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Yá Sgóonwáan Adátx'i Neildáxh Kha Sgóondáxh Hasdu Eexh Dasheeyí, Kei Kghak’É! Mamawiohpikihawasowin Akwa Awasisak Kisaspin Wecihawak Wikiwahk Akwa Kiskinwahamakiwikamikohk Kita Mithopathin! Supporting First Nations Student Academic Success Through Improved Educator Efficacy, Tammy H. Stoneman
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Fifty years ago, Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow (1973) stated that Tawaw Education (pseudonym) has been failing to meet the academic needs of First Nations students from K-12. This ongoing issue is highlighted by both the Office of the Auditor General’s Reports (2009; 2019) and Yee’s (2021) Review of Inclusive and Special Education Report. This Organizational Improvement Plan (OIP) addresses the ongoing education issues First Nations people have endured for many years and provides guidance to support improved educator efficacy throughout the system. An Indigenous leadership approach is used to ensure authenticity to this work, highlighting the importance …
The Know Better, Do Better Plan For Self And System Transformation, Deena Kotak Buckley
The Know Better, Do Better Plan For Self And System Transformation, Deena Kotak Buckley
The Dissertation in Practice at Western University
Educational leadership has roots in neocolonial epistemologies and a functionalist paradigm. While Atman Jnana School Board (a pseudonym) has made a commitment to equity by recognizing the need for communities of belonging, leaders unconsciously lean toward the individual over the collective as imparted by these epistemologies and paradigm. Therefore, the problem of practice under investigation is the development of educational leaders’ capacity to create communities of belonging and purpose. As principals and vice-principals are pivotal to transforming school culture, this organizational improvement plan proposes addressing the problem of practice by creating a community of belonging with school leaders who want …