Motivators of Educational Success: Perceptions of Grade 12 Aboriginal Students

Autor/inn/en	Preston, Jane P.; Claypool, Tim R.
Titel	Motivators of Educational Success: Perceptions of Grade 12 Aboriginal Students
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 36 (2013) 4, S.257-279 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1918-5979
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; High School Students; Urban Schools; Semi Structured Interviews; Teaching Methods; School Culture; Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; Indigenous Populations; American Indians; Canada Natives; Student Motivation; World Views; Indigenous Knowledge; Culturally Relevant Education; Qualitative Research; Grade 12 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Ausland; Schulleistung; Sinti und Roma; American Indian; Indianer; Schulische Motivation; World view; Weltanschauung; Qualitative Forschung; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to identify motivators that support educational success, as perceived by Aboriginal high school students enrolled in two urban Saskatchewan schools. Twelve semi-structured individual interviews revealed that students were motivated by a hospitable school culture, relevant learning opportunities, and positive personal influences outside the realm of the school (e.g., family role models and Elder influence). Utilizing an Aboriginal worldview lens, student motivation stemmed from experiencing four quadrants of learning--awareness (physical), knowledge (mental), continuous improvement (emotional), and perseverance (spiritual). An implication is that educators need to incorporate features of Aboriginal pedagogy when teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01