Expresses belief that schools are being asked to perform a herculean task in making multiculturalism an educational reality. Alternatives such as fully ethnicizing the curriculum or restructuring the educational system to allow compensation for ethnic differences with the goal of attaining equal scholastic achievement among all groups are not…

In countries other than Canada, schools are used to accomplish four goals: manpower development (to develop skills needed to implement national policies); cultural survival (to prevent the loss of indigenous culture or language); social priorities (to accomplish social goals); and political purposes (to disseminate propaganda). In Canada, the…

This booklet is the second in a three part series dealing with individual and societal expectations of education in Canada and the relationship between basic goals and the principles of financing. The main body of the document examines the current state of public expenditures of the school as an institution serving the needs of the individual. The…

This booklet is the first in a three part series dealing with individual and societal expectations of education in Canada and the relationship between basic goals and the principles of financing. The main body of the presentation covers the current state of public expectations of school as an institution serving the needs of society. The author…