ACCC’s Strategic
Focus priorities for 2005-2006 include Aboriginal peoples’
access to post-secondary education, and enhancing student
success support mechanisms in colleges and institutes
which are grounded in Aboriginal values, culture and tradition.
In April and May 2005 ACCC initiated
a study on Aboriginal programs and services at colleges
and institutes. For the purposes of the study and report,
the term Aboriginal is used to describe, in general, the
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people of Canada.
The study included a literature review,
an on-line survey for mainstream ACCC member colleges
and institutes, and interviews with representatives from
Aboriginal and northern ACCC member colleges and institutes,
and the Aboriginal Institutes Consortium, an Associate
Member of ACCC.
For
information on this report, contact Anna Toneguzzo at
746-2222, ext. 3103 or e-mail atoneguzzo@accc.ca. |
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