This paper compares the founding of the elementary school systems of Ireland and Ontario in the nineteenth century. The systems shared a common set of textbooks that had originated in Ireland. Using examples from a number of these books, which were part of a series that had been specially prepared for the Irish national school system, founded in…

This collection of essays presents the history of art education from a variety of perspectives. Traditional and revisionist issues are seen from broad overviews and through specific concerns. Textual analysis, cultural transmission, and prominent philosophies are discussed. Thirteen essays include: (1) "A History of Art Education…

A detailed examination of the events surrounding the 1932 Kidd Report in British Columbia indicates what the controversy revealed about education in British Columbia, the role of school during the depression, social class and school relationships in the province, and finally the role of democracy in the episode. (SB)

U.S. and European prison reformers influenced correctional education in Ontario in several areas: support for the common school movement, administrative practices, religious instruction, literacy training, and vocational programs. (SK)

Accorded little space and place by universities, academic adult education still made significant inroads in the United States and Canada from 1917 to 1970. The expansion was linked to the growth of higher education and graduate professional programs. (SK)

The reform of legal education in Ontario during the late 19th century is described. By making classroom instruction available to prospective lawyers, the Law Society of Upper Canada maintained the profession's autonomous control over all aspects of legal education and admission to practice. (MT)

Explores the circumstances surrounding the creation of education schemes in the armies of the British Empire. Discusses attitudes toward war and toward the soldier's role in the early 1900s, attitudes of the soldiers toward war, the University of Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Khaki University, the Oatlands program, and education for the New Zealand…

Provides a brief history of social sciences in Canada, dividing it into three periods: from early years up to 1960, from 1960 to 1970, and from 1970 to the present. Includes sections on the relation of social sciences to Canadian society and international cooperation. Provides two appendices which list social science journals and scholarly…

Compares trends in English, Canadian, and French historiography, and alludes to trends concerning the United States, Europe generally, and Quebec within the framework of comparative historiography.

Outlines the development of feminism in Canada and the concommitant emergence of women's studies programs. Discusses philosophical issues, such as the separatist/integrationist conflict, and describes major journals, associations, and university programs. Underlines differences between women's studies in Canada and the United States and the threat…

Presents a history of four phases of Canadian adult education: (1) agrarian radicalism, 1910-1945; (2) women's organizations and community development sites; (3) adult education and the crisis of democracy, 1929-1945; and (4) community building in Nova Scotia, 1954-1957. (SK)

This article discusses a number of proposed reforms for Canadian universities in the 1990's which are in line with the values and goals of 1960's student rebels. Primary attention is paid to U.S. student activists. Historical and modern conceptions of politics, education, and political education are discussed. (IAH)

Discusses the history of distance education and provides historical background on the development of the Open Learning Institute in British Columbia. Topics addressed include the environment of British Columbia; expansion of higher education; political influences; and educational influences, including the role of Simon Fraser University. (Contains…

Explores the history of university extension in Canada from the mid-nineteenth century through the growth of the adult education movement in the 1950s and 1960s, change of the Canadian Association of Directors of Extension and Summer Schools into the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education in 1974, to the challenges of the 1980s…

The paper is about White control of Indian education; how Euro-Canadian missionaries and government agents worked hand-in-hand in their relentless attempts to transform Indian people into their own image. The shrill and persistent theme of Euro-Canadians was how best to civilize and Christianize the Indians. Controlled situations in school and in…