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CONNECTIONS, CONTRARIETIES, AND CONVOLUTIONS: CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGIC REFORM IN ALBERTA AND ONTARIO, 1930â1955
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 midâ1950s 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 lâĂ©ducation plus novatrices, lâAlberta et lâOntario ont instaurĂ© une rĂ©forme pĂ©dagogique draconienne durant lâĂ©poque 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 dâune formation Ă lâenseignement appropriĂ©e et de matĂ©riel connexe pertinent, le besoin de cerner les fondements philosophiques des approches retenues pour la rĂ©forme et lâimpact du contexte social, politique et intellectuel dans son ensemble. Mots clĂ©s: Ă©ducation novatrice, contextes pĂ©dagogiques, histoire de lâĂ©ducation, histoire comparative.
Educational Reform in Ontario: The Importance of Pleasant Avenue School, 1962-1975
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 schoolâs 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 lâhistoire de la Pleasant Avenue School Ă Willowdale en Ontario, Ă lâĂ©poque oĂč ses enseignants entreprenaient une expĂ©rience dâimportance touchant la conception des programmes dâĂ©tude et des mĂ©thodes pĂ©dagogiques. En tant que lâune des Ă©coles pionniĂšres de lâOpen Concept Plan (et des stratĂ©gies dâenseignement en Ă©quipe qui lâaccompagnaient), cette expĂ©rience est devenue, dĂšs 1962, le modĂšle pour dâinnombrables Ă©coles dans la province et une inspiration pour les recommandations de lâinfluent rapport Hall-Dennis de 1968. Ă travers des documents, entretiens et autres sources primaires, cette Ă©tude explique en dĂ©tail les liens entre lâĂ©cole et ses contreparties amĂ©ricaines, les facteurs qui ont contribuĂ© au succĂšs de lâexpĂ©rience, lâinfluence 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
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 10â30 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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