NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Shimpo, Mitsuru
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: Dr. Shimpo will study the needs of the Dene as perceived by themselves and their educators regarding education and work. Through questionnaires and interviews, educational and training strategies may be developed which reflect a Dene perspective....

Principal Investigator: Takano, Toshio
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: As part of a master's thesis on the "Acculturation of the Canadian Eskimo" to study the various aspects of everyday Inuit life. Such things as social organization, religion, education levels, employment levels, technological awareness and levels of hunting fishing and trapping will be documented....

Principal Investigator: Scott, Harvey A.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To research and document traditional native physical education and recreation activities. The study purpose is to complete books on the Inuit, Loucheux - Hareskin/Bearlake and Trans-Dene games for use in developing school curriculum material....

Principal Investigator: Nash, Lynn
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: As part of an M.Ed. thesis program to conduct an investigation into the value orientations of students in the N.W.T....

Principal Investigator: Zariwny, A.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To evaluate, through the use of questionnaires sent to 10 communities and interviews held in 5 communities, educational and career opportunities available for Northerners in light of the people's job preference....

Principal Investigator: Gorlick, Carolyne
Licensed Year(s): 1976
Summary: An analysis of the elementary school teacher as: a potential agent for diffusion of schooling, educational innovations and technologies; a member of the existing occupational structure of the region. An analysis of: the extent to which the educational system can compete with other institutions for potential candidates; the schools philosophy of recruitment and training of personnel; the educati...