| The School Promoters: Education and Social Class in Mid-Nineteenth Century Upper Canada Contributor(s): Prentice, Alison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802086926 ISBN-13: 9780802086921 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Education - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 370 |
| Series: Canadian Social History |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 8.7" (0.59 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We tend to think of contemporary concern for reform in education as unprecedented in its intensity and scope. But as this book about mid-nineteenth century educational ideology shows, the urge to improve society through its schools has been with us a long time. The author examines the attitudes that shaped the Ontario public school system during its formative years, when Upper Canadians first explored and the provincial government finally adopted the principle of compulsory mass schooling under the auspices and control of the state. |
Contributor Bio(s): Prentice, Alison: - Alison Prentice is Professor, Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education / University of Toronto. |