1st Edition

The Curriculum History of Canadian Teacher Education

Edited By Theodore Michael Christou Copyright 2018
    288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Organized by region, this edited collection provides a comprehensive look at how teacher education has evolved regionally and nationally in Canada. Offering an in-depth look at specific provinces and territories, this volume contextualizes the landscape of Canadian public education and the place of teacher education within it. Shedding light on the ways Canadian teacher education was shaped by and in turn influenced its environment, contributors evaluate the current state of education and consider themes, tensions, and historical developments, presenting a view of teacher education that encompasses both its future and its past. A significant contribution to the field of curriculum history, this book offers a benchmark for conversations about the purposes, means, and ends of teacher education in Canada.

    1. Introduction - Curriculum History and Canadian Teacher Education

    Theodore Michael Christou

    2. Provinces, Territories, Nations, and Identities

    Helen Raptis

    3. Rising like the Thunderbird: The Reclamation of Indigenous Teacher Education

    Lindsay Morcom, Kate Freeman, and Jennifer Davis

    4. Reading, Writing and Religion: The History of Teacher Education in Newfoundland and Labrador

    Gerald Galway

    5. A History of Teacher Education on Prince Edward Island

    Sean Wiebe and J. Tim Goddard

    6. Unsettling "Old Ways": Matter or Method, Relevance or Standards in Nova Scotia Teