Education - Aboriginal Adult Education

Director

Lorenzo Cherubini

General Information

Administrative Co-ordinator

Janie Hodson

905-688-5550, extension 3971

Captain John DeCew 104

brocku.ca/aboriginaladulted

The Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education offers a Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education as well as a Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education.

Each program is designed to enhance the abilities of individuals working with, or aspiring to work with, adult populations in a variety of educational/training contexts.

The Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education incorporates Aboriginal learning preferences and cultural diversity. This community based curriculum model relies on qualified local Aboriginal educators to facilitate the learner's educational journey. Courses are offered in a facilitated learning cohort model, face-to-face at locations across the province.

The Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education program does not lead to an Ontario Certificate of Qualification. Aboriginal students interested in a teaching career in Ontario may be interested in the Native Teacher Education Programs, which lead to certification to teach elementary grades 1-6. These courses may be taken concurrently with the Aboriginal Adult Education program.

For further information contact the Administrative Co-ordinator.

Admissions

To meet candidates' needs, three application routes are available.

Program A:

For those who already hold an undergraduate degree and are pursuing a Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education as a second degree.

Program B:

For those who do not hold an undergraduate degree but have completed undergraduate credits or hold a College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) diploma, and are pursuing a degree or certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education.

Program C:

For those who hold neither an undergraduate degree nor a College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) diploma and are pursing a degree or certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education.

Program Notes

Program A

Programs B and C

Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education

The Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education also offers a Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education. This allows those persons who are working in related fields who are not interested in pursuing a degree an opportunity to complete the Certificate. The admission requirements are the same as for the degree programs.

The certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:

ABED 4F84, 4F85, 4F86, 4F87 and 4F88

Description of Courses

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

ABED 4F84

Introduction to Aboriginal Adult Education

Introduction to Aboriginal ways of learning and constructing knowledge and the relationships between culture/education and learning/healing.

Facilitated discussion, 6 hours per week.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADED 4F84.

ABED 4F85

Aboriginal Curriculum Theory and Design

Introduction to an Aboriginal approach to creating curriculum through a community-based developmental model. Topics include decolonization, relationship between learning and healing, learning outcome development and global Indigenous trends in education.

Facilitated discussion, 6 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education.

Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F84 or permission of the Director.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADED 4F85.

ABED 4F86

Aboriginal Ways of Teaching and Learning

Issues in Aboriginal and mainstream adult education including learning styles, evaluation, storytelling, experiential learning and lesson planning.

Facilitated discussion, 6 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education.

Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F85 or permission of the Director.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADED 4F86.

ABED 4F87

Aboriginal Leadership Issues

Relationship between the colonial experience and contemporary Aboriginal leadership; contemporary policy-making processes and the wider role of the Aboriginal trainer/teacher in our communities.

Facilitated discussion, 6 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education.

Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F86.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADED 4F87.

ABED 4F88

Aboriginal Teacher Development

Reflective theory and practice through a series of hands-on activities designed to encourage both professional renewal and awareness of self as Aboriginal teacher and learner.

Facilitated discussion, 6 hours per week.

Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education

Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F87 or permission of the Director.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ADED 4F88.