Inuit Education and Schools in the Eastern Arctic

By Heather E. Mcgregor

Since the mid-twentieth century, sustained contact between Inuit and newcomers has led to profound changes in education in the Eastern Arctic, including the experience of colonization and progress toward the re-establishment of traditional education in schools. Heather McGregor assesses developments in the history of education in four periods - the traditional, the colonial (1945-70), the territorial (1971-81), and the local (1982-99). She concludes that education is most successful when Inuit involvement and local control support a system reflecting Inuit culture and visions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774817453
• ISBN13: 9780774817455
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"