From Centennial to Sesquicentennial in Canada: Transformative Research in the History of Education
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: In 1967, when Canada celebrated its centennial, little was known about the history of education, especially beyond the thoughts and ambitions of leading figures.Today, the blossoming of historical research has included significant attention to how and to what extent formal and informal education has defined personal and collective experience.In this context, Canada's sesquicentennial offered a timely opportunity to review what has been learned about Canada's educational past.Specifically, how has research enhanced our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which education has reflected and influenced social, economic, cultural, and political changes?Moreover, how can this research contribute to the making of a better future?In order to address these questions from multiple perspectives and with attention to diverse historical contexts, members of the Making History Educational Research Unit/ Faire de l'histoire: récits et mémoires collectives en éducation at the University of Ottawa with the collaboration of the editors of Historical Studies in Education/ Revue d'histoire de l'éducation invited submissions for a special issue that would look backwards as well as forward in light of the major research findings of the past halfcentury.The call for papers asked "What do we know today about histories of education in Canada and their roles in shaping people and events that we did not know fifty years ago?"The positive response to this invitation has resulted in five compelling illustrations of research on the causes and consequences of schooling in Canada's past.While no single collection of articles can do justice to the substantial research accomplishments of recent decades, the authors in this issue call our attention to important research findings that provide points of departure for future projects.The editors hope that their work will inspire additional efforts to synthesize research findings on other educational topics.Moreover, by presenting their articles in accessible formats designed for both specialist and non-specialist audiences, the authors make clear their
Author: Chad Gaffield
Institutions: University of Ottawa, Historical Studies in Education
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2789907398