{"product_id":"the-schools-of-ontario-1876-1976-robert-m-stamp-9781487572617","title":"The Schools of Ontario, 1876-1976","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe comprehensive study of the post-Ryerson period in Ontario education will be of importance and interest to historians, educators, and educational administrators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Stamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487572611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487572617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d","brand":"Robert M. Stamp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241317445887,"sku":"9781487572617","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f45cfbeb-423e-4fa5-aa0e-30b9c8d4a80d.jpg?v=1772653838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-schools-of-ontario-1876-1976-robert-m-stamp-9781487572617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}