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Robins, L. B., Ed. – Canada Stamp Company, 1901
This document contains issues of "The Educational Record of the Province of Quebec" from January 1901 through December 1901. Among the topics covered in this volume are: current events, editorial notes and comments, educational experiments, quarterly meeting of the Protestant Committee, the Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Current Events, Educational Innovation, Protestants
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Friesen, John W.; Wieler, Edith Elizabeth – Journal of Educational Thought, 1988
Examines the origins and basic tenets of three recent educational movements in Canada (i.e., multicultural education, peace education, and cooperative learning) to identify their philosophical underpinnings. Argues that their fundamental premises are remarkably like those of the Progressive Education movement. Considers approaches for those who…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy
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Jones, David C. – Journal of Educational Thought, 1980
During Saskatchewan's populist school reform crusade of 1915-16, a public holiday, "Better Schools Day," was declared for province-wide meetings to gain community input on education. The feelings and issues which surfaced at these meetings are examined as evidence of the nature of the school reform movement. (SJL)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation
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Dunn, Timothy A. – Journal of Educational Thought, 1980
In British Columbia, the educational system was dramatically overhauled between 1900 and 1929, often in accordance with social reformers' suggestions. This paper examines one strand of that school reform as education's societal relationships changed and adapted with the transition to a maturing urban industrial province. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Innovation
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Buck, George H. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1989
Reviews the life and work of Milton Ezra LaZerte (1885-1975), rural educator and administrator at the University of Alberta (Canada). Describes LaZerte's learning theories and innovative instructional devices and compares them to those of other contributors, including B. F. Skinner. Contains 24 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Maguire, T. O. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1994
A former editor of this journal, 1989-91, selects an outstanding article from his tenure that illuminates the research merits of creativity, planning, and skepticism in the work of Milton Ezra LaZerte, a prominent Alberta educator in the first half of this century. The article selected describes LaZerte's learning theories and several…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education