Mobilizing Knowledge Through a Network of Inuit Educational Leaders and Researchers: Bilingual Education in Inuit Nunangat

This dataset emerges from a framework for bringing together different types of knowledge about bilingual education in Inuit Nunangat, through a partnership of academic researchers and a Network of Inuit educational leaders, in order to document what is working, and what is needed to support improved educational outcomes in Inuit communities. It will (1) Facilitate informed dialogue among Inuit educational leaders, parents, community groups (such as Nunavut District Education Authority members who represent parents across the Territory), teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, policy makers and emerging scholars regarding current challenges, successes, and promising avenues for improving and enhancing bilingual education within Inuit schools and communities; (2) Analyse, synthesize and compare the recent and relevant scholarly literature related to legislation, policies, and promising practices in bilingual education in Inuit communities in Canada; (3) Mobilize and disseminate knowledge based on evidence-based practices in bilingual education with relevant application to Inuit Nunangat, including creation of short informational videos that act as learning modules targeted at the public, parents, teachers and all decision makers; and (4) Document the process of knowledge mobilization and the formation of a network of Inuit educational leaders.