Discerning success of Indigenous health students in community-based programs [2016]
Thumbnail View/Open Harder.QANE-AFI.pdf (642.3Kb) Date 2016-10 Author Harder, Marti Astle, Barbara Grypma, Sonya Voyageur, Evelyn Metadata Show full item record In recent years, there has been a shift in Canadian healthcare education. In some regions where access to healthcare education may be limited, post-secondary educational institutions have partnered with local Indigenous groups to provide community-based healthcare educational programs to attract and support Indigenous students. The purpose of this study was to explore how members of a community with a community-based healthcare program describe student success and the factors that influence it. As part of a qualitative study, eight participants from a northern Canadian community were interviewed about their descriptions of success, and its influencing factors in a community-based healthcare program. Findings were categorized under a core theme (courage) and categorical themes: nurturing the learning, owning the learning, and di