceptable. Lloyd Barber Summit on Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education: “Identifying Best Practices”
Hiring, Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Workshop Breakout II Breakout Group 6 (Community and Elders) Hiring advisory council to get First Nations on to faculty – can’t find anyone to hire need to be more creative than academic qualifications beyond tokenism Elder involvement Elder Advisor Advisory board input not valued Elders volunteer and non-paid Elder […]
Hiring, Retention, Tenure, & Promotion Workshop Breakout II Breakout Group 2 (Faculty 1) 1. What considerations are critical to hiring and retaining Indigenous faculty and staff? Connections to local communities/territories Urban (relocated) Aboriginal people Mentoring, team teaching Courses/programs Collective agreements 2. What are the workload expectations of faculty and staff? Indigenous events and departmental expectations […]