First Nations Partnership Programs in Child and Youth Care

PUBLICATIONS

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2011

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence, A. (2011) The Postmodern Curriculum: Making Space for Historically and Politically Situated Understanding. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood 36(1).

2010

Pence, A., Anglin, J., Hunt-Jinnouchi, F. (2010). Institutional engagement with Indigenous communities: The First Nations Partnership Program and the use of a borderland space. Ngoonjook: A Journal of Australian and Indigenous Issues 34, pp 57-71.

2009

Ball, J. (2009) Centering community services around early childhood care and development: Promising practices in Indigenous communities in Canada.Child Health and Education 1(4) pp.1-20.

Fasoli, L., Ober, R., Fraser, J., Fralwy, J., White, N., D'Arbon, T., Ralph, K., Ottmann, J., Bunda, T., Miller, J., Different Cloud, L.J., Pence, A. (2009). Exploring an Institutional Leadership Paradigm for Indigenous Staff and Students. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues 12(1-4): 269-277.

2008

Ball, J. (2008). Promoting equity and dignity for Aboriginal children in Canada. Choices, 14(7).

Pence, A. (Ed.) (2008). Introduction: Issues in Diversity and Social Equity in Early Childhood [Special Issue] . Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3).

2007

Dahlberg, G., Moss. P & Pence, A. (2nd edition, 2007). Minority Directions in the Majority World: Threats and Possibilities (22 MB). Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Postmodern Perspectives. London: Routledge/Falmer. 8, pp. 159-186.

Pence, A. (2007). Creating Space for Innovation: Responsive Program Development in the Borderlands of Tertiary Education. Canadian Journal of Native Education, (30)1, pp. 176-188.

Pence, A. & Hix-Small, H. (2007). Global Children in the Shadow of the Global Child. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice, 8(1), pp. 83-100.

Pence, A., Rodriguez, C., Greenwood, M. & Pacini-Ketchabawa, V. (Eds.). (2007). Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education [Special Issue]. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 30(1), pp. 1-4.

2006

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2006). Preface and Chapter 8: Supporting Children and Families with Sustained Community Transformations. Supporting Indigenous Children's Development, Vancouver, BC, UBC Press (Preface and pp 109-120).

2005

Ball, J. (2005). Early childhood care and development programs as 'hook' and 'hub' for inter-sectoral service delivery in First Nations communities. Journal of Aboriginal Health, 2(1), 36-53.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, V. & Pence, A.R. (Eds.). (2005). Contextualizing the reconceptualist movement in Canadian Early Childhood Education . Canadian Early Childhood Education: Broadening and Deepening Discussions of quality,Canadian Child Care Federation. Research Connections Series (13), pp 5-20.

Ball, J. (2005). Supporting First Nations' constructions of early childhood care and development through community-university partnerships.Canadian Early Childhood Education: Broadening and Deepening Discussions of quality,Canadian Child Care Federation. Research Connections Series (13), pp 21-40.

2004

Ball, J. (2004). As if Indigenous knowledge and communities mattered: Transformative education in First Nations communities in Canada. American Indian Quarterly, 28(3/4), 454-479.

Ball, J. (2004). Early Childhood care and development programs as hook and hub: Promising practices in First Nations communities. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria.

Ball, J. (2004). It takes a community to raise a leader: Emerging ECE leaders in First Nations communities. Early Childhood Educator 19(5): 24-28.
Ball, J. (2004). Incorporating culture in early childhood programs. Early Childhood Educator 19(1).
Ball, J. (2004). First Nations Partnership Programs: Incorporating culture in ECE training (46 KB). The Early Childhood Educator 19(1): 1-5.
Ball, J. (2004). Intergenerational teaching and learning in First Nations early childhood care and development training partnerships (87 KB). Early Childhood Educator 19(3): 8-12.

Ball, J. & Simpkins, M. (2004). The community within the child: Integration of Indigenous knowledge into First Nations childcare process and practice (265 KB). American Indian Quarterly 28(3/4): 480-498.

2003

Ball, J. (2003). A generative curriculum model of child and youth care training through First Nations-University partnerships (306 KB ). Native Social Work Journal 4(1): 84-103.
Ball, J. (2003). Incorporating indigenous knowledge in post-secondary teaching (3.4 MB). In M. Cherian & R.Y. Mau (Eds.), Teaching large classes: Usable practices from around the world (pp. 84-101). Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education.

2002

Ball, J. (2002). A generative curriculum model of child and youth care training through First Nations-university Partnerships (1.2 MB). Workshop presented at the 12th National Child & Youth Conference, St. John's, NL, October 24.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2002). The generative curriculum model: A bicultural community-based approach to building capacity for early childhood care and development in indigenous communities in Canada. In K. Boven & J. Morohashi (Eds.), Best practices using indigenous knowledge (pp. 198-218). The Hague, The Netherlands: Nuffic; Paris, France: UNESCO/MOST.

