Ts’‘kel -- First Nations Graduate Studies in Education
'Ts’‘kel', a Halq'emeylem word meaning 'Golden
Eagle,' provides an opportunity for the bicultural pursuit
of magistral and doctoral studies.
Since 1984 an alternative educational program as been available
to graduate students of First Nations ancestry.'Ts’‘kel',
a Halq'emeylem word meaning 'Golden Eagle,' provides an opportunity
for the bicultural pursuit of magistral and doctoral studies.
Students complete four required courses which include two
seminars (EADM 508A, EADM 508B), a course devoted to intensive
examination of issues directly related to First Nations schooling
(EADM 561B), particularly administration, and a field-based
placement suited to individual student research interests
(EADM 598). An alternative program of studies may be arranged
with the Director. In addition to the requirements of the
Ts’‘kel program, graduate student researchers also
complete the course work and other requirements expected by
the departments in which they do their research.
Since inception, Ts’‘kel has witnessed research
growth in topics directly related to First Nations educational
administration, curriculum and instruction, history, philosophy,
sociology, and policy development. Many of the graduating
papers, theses and dissertations completed are, by necessity,
of an interdisciplinary and bicultural nature, indicating
the exciting potential of weaving European research traditions
with(in) First Nations thoughts, feelings and issues. The
epistemological and ontological breakthroughs of many of the
completed research projects have contributed to furthering
the knowledge base of First Nations and non-First Nations
scholars, particularly in the areas of science education,
multigenerational effects of enforced residential schooling,
community leadership, teacher education, textual (re)presentation
and deconstruction, history, historiography, traditional epistemology,
and self-determination and self-governance of education. Two
faculty members in the department specialize in First Nations
Education.
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