Society, Schools and Progress in Canada
The Commonwealth and International Library: Education and Educational Research
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1969
- Latest edition
- Author: Joseph Katz
- Editor: Edmund King
- Language: English
Society, Schools and Progress in Canada provides insights into the way people from various cultures live and work together, thereby building a new society. The book briefly… Read more
Description
Description
Society, Schools and Progress in Canada provides insights into the way people from various cultures live and work together, thereby building a new society. The book briefly describes the history of the transformation of Canada in terms of its social, economic, and political institutions. The change from a rural and agricultural to an urban and industrial country affects the way of life. This change makes local and migrant people find security through education. After tracing the roots of the different people making up Canada, the societies and communities found in the country are explained through demographics. The author then notes that changes in attitude toward health care, physical developments, and social work naturally followed. A big part of the book deals with education, explaining the educational set-up of the country that includes denominational and military schools. Additional detail is then given to primary, elementary, secondary schools, and to colleges and universities. The training and education of elementary, secondary, vocational, and teachers are discussed. The role of technology, such as television, radio broadcasting, and computers, in education are described. Although Canadian educational facilities are considered one of the best in the world, the book looks into possible reforms covering administration, school grounds and buildings, curriculum, and educational organizations. Special topics such as religion in schools, sex education, penitentiary programs, and an increasing population are also discussed. The text makes for interesting and informative reading for educators, historians, students and teachers in education, and migrant families to Canada.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Comparative Studies
Author's Preface
1 Canada and Canadians
Geography
Resources
Allegiance
Distance
Culture
Minorities
Distribution
Identity
Council
Dictionary
Commonwealth
International
2 Growth and Development
Explorers
Exploration
The Wars
Westward Movement
Economy
Resources
Rural Migration
Urbanization
Industrialization
Transportation
Communication
International
3 Canadian Communities and Societies
Regions
Provincialism
French Canada
British Canada
Native Canadians
Stratification
Suburban Communities
European Influences
Pacific Outlook
Welfare and Medicine
4 The Educational Enterprise
Enterprise
Departments
Provincial
Larger Units
Trustees
Teachers
Parent—Teachers
Federal Government Municipalities
Denominational Schools
Military Schools
5 Primary and Elementary Schools
General History
Administration
Curriculum
Programs
The Gifted
Creative Classes
Poverty Programs
Discipline
Playgrounds
6 Secondary Education
Types of School
Curricula
Holding Power
Revision
Technical
Technological
Co-Operating Organizations
Government Schedules
Examinations
Administration
Guidance and Counseling
Inequalities
School Councils
7 Colleges and Universities
History
Distribution
Organization and Administration
Finance
Courses and Programs
Research
Students
8 Teachers and Technologies
Current History
Elementary Teachers
Secondary Teachers
Vocational Teachers
Technical and Technological Teachers
Universities
Adult Education
Apprenticeship
Immigration
Closed Circuit Television and Radio Broadcasting
Programmed Learning and Computers
9 Forms and Reforms
Buildings and Grounds
Administrative Climates
Royal Commissions
Junior Colleges
Exceptional Children
Curricular Changes
Tests and Examinations
Educational Literature
Educational Organizations
A National Office of Education
International Activities
10 Plans and Prospects
Pioneer Economy
Planning in Industry
Research Institutes and Councils
The Canada Council
Research Societies
Federal Government Research
Technological Applications
Student Loan Program
Population Increase
Religion and the Schools
Penitentiary Programs
Sex Education
The Exploding Future
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1969
- Language: English