Using Digital Resources: Perceptions of First Nations University Students

Abstract

Canada's indigenous peoples face many educational challenges, including the need to learn how to use digital resources. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of First Nations students regarding their use of digital resources. The participants in the study were students studying at the First Nations University of Canada, an institution developed to serve indigenous students. This collaborative research project was intended to provide recommendations for policy and practice to teachers, teacher-librarians and administrators working with First Nations students in Kindergarten to grade 12 schools as well as to administrators and librarians in universities serving First Nations students. The community-based planning approach to the research emphasized listening to the voices of the First Nations students and developing recommendations based on their perceptions of their access to, use of and capacity to use digital resources.