Man in the North Technical Paper. Education in the Canadian North, Report One: Community-Guided Education.

The specific objective of this applied research project was to evaluate practical formulas for community-guided education in 5 native communities in the Canadian North. The projects, launched at the Man in the North Inuvik Conference (1970), involved the adults of these communities in the educational process as special education committees and community teachers. The evaluation covered program preparation and organization, planning, content, payment of Eskimo and Indian community teachers, location, and teaching methods. Subjects taught by the community teachers were based on local natural environments. Although the project time was too short for thorough evaluation, the communities responded favorably, interested in having their children initiated to their own culture and history through the school system. (KM)