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Higher Education in the Northwest Territories.

Author: Hilyer, Gail M.
Publication Year: 1997

Hilyer’s chapter provides a historical overview of higher education in the Northwest Territories, along with some of the challenges to early institutions. The text outlines the history of the Adult Vocational Training Centre, Thebacha College, and Arctic College. In a 1992 survey of Arctic College students, 58% of students were women, 14% of students brought their children to campus, 75% were of Aboriginal origin, and they came from 58 different communities in the territories. For first languages, 65% had English, 8.5% Inuktitut and 2% North Slavey and Dogrib.

Read more about the history of education and curriculum development in the Northwest Territories. 

Access this Resource: 

Hilyer, Gail M. “Higher Education in the Northwest Territories.Higher Education in Canada: Different Systems, Different Perspectives, edited by Glen A. Jones, 301-323. New York: Garland Publishers, 1997.

 

Additional Info

  • Publication Type: Book Section
  • In Publication: Higher Education in Canada: Different Systems, Different Perspectives
  • Place Published: New York
  • Keywords: Education|Review and Evaluation
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