Description
Book SynopsisSchooling in Transition is ideally structured to accommodate a one-semester university-level course: each chapter contains a short thematic introduction, two articles addressing the common theme, and suggestions for further readings.
Trade Review'The editors have selected judiciously from an extensive body of literature. These essays not only address major themes in the history of education but also relate to important issues in the wider fields of social, economic, and political history.' -- Patrick A. Dunae BC Studies issue 186 summer 2015 'Burke and Milewski have accomplished their goal of preparing a collection of "stimulating discussions, debate, and further research".' -- Jason Ellis Canadian Historical Review, vol 95:01:2014
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction - Schooling in Transition: Writing the History of Canadian Education Chapter 1: Colonial Schooling Chapter 2: Education Reform: Concern or Control? Chapter 3: Local Resistance to Central Policy Chapter 4: Compulsory Schooling and the Family Economy Chapter 5: Expanding Opportunities for Women Chapter 6: Teachers' Work Chapter 7: Patterns of Exclusion Chapter 8: Indigenous Education Chapter 9: French-Language Schooling Outside Quebec Chapter 10: The Challenges of "Progressive" Education Chapter 11: Post-War Conformity Chapter 12: Back to the Basics? Schooling in the 1990s Permission Credits Illustration Credits
