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    CONNECTIONS, CONTRARIETIES, AND CONVOLUTIONS: CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGIC REFORM IN ALBERTA AND ONTARIO, 1930‐1955

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    To apply newer philosophical approaches in education, Alberta and Ontario experimented with dramatic curriculum and pedagogic reform during the progressive era, c. 1930 to 1955. However, by the mid‐1950s both provinces returned to more traditional disciplinary approaches. This comparative historical study reveals three conditions that affected reform efforts in the provinces: the need for appropriate teacher education and the development of appropriate supporting materials; the need for an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of the reform approach; and the impact of the general social, political, and intellectual environment. Key words: progressive education, contexts of education, history of education, comparative history. Voulant mettre en place des approches philosophiques de l’éducation plus novatrices, l’Alberta et l’Ontario ont instaurĂ© une rĂ©forme pĂ©dagogique draconienne durant l’époque progressiste commençant vers 1930 et se terminant en 1955. Vers le milieu des annĂ©es 1950 toutefois, les deux provinces sont revenues Ă  des approches plus traditionnelles. Cette Ă©tude historique comparative met en lumiĂšre trois facteurs qui ont eu une incidence sur les efforts de rĂ©forme de ces provinces, Ă  savoir le besoin de disposer d’une formation Ă  l’enseignement appropriĂ©e et de matĂ©riel connexe pertinent, le besoin de cerner les fondements philosophiques des approches retenues pour la rĂ©forme et l’impact du contexte social, politique et intellectuel dans son ensemble. Mots clĂ©s: Ă©ducation novatrice, contextes pĂ©dagogiques, histoire de l’éducation, histoire comparative.

    Educational Reform in Ontario: The Importance of Pleasant Avenue School, 1962-1975

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    Abstract:This study examines the history of Pleasant Avenue School in Willowdale, Ontario, during a time when its staff engaged in a significant experiment in curriculum and pedagogical design. As one of the pioneering schools of the Open Concept Plan (and accompanying team-teacher strategies) as early as 1962, it became an archetype for countless reproductions throughout the province, and of great inspiration to recommendations made in the influential Hall-Dennis Report of 1968. Through records, interviews, and other primary print/audio visual sources, this study details the school’s connections to American counterparts, the factors that led to its immediate success, the influence that it had on the province, and the eventual collapse of the experiment by the end of the decade.RĂ©sumĂ©: Cet article analyse l’histoire de la Pleasant Avenue School Ă  Willowdale en Ontario, Ă  l’époque oĂč ses enseignants entreprenaient une expĂ©rience d’importance touchant la conception des programmes d’étude et des mĂ©thodes pĂ©dagogiques. En tant que l’une des Ă©coles pionniĂšres de l’Open Concept Plan (et des stratĂ©gies d’enseignement en Ă©quipe qui l’accompagnaient), cette expĂ©rience est devenue, dĂšs 1962, le modĂšle pour d’innombrables Ă©coles dans la province et une inspiration pour les recommandations de l’influent rapport Hall-Dennis de 1968. À travers des documents, entretiens et autres sources primaires, cette Ă©tude explique en dĂ©tail les liens entre l’école et ses contreparties amĂ©ricaines, les facteurs qui ont contribuĂ© au succĂšs de l’expĂ©rience, l’influence de ce succĂšs dans la province et son Ă©ventuelle fin abrupte vers la fin des annĂ©es 1960

    X-ray fluorescence (XRF) fingerprinting of Palaeogene deposits in Denmark

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    In this study, we test if cost-efficient X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses can be used to fingerprint Palaeogene clay and marl deposits in Denmark. A total of 67 samples from key sites in Denmark have been analysed. Our preliminary results indicate that it is possible locally within 10–30 km to distinguish between most of the Palaeogene units, but on a regional scale across Denmark, the units are not unique, and this probably reflects variations in clay mineralogy, grain size and calcareous content. Accordingly, we suggest that a comprehensive reference database is now needed if the full potential of the method is to be utilised, and this will ultimately result in more reliable geological models
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