Indigenous Education

This guide is an essential resource for exploring the history and current practices of Indigenous education in Canada, as well as across Turtle Island.

Key Journals

In addition to the journals above, you may find articles about Indigenous education in any academic journal related to the field of Education by using the Search Within Journal feature, if available.

Canadian Journal of Education Provides a national forum for the discussion of the problems and issues confronting education in Canada. (ulrichsweb)
Journal of Educational Psychology "Features articles that deal with learning and cognition, psychological development, relationships, and adjustment of the individual, especially relevant to the problems of instruction." (Ulrichs Web)
Teaching and Teacher Education "... a multidisciplinary journal, committed to no single approach, discipline, methodology or paradigm. It is concerned with teaching and teacher education in general and devoted to all concerned with teaching." (publisher's description)
Review of Educational Research Contains integrative reviews and interpretations of the research literature on substantive and methodological issues. (ulrichsweb)
Educational Researcher "... a multidisciplinary journal, committed to no single approach, discipline, methodology or paradigm. It is concerned with teaching and teacher education in general and devoted to all concerned with teaching."
Learning and Instruction Presents papers and review articles on the processes of learning, development, instruction, and teaching representing a variety of theoretical perspectives and different methodological approaches. (ulrichsweb)
American Educational Research Journal Reports original research, both empirical and theoretical, and brief synopses of research. (ulrichsweb)
Educational Leadership "Articles presenting a variety of viewpoints aimed at leaders in elementary, middle and secondary education, those interested in curriculum, instruction, supervision and leadership in schools." (publisher's description)
Journal of Teacher Education "... leading teacher education through the 21st century with timely topics such as field experiences and teacher education; cognitive science and critical thinking; preparing teachers for urban schools; teachers' beliefs; accreditation and certification; selection, retention, and recruitment of minority teachers and teacher leadership; perspectives on leadership; professional ethics in teacher education; and restructuring teacher education." (publisher's description)
Our Schools, Our Selves The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative's quarterly journal on education. It is a lively forum for debates and discussion on a number of topics such as Aboriginal education, anti-racism classroom programs, sex education, peace studies, commercialism, environmental education, child care, and authentic classroom assessment.

Key Databases

Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal)
The Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond. Anyone can use the freely available materials in the iPortal but some resources are licensed and may only be available from your own library.
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ERIC [ProQuest]
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) provides access to education-related literature including coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
Education Database [ProQuest]
Education Database supports the study and application of education across all levels of education, including early childhood education, primary and secondary education, and higher education.
PsycInfo [EBSCOhost]
PsycINFO contains abstracts of peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the disciplines of behavioral science and mental health. It contains records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with journal coverage spaning from the 1800s to the present in dozens of languages.
SAGE Journals
SAGE Journals is a multidisciplinary collection of peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE. It contains material across a range of disciplines from the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

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