 | The School Promoters: Education and Social Class in Mid-Nineteenth Century Upper Canada Subjects: Education -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century; Educational sociology -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century; Social classes -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century; The author examines the attitudes that shaped the Ontario public school system during its formative years, when Upper Canadians first explored and the provincial government finally adopted the principle of compulsory mass schooling under the auspices and control of the state. Prentice Alison : Alison Prentice is Professor, Department of Theory and Policy Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education / University of Toronto. |
