{"title":"COALESCING IN COHORTS: BUILDING COALITIONS IN FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION","authors":"Dolores van der Wey","doi":"10.2307/20466676","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Cohorts are commonly formed in Indigenous undergraduate and graduate education programs. In this article, I have examined the notion of coalition building in the context of First Nations graduate cohorts. I interviewed women from a range of cohort experiences, asking – Is intra ‐ group and inter ‐ group coalition building a priority within cohorts? From these interviews, I conclude that cohorts ought to be sites for intra ‐ group coalition work among First Nations students, and that the cohort experience should prepare students for inter ‐ group encounters as well. Key words: intra ‐ group dynamics, inter ‐ group dynamics, cross ‐ cultural com ‐ munication La formation de cohortes est une chose courante dans les programmes d ʹ education de premier et de deuxieme cycles s ʹ adressant aux autochtones. Dans cet article, l ʹ auteure examine la notion de coalition dans le contexte des cohortes de diplomes autochtones. Des entrevues effectuees aupres de femmes de diverses cohortes au sujet de leurs experiences au sein de cohortes et dans des contextes interculturels ont fait emerger une nouvelle question : la mise sur pied de coalitions intragroupe ou intergroupes est ‐ elle une priorite au sein des cohortes ? L ʹ auteure conclut que les cohortes devraient etre des lieux favorisant le travail de coalition intragroupe chez les etudiants autochtones et que l ʹ experience de la cohorte devrait aussi preparer les etudiants a des rencontres avec d ʹ autres groupes. Mots cles: dynamique intragroupe, dynamique intergroupes, communication interculturelle","PeriodicalId":40063,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2307/20466676","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Canadian Journal of Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2307/20466676","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Cohorts are commonly formed in Indigenous undergraduate and graduate education programs. In this article, I have examined the notion of coalition building in the context of First Nations graduate cohorts. I interviewed women from a range of cohort experiences, asking – Is intra ‐ group and inter ‐ group coalition building a priority within cohorts? From these interviews, I conclude that cohorts ought to be sites for intra ‐ group coalition work among First Nations students, and that the cohort experience should prepare students for inter ‐ group encounters as well. Key words: intra ‐ group dynamics, inter ‐ group dynamics, cross ‐ cultural com ‐ munication La formation de cohortes est une chose courante dans les programmes d ʹ education de premier et de deuxieme cycles s ʹ adressant aux autochtones. Dans cet article, l ʹ auteure examine la notion de coalition dans le contexte des cohortes de diplomes autochtones. Des entrevues effectuees aupres de femmes de diverses cohortes au sujet de leurs experiences au sein de cohortes et dans des contextes interculturels ont fait emerger une nouvelle question : la mise sur pied de coalitions intragroupe ou intergroupes est ‐ elle une priorite au sein des cohortes ? L ʹ auteure conclut que les cohortes devraient etre des lieux favorisant le travail de coalition intragroupe chez les etudiants autochtones et que l ʹ experience de la cohorte devrait aussi preparer les etudiants a des rencontres avec d ʹ autres groupes. Mots cles: dynamique intragroupe, dynamique intergroupes, communication interculturelle
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The Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. The CJE prioritizes research and scholarly writing that is of relevance to the Canadian education community. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field. The Journal accepts and publishes both French and English articles and book reviews. CJE on occasion also publishes international papers that shed light on shared issues and that include Canadian authors as references.