Revisioning and Reframing Ontario's Public Schools, 1919-1942
By exploring educational journals from the interwar period and untapped archival sources, the book reveals the historical development of modern curricula and schooling systems. It uncovers the influences and decisions that shaped current educational practices, providing insights into the evolution of teaching and learning during a pivotal time in history.
Theodore Michael Christou's debut poetry collection showcases his unique voice within the celebrated North Shore Series by Hidden Brook Press. As the 26th installment in this esteemed Canadian literature series, the book promises to offer readers a rich exploration of themes and emotions through Christou's distinctive poetic lens.
Progressive Contested Visions of Public Education in Interwar Ontario considers the ways that progressivist ideas and rhetoric shaped early curriculum and structural changes to Ontario’s public schools. Through a series of case studies, conceptual analyses, and personal reflections from the field, this volume shows how post-WWI era debates around progressive education were firmly situated within political, economic, social and intellectual evolutions in the province and beyond. By framing contemporary educational rhetoric in light of historical concepts and arguments, Progressive Rhetoric adds to the ongoing historical examination of the meaning of progressive education in the modern age.