The Schools of Ontario, 1876-1976 (Ontario Historical Studies Series,)

Education & Teaching

Stamp, Robert M.

Schools & Teaching

University of Toronto Press

The world of tomorrow: A view of Canada in 1939

History

Americas

Fitzhenry-Whiteside

Shaping the Schools of the Canadian West

Jones, David C.

Sheehan, Nancy M.

Brush Education

In the late nineteenth and throughout much of the twentieth century, the image of Ontario education has been one of extreme centralization and of a supposedly superior system. This study presents both the illusion and the reality, documenting the accomplishments and shortcomings of a massive provincial educational enterprise that sought to balance the perceived needs of its juvenile clients with those of the wider adult society. Following Egerton Ryerson's retirement as Chief Superintendent of Schools of 1876, Ontario's elementary and secondary schools were controlled at the local level by school-boards and boards of education, and at the provincial level by a Department of Education (later Ministry of Education) headed by a cabinet minister. Within such a political environment, educational decisions were influenced continually by what was regarded as appropriate policy as both the community and provincial levels. Public policies, in turn, were shaped by a combination of economic, social, and cultural influences and occasionally by the outlook and determination of individual policy makers. While the image grew of centralization, with all-powerful ministers of education and departmental officials controlling both provincial and local developments from their offices in Queen's Park, in reality a strong resevoir of community power shaped local and even provincial action for the full century of Ryerson's retirement. On questions of pedagogy, curriculum, and educational programs, Robert Stamp takes an ideological position emphasizing the periods of innovation that challenged traditional class-room approaches, including the New Education reforms of 1890-1910, the progressivist thrust of the 1937 Ontario curriculum, and the Hall-Dennis Report of 1968. The comprehensive study of the post-Ryerson period in Ontario education will be of importance and interest to historians, educators, and educational administrators.

The Schools of Ontario, 1876-1976 (Heritage)

Science & Math

Mathematics

From back cover - They were one of the most interesting, most provocative couples of the late nineteenth century. She was Queen Victoria's most beautiful and talented daughter. He was a Scottish aristocrat. An appointment brought them to Canada in 1878 where he flourished leading to the founding of the National Gallery and the Royal Society. She sculptured the famous statue of her mother still standing in Kensington Gardens. (Description by http-mart)

Royal Rebels: Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne

Dundurn Press

Fascinating history of the "radial railways" in Toronto -- the interurbans that began in the downtown area and eventually reached out (and helped to create) the suburbs. Here is an important part of Toronto's history, told with clarity and humor, and here are the men, such as Robert Jaffray, Charles Warren, and William Mackenzie, who had the vision and energy to build a large and integrated transportation system. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With several maps. Includes bibliography. 168 pages with index.

Riding the Radials: Toronto's Suburban Electric Streetcar Lines

Boston Mills Pr

The private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar symbolized the increasingly complex nature of Toronto society as older generations gradually gave way to a new generation of "outsiders" seeking fame and prominence.
James David Edgar (1841-1899), a self-made man, born to proud though impoverished Scottish-immigrant parents in Quebec, became a lawyer, an author, a railway promoter, an M.P. and ultimately speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1845-1910) was one of Canada’s first widely respected female historians and ultimately president of the National Council of Women of Canada from 1906 until her death. This dual biography, revealed through the voices of James and Matilda, as expressed through correspondence, provides insights into 19th-century Canadian history, and presents a mutually supportive marital relationship, each encouraging professional fulfillment for the other – a stance surprising in this era of male dominance.

My Dearest Wife: The Private and Public Lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar

Biographies & Memoirs

McLean, Maud J.

Historical

Natural Heritage

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