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Education in Canda has become the scene of ongoing conflict, with various factions vying for representation of their political, economic, and cultural interests. Schools have become obejcts of domination and products of compromise. In this book, Ronald Manzer interprets the political ideas and beliefs that underlie educational politicies and give them meaning. His analysis begins with the foundation of state education in the mid-nineteenth century and brings us up to date with the prospective reforms of the early 1990s. Manzer argues that, from its foundation, elementary and secondary education in Canada has been dominated by liberal conceptions and principles, with each successive liberal ideology taking its place as a public philosophy for state education. He brings a wealth of information to his analysis, examining curricula, district organization, laws, finance, and personnel for each Canadian province. The result is a splendidly detailed national picture and a clear, historical view of each province's values, ideas, and practices. This interface of public policy with political philosophy is original in its depth and scope. No other book offers such a comprehensive view of the past and potential of Canadian education policy
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Political Ideas, Educational Policy, and Policy Analysis -- 1. Principles of State Organization and Educational Governance -- 2. Principles of Educational Policy Design -- 3. Foundations of Public Education: Religion, Language, and Public Schools -- 4. Foundations of Public Education: Secondary School Organization and Curriculum -- 5. Political Authority and the Foundations of Public Education: Governing Schools in Nineteenth-Century Canada -- 6. Economic Liberalism and Secondary Educational Policy: Occupational Selection and Accessibility of Education -- 7. Occupational Selection and Accessibility of Education: Institutional Reforms and Public Resources -- 8. Economic Liberalism and the Governance of Education: The Foundations of Educational Policy Communities -- 9. Ethical Liberalism and Person-Regarding Education: Ideologies and Policies of Comprehensive Secondary Education -- 10. Ethical Liberalism and Cultural Community: Religion and Language in Person-Regarding Public Education -- 11. Ethical Liberalism and the Governance of Public Education: Policy Interdependence in Policy Communities -- 12. In Pursuit of Educational Excellence: Public Education and Policy Analysis in the 1990s -- 13. Educational Reform in the 1990s: Policy Development and Political Prospects -- Conclusion: Liberal Educational Projects and Canadian Public Philosophy -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliographical Notes -- Notes on Statistical Sources -- Index