NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: James, V. Angela
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: Through the Indigenous research methodology of story, the purpose of this qualitative research is to examine the traditional pedagogies of NWT Aboriginal Elders and NWT Aboriginal curricula that describe capable learners to see if they corroborate contemporary educational approaches proposed by educators and researchers as being most effective in creating capable learners and citizens who can navi...

Principal Investigator: Bright, Marilyn
Licensed Year(s): 1997
Summary: The study will explore experiences beginning Dene teachers have in their transition from student to teacher. Study attempts to understand ways which beginning Dene teachers integrate their traditional cultural heritage into that of Canadian mainstream curriculum. How is the curriculum document, Dene Kede, implemented in their work. Study will seek to articulate their needs for in-service suppor...

Principal Investigator: Shimpo, Mitsura
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: Due to limited time resources, the researcher plans to limit his study to doing consultative interviews with staff members of the GNWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment and possibly with staff members of Aurora College in Yellowknife. No research will be done outside of Yellowknife. This survey is part of a larger international 3 year research project sponsored by Japan's Nation...

Principal Investigator: Richardson, Denrick
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: The study will follow an ethnographic or qualitative approach. An attempt will be made to interview a total of 100 people representing influential people in the communities....

Principal Investigator: Hall, Barbara
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: The resarchers will continue their study, started in 1992, on assessing the health-related knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours of children and youth in the NWT. Data will be collected through a survey administered through NWT schools. Teachers will also be surveyed with regard to the implementation of the NWT School Health Program. Researchers from selected communities will be trained t...

Principal Investigator: Johnson, Martha
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Summary: The information gathered will be used to establish a system of wildlife management and land use planning in Denendeh that combines both western scientific and traditional approaches to environmental management. Information will also be used for curriculum development in the sciences and social studies programmes....

Principal Investigator: Valle, Madelyn Della
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Summary: To observe the EATEP ina ction and interview participants of the program, including staff and students. Consent to participate in the interview will be obtained by the researcher after a full explanation of the objectives and an assurance of maintaining confidentiality. Questions will focus on 1)curriculum dev. 2)lang. training 3)pedagogy; & 4)structural set up of the system. This program will ...

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: Rice, Karen
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: A continuation of the study of the Slave language in order to produce a Slave grammar. This will be used to produce curriculum materials for use in the schools....

Principal Investigator: Smart, Gavin B.
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: Students to undertake severla research and exploration projects in conjunction with subjects in their high school curriculum....