Learning to school: federalism and public schooling in Canada

"Among countries in the industrialized world, Canada is the only one without a national department of education, national standards for education, and national regulations for elementary or secondary schooling. For many observers, the system seems impractical and almost incoherent. But despite...

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Main Author: Wallner, Jennifer 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto University of Toronto Press [2014]
Series:Studies in comparative political economy and public policy 45
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Among countries in the industrialized world, Canada is the only one without a national department of education, national standards for education, and national regulations for elementary or secondary schooling. For many observers, the system seems impractical and almost incoherent. But despite a total lack of federal oversight, the educational policies of all ten provinces are very similar today. Without intervention from Ottawa, the provinces have fashioned what amounts to a de facto pan-Canadian system
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-383) and index
Physical Description:xvi, 410 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781442615892
9781442647817

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