From Hope to Harris : : The Reshaping of Ontario's Schools /

From Hope to Harris : : The Reshaping of Ontario's Schools / / R.D. Gidney.

In the late 1990s, Ontario's schools are in turmoil. Under the Harris government, sweeping changes in governance, finance, and curriculum have produced unprecedented conflict and deep divisions. From Hope to Harris sets these developments in a broad historical context.Beginning with a portrait...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Gidney, R.D.,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©1999
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Education System at Mid-Century, 1945-1960
  • 3. Restructuring and Refinancing Education in the Sixties
  • 4. The Reorientation of Curriculum and Pedagogy
  • 5. A New 'Philosophy' or 'Snivelling Drivel'? The Debate over Program Quality, 1973-1984
  • 6. Demography, Economics, and the Revolting Teachers, 1971-1984
  • 7. The Completion of the Separate School System, 1960—1987
  • 8. Broadening the Mandate
  • 9. The Contexts for Policy-Making, 1985-2000
  • 10. The Crisis in Finance and Governance, 1985-1995
  • 11. The 'Pedagogy of Joy' Meets 'Mental Might'
  • 12. The NDP and a Royal Commission, 1990-1995
  • 13. The 'Common Sense' Revolution, 1995-1998
  • 14. Disarray
  • 15. Retrospect
  • Appendix
  • Bibliographic Note
  • Notes
  • Index

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