Ball, J., Pence, A. & Benner, A. (2002). Quality child care and community development: What is the connection? (1.6 MB). In M.V. Hayes & L.T. Foster (Eds.), Too small to see, too big to ignore: Child health and well-being in British Columbia (pp.75-102). Victoria, BC: Western Geographical Press.
Ball, J., Pence, A., Pierre, M. & Kuehne, V. (2002). Intergenerational teaching and learning in Canadian First Nations Partnership Programs (1.3 MB). In M. Kaplan, N. Henkin & A. Kusano (Eds.), Linking lifetimes: A global view of intergenerational exchange (pp. 83-100). New York, NY: United Press of America, Inc.

2001

Ball, J., Leo, C. & Pierre, M. (2001). From the inside out: A profile of Mount Currie First Nation aboriginal child and youth care program (374 KB). Interaction 15(1): 25-27.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2001). Constructing knowledge and training curricula about early childhood care and development in Canadian aboriginal communities (2.5 MB). Toronto, ON: Caledon Institute of Social Policy.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2001). A ‘generative curriculum model’ for supporting child care and cevelopment programs in First Nations communities (1.3 MB). Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 25(2): 114-124.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2001) Program evaluation report: Strengthening community capacity for early childhood care and development (75.6 MB). Victoria, BC: First Nations Partnership Programs, University of Victoria.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2001). Training in First Nations communities: Five “secrets” of success (519 KB). Interaction 15(1): 19-24.

Pence, A. (2001). Through the Looking Glass: Cross-cultural Early Childhood Education . Every Child (Australian Early Childhood Association, 7(3) pp. 8-9

2000

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (2000). A post-modernist approach to culturally grounded training in early childhood care and development. Australian Journal of Early Childhood 25(1): 21-25.

1999

Ball, J., Definney, S., & Pence, A. (1999). Evaluation of community involving ECCD training in seven First Nations communities. In E. Lowe (Ed.), Linking research to practice: Second Canadian forum (pp. 188-193) . Ottawa, ON: Canadian Child Care Federation and Canadian School Boards Association.

Ball, J. & Nicholson, D. (1999). Strength in gathering: Proceedings from a forum for professionals involved in community-based early childhood education training programs and practice in First Nations communities. Victoria, BC: First Nations Partnership Programs, University of Victoria.

Ball, J. & Pence, A.R. (1999). Beyond developmentally appropriate practice: Developing community and culturally appropriate practice (15 MB). Young Children March: 46-50.

Ball, J. & Pence, A. (1999). Promoting healthy environments for children and youth through participatory, bicultural, community-based training partnerships (14 MB). Notos: Intercultural and Second Language Council Journal 1(1): 26-33.

Ball, J., Pierre, M. & Pence, A. (1999). Community development through community-based, bicultural partnerships in ECCE-CYC using a generative curriculum model (364 KB). In J. Whitehead & G. Huot (Eds.). Linking research to practice – A Canadian forum (pp. 73-76). Toronto, ON: M.O.M. Printing.

Pence, A.R. (1999). "It takes a village...", and new roads to get there (19 MB). In D. Keating & C. Hertzman (Eds.), Developmental health as the wealth of nations (pp. 322-336). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Pence, A. (1999). Professionalism in a post-modern era: Thoughts on early childhood education. In Research Connections Canada (2): Supporting children and families (pp.91-101). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Child Care Federation.

Pence, A.R. & Ball, J. (1999). Two sides of an eagle's feather: Co-constructing ECCD training curricula in university partnerships with Canadian First Nations communities (199 KB). In H. Penn (Ed.), Theory, policy and practice in early childhood services (pp. 36-47). Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.

1998

Pence, A.R. (1998). On knowing the place: Reflections on understanding quality care. Canadian Journal for Research in Early Childhood Education, 1 (7):71-80.
Pence, A.R. (1998). Reconceptualizing ECCD in the majority world: One minority world perspective (26 MB). International Journal of Early Childhood 30(2): 19-30.

1994

Pence, A.R. & McCallum (1994). Developing cross-cultural partnerships: Implications for child care quality research and practice (37 MB). In P. Moss & A. Pence (Eds.), Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services: New approaches to defining quality (pp. 108-122). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

1993

Pence, A.R., Kuehne, V., Greenwood-Church, M. & Opekokew, M.R. (1993). Generative curriculum: A model of University and First Nations cooperative post-secondary education. International Journal of Educational Development 13(4): 339-349.

1992

Pence, A., Kuehne, V., Greenwood-Church, M., Opekokew, M.R., Mulligan, V., First Nations Early Childhood Care and Education: The Meadow Lake Tribal Council/School of Child and Youth Care Curriculum Development Project . Multiculturalism / Multiculturalisme, 14(2), 15-17.