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Perry, George D. (George Douglas), 1943-
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Teachers -- Training of -- Nova Scotia -- History.
Teachers -- Training of -- Government policy -- Nova Scotia.
Teachers -- Training of -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia.
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Perry, George D. (George Douglas), 1943-
Teachers -- Training of -- Nova Scotia -- History.
Teachers -- Training of -- Government policy -- Nova Scotia.
Teachers -- Training of -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia.
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The grand regulator : the miseducation of
Nova
Scotia
's
teachers
, 1838-1997 / George D. Perry.
by
Perry, George D. (George Douglas), 1943-
McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013.
Call #:
370.711 P463g
Subjects
Teachers
--
Training
of
--
Nova
Scotia
--
History.
Teachers
--
Training
of
--
Government
policy
--
Nova
Scotia
.
Teachers
--
Training
of
--
Social aspects
--
Nova
Scotia
.
ISBN:
9780773541818 (pbk.)
0773541810 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Miseducation of
Nova
Scotia
's
teachers
, 1838-1997
Description:
xix, 384 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-373) and index.
Summary:
"Schools of education with utilitarian goals and strict standardization - often called "Normal Schools" - have been widely criticized by both the academy and the general public. In a story that resonates across Canada, The Grand Regulator examines an educational system that failed to inspire great
teachers
and produce imaginative, thinking citizens. Drawing on an array of archival materials,
government
publications, and firsthand accounts with former Normal School students, George Perry provides a rich reconstruction of the intellectual, social, economic, and political foundations of teacher education in
Nova
Scotia
, and the methodological preoccupations that have hampered its subsequent development. He shows how a supposed science of education based on child psychology, in concert with the province's regulation of public schooling, justified low expectations for the education of most children and how standardized
training
programs deemphasized
teachers
' general liberal education and intellectual curiosity. The most complete study of Canadian teacher education to date, The Grand Regulator presents an analysis of perennial issues regarding the improvement of education that continue to concern us, and illuminates ways of raising the level of instruction in schools today."--Back cover.
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