![]() ![]() “I think the community scholar award is an incredible opportunity for any Memorial researcher to experience life within Newfoundland and Labrador’s communities and to build relationships that are the very foundation of our institutional obligations to the people of the province.”ĭetails on applying for the Community Scholars program can be found here.Around 28% of employers surveyed have already implemented or are planning to introduce the alternative work week - 32% of which are large companies with over 1,000 employees. It has to be co-created and co-conducted with Indigenous communities.” But this research needs to be done collaboratively and in good relationship with Indigenous Peoples. “Research is a big part of the work of reconciliation and better lives for all people. We have to ask the big questions as to what the role of research is in building better lives and a better world and how the university and the community can work together to create new knowledge,” explained Dr. “The world is changing quickly and as educators we are preparing youth for a world we don’t know. She heard stories about how life is changing and the desire community members may have to maintain their traditional Inuit skills and knowledge, while also acquiring the skills and knowledge required of global citizenship. Moore personifies the goal of the Community Scholars project - to extend out and connect broadly to respond to what community members want and how it gets shaped. “My time in Nunatsiavut gave me an opportunity to consider the importance of such work and to listen more deeply to people as they talked about what they value in life.”ĭr. ![]() As educators, it is valuable to go out and talk to Elders, parents, youth and teachers in Indigenous communities about their ideas and their life stories and then say, what is a good life and what is the role of education in that,” she said. “Canada as a nation continues to grapple with our past history and we as educators are determining how to move forward with the knowledge of residential schools and their impacts foremost in our mind. Moore maintains that the opportunity to consider a more holistic view of what it means to have a good life and the role of education as part of that good life is timely in this post Truth and Reconciliation period. Moore, who added that Nunatsiavut has the highest rate of post-secondary education in Inuit Nunangat. What about the youth who wants to live more closely to the land and who can support themselves in living a good life with land-based skills and knowledge? What are other ways of looking at a range of notions about what a good life is and how can we as educators support such choices?” asked Dr. Although K to 12 schools provide a basic academic education for all children, they also promote the values of individual achievement and competitiveness. “In western worldview, education is linked to your social status and encouraged as a goal for youth. These wide-ranging conversations with community members ultimately coalesced into big picture discussions on what is means to live a good life and how education prepares children for life. Moore, who was previously the Faculty of Education lead for Memorial’s teacher education programs in Labrador. I could sit down and have a conversation with somebody and go back to them two days later and pick up that discussion in a way you just aren’t able to through Zoom or on the phone,” explained Dr. Ironically, despite such travel challenges, the flexibility of her schedule proved to be one of the greatest benefits she experienced as a community scholar. ![]() Moore, adding that spending a week on weather-hold in a remote community was an opportunity for her to reflect on the precariousness of life in a harsh environment. Our technology and infrastructure make our lives more comfortable but, ultimately, we cannot control the weather,” said Dr. ‘Storms, extreme cold and high wind are reminders of how vulnerable human survival is in the face of the forces of nature. The travel delays she experienced due to stormy weather were challenging but she acknowledged that the overall experience gave her a deeper appreciation of the stories she has heard from community members who face such travel interruptions regularly. A planned trip to Rigolet was postponed due to dangerous weather conditions. Her time in Nain and Makkovik was not without incident. “I was there simply as a visitor, not as a researcher.” Moore, an associate professor in the School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies. It was the sort of experiential learning we encourage students to participate in,” said Dr. “By spending time in the community without a specific agenda or structured schedule, I was able to meet more people, build relationships with individuals and experience the place. ![]()
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