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Study Outline

Following are the draft outline and working title for the Student Awareness Study -

Looking Towards the Future:
Aboriginal Perspectives
in our Classrooms

  • Introduction: What we hope to accomplish with this paper.
    Writers (Proposed): Renee Abram and Stan McKay, with other members of the Aboriginal Advisory Circle
  • Section 1: CAAS' Proposed Learning Expectations - AKA "What We Think Canadians SHOULD know"
    Writers (Definite): Jackie Moore Diagle, with support from Dave Anderson, Renee Abram, Aboriginal Advisory Circle, (CTF rep "in the loop")
  • Section 2: Why Aboriginal knowledge must be in Canadian curriculum.
    Writer (Definite): Celia Haig-Brown
  • Section 3: How Canada will benefit from Aboriginal knowledge being in Canadian curriculum.
    Writers (Proposed): Harry Smaller, Ed Bianchi (ARC), other Core Group Anti-Racism academics
  • Section 4: An Overview of Ministry-Approved Curriculum re: Aboriginal culture, history, current issues across Canada
    Writers (Definite): Dave Anderson with Angela Bosco, other researchers NOTE: This is NOT and CANNOT be a comparative study, rather it will be a meaningful national overview of Ministry-approved curriculum
  • Section 5: Findings from Survey
    Writers (Definite): Susan Dion-Fletcher, Ann Pohl, Renee Abram, et al
  • Section 6: Gap Analysis
    Writers (Proposed): Dave Anderson, other Academic Advisors (with Core Group input)
  • Section 7: CAAS Recommendations and Future Plans
    Writers (Definite): Core Group process, facilitated by Coordinators
  • Appendix: Survey
    Writers (Definite): Susan Dion-Fletcher, with Ann Pohl and Renee Abram - with Core Group input

Editing/Overall Production:
Anika Altiman and Ann Pohl

(Developed: July 25, 2000 Amended as a result of Partners Meeting decisions on related matters: October 2, 2000)