Expanding the circle Alison Gear [electronic resource] : collaborative research to create a culturally responsive family literacy program /
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ArticlePublication details: 2014Description: 1 online resource (p. 61-72) : digital, PDF fileSubject(s): Literacy -- British Columbia -- Study and teachingOnline resources: Full text
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Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook Vol. 36, p. 61- 72Abstract: This study documents the creation of a family literacy program developed with, and for, an Indigenous community on the northwest coast of British Columbia. The field of family literacy is juxtaposed with the historical and contemporary school experiences of the community and presented as a means of addressing the imbalance between Indigenous and Western knowledge systems currently offered through the public education system. Both Indigenous and Western research methods were utilized through a process designed to involve the community in the development of a family literacy program.
This study documents the creation of a family literacy program developed with, and for, an Indigenous community on the northwest coast of British Columbia. The field of family literacy is juxtaposed with the historical and contemporary school experiences of the community and presented as a means of addressing the imbalance between Indigenous and Western knowledge systems currently offered through the public education system. Both Indigenous and Western research methods were utilized through a process designed to involve the community in the development of a family literacy program.
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