The school promoters : education and social class in mid-nineteenth century upper Canada / Alison Prentice.

Main entry:

Prentice, Alison L.

Title & Author:

The school promoters : education and social class in mid-nineteenth century upper Canada / Alison Prentice.

Publication:

Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series:

The Canadian social history series

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"We tend to think of contemporary concern for reform in education as unprecedented in its intensity and scope. But as this book about mid-nineteenth century educational ideology shows, the urge to improve society through its schools has been with us a long time. 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." Publisher

ISBN:

0771071817
9780771071812

Subject:

Educational sociology Canada History 19th century.
Social classes Canada History 19th century.
Education Ontario History.
Educational sociology Ontario History.
Éducation Ontario Histoire.
Sociologie de l'éducation Ontario Histoire.
Sociologie de l'éducation Canada Histoire 19e siècle.
Classes sociales Canada Histoire 19e siècle.
Education
Educational sociology
Social classes
Ontario
Canada

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Canadian social history series.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 127024
Call No.: ID CAN LC206.C2; ID:97-B1230
Status: Available

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