The School Promoters Education and Social Class in Mid-Nineteenth Century Upper Canada |
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| Author:
| Prentice, Alison |
| Series title: | Canadian Social History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8020-8692-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $79.99 |
Book Description:
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The author examines the attitudes that shaped the Ontario public school system during its formative years, when Upper Canadians first explored and the provincial government finally adopted the principle of compulsory mass schooling under the auspices and control of the state.
The author examines the attitudes that shaped the Ontario public school system during its formative years, when Upper Canadians first explored and the provincial government finally adopted the principle of compulsory mass schooling under the auspices and control of the state.