Learning to School - Federalism and Public Schooling in Canada

Beginning with the earliest provincial education policies and taking readers right up to contemporary policy debates, Learning to School chronicles how, through learning and cooperation, the provinces gradually established a country-wide system of public schooling.

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List of Abbreviations

Introduction: An Unexpected Policy Framework

1. Defying the Odds I: Provincial Educational Investments and Achievements

2. Defying the Odds II: Provincial Education Policies

3. Theorizing Policy Frameworks in Federations

4. Founding and Consolidating Provincial Public Schooling

5. Universalizing Provincial Schooling

6. Individualizing Provincial Schooling

7. Standardizing Provincial Schooling

Conclusion: Learning to School

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

By Jennifer Wallner

Summary

Beginning with the earliest provincial education policies and taking readers right up to contemporary policy debates, Learning to School chronicles how, through learning and cooperation, the provinces gradually established a country-wide system of public schooling.

Product details

• Authors: Michael R. Marrus, Jennifer Wallner
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2014
• EAN: 9781442615892
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1589-2
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: UTP Insights; Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy; Studies in Comparative Politic; Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy; Studies in Comparative Politic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education