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It is recommended that the learning approach
enhance Aboriginal learners’ abilities to carry out their life roles and
responsibilities in a good way, through a joy of lifelong learning. |
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It is recommended that the action plan include provisions for
a centrally located office in downtown Toronto, accessible to both female and
male Native learners, that acts as the home base for the steering
committee’s administrative assistant, and with a team of helpers
consisting of an Aboriginal program coordinator, two Aboriginal outreach
workers, and an Aboriginal support worker. |
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It is recommended that the Aboriginal support worker be
responsible for carrying out the day-to-day work of local planning and other
activities that will result in the development of a community vision and
establish some guiding principles upon which the five-year strategy and action
plan will be based. |
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It is recommended that the Aboriginal support worker secure a
foundation for establishing Aboriginal learning programs by facilitating the
clear articulation of Native learning outcomes and the development of
community-based partnerships crucial to addressing the needs of Native
learners. |
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It is recommended that the Aboriginal support worker develop
and deliver recruitment and intake processes, a common assessment and referral
protocol, and Aboriginal culture-based training and follow-up models that
utilize a support/team approach consisting of a team coordinator, six to 12
instructor trainees, and various community partners (Native and non-Native
agencies) integral to creating a supportive learning environment conducive to
Aboriginal learners’ development, healing, and wellness. |
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It is recommended that the Aboriginal support worker assemble
Native-specific learning and teaching resources (e.g., spiritual, physical,
material, human, emotional, mental) that use holistic learning models relevant
to the actualization of Aboriginal learners’ goals. |
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