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Stortz, Paul; Panayotidis, E. Lisa – Education Canada, 2004
This article discusses the myth and reality of the ubiquitous one-room school in Canada. A marker of civilization, it bespoke a desire to spread the merits of education to the rugged laborers and their families in even the most remote areas of rural Canada. This historical vestige, particularly in the early-to-mid 20th century, painted a…
Descriptors: One Teacher Schools, Foreign Countries, Rural Education, Rural Areas
McCutcheon, W. W. – Education Canada, 1984
Cites results from a March 1983 inquiry sent to provincial archives and museums in the 10 provinces and two territories to learn the extent to which Canadian archives and museums have preserved memorabilia and records relating to elementary and secondary schools. Notes creditable efforts but sees room for improvement. (BRR)
Descriptors: Archives, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Dewalt, Mark W. – 2001
A 15-year study of Amish schools in the United States and Canada found that the number of Amish schools has grown dramatically from 1940 through the present. The Amish provide formal schooling only up to the eighth grade, after which adolescents are engaged in mastering a trade before entering into adulthood. The Amish once supported public…
Descriptors: Amish, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational History
Calam, John, Ed. – 1991
Alex Lord, a pioneer inspector of rural British Columbia (Canada) schools, shares in these recollections of his experiences in a province barely out of the stagecoach era. Traveling through vast northern territory, using unreliable transportation, and enduring climate extremes, Lord became familiar with the aspirations of remote communities and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, North American History
Noseworthy, Randy P. – 1997
During the mid-1930s, the main line of the Newfoundland (Canada) Railway stretched 547 miles from St. John's to Port aux Basques, and railway workers and their families lived along the line in small isolated settlements. The provincial department of education, the Newfoundland Railway, and the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company devised an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Educational History, Elementary Education
Cochrane, Jean – 1981
A unique collection of photographs and personal letters, journals and diaries, newspaper clippings, official reports, readers and textbooks, mail-order catalogues, architectural plans and diagrams recreate the flavor of the Canadian one-room school and the rural communities it served from the 1840's to 1960's. The emphasis is on the human…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
WOLCOTT, HARRY F. – 1967
THE AUTHOR'S ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY AS TEACHER IN A KWAKIUTL INDIAN VILLAGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMS THE BASIS OF THIS CASE STUDY. WITH EMPHASIS ON THE LIVES AND FAMILIES OF 5 SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE STUDY DEALS WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE VILLAGE, DISINTEGRATION OF THE INDIAN CULTURE AND THE TRANSITION TOWARD THE…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Attitudes, Cultural Background, Culture Lag
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Chalmers, John W. – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1985
The first official trustee of the Northland School Division details the history of the corporation from its founding in 1960. The anecdotal narrative describes achievements and failures, operating procedures, and difficulties of providing education in isolated areas. An editors' response following the paper points out the author's unique…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Isolation
Haughey, Margaret; Murphy, Peter – 1983
Based on research and discussions with rural educators in Australia and New Zealand, a new rural teacher preparation program at the University of Victoria (British Columbia) is intended to sensitize students to the professional life of teachers in small rural communities and to acquaint them with the demands of teaching multi-graded classes. The…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Elementary Education, Faculty Mobility
Foght, Harold W. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
This bulletin is the result of a study made in the Province of Ontario during the fall of 1914. The purpose of the investigation was, more than anything else, to seek some fair basis for comparison of the Schools of Old Ontario--wedged in as it is between New York and Michigan--and the States across the border. Chief attention is to rural life and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Rural Areas, Rural Education