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The intergenerational effects of residential schools on children's educational experiences in Ontario and Canada's western provinces
University of British Columbia Library

July 2016
Document > Journal Article
Creators
Feir, Donna L.
Description
"The intergenerational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have been widely discussed, but limited empirical work exists. I use the confidential wave of the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey of Children and Youth (APSCY) to study the association between mothers’ residential school attendance and their children’s educational outcomes and experiences in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Holding a number of factors constant, I demonstrate that children whose mothers attended residential school are more likely to be suspended or expelled and have worse school experiences on average than children whose mothers did not. Children are also more likely to live off reserve and less likely to speak an Aboriginal language if their mothers attended a residential school. I also examine some contextual factors that may influence the relationship between mothers’ residential school attendance and their children’s educational outcomes. These findings suggest that dealing with the intergenerational legacy of residential schools is necessary for improving the educational outcomes of today’s Aboriginal youth"--abstract.
Language
English

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Statement of Responsibility
Donna L. Feir.
Publication Information
University of Western Ontario
Physical Description
1 online resource (47 pages)
Notes
Contained in: International Indigenous Policy Journal. Volume 7, number 3 (July 2016), p. 1-44.
Citation (APA Style): Feir, D. L. (2016). The intergenerational effects of residential schools on Children’s educational experiences in ontario and Canada’s western provinces. International Indigenous Policy Journal, 7(3) https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2016.7.3.5.
Includes bibliographic references.
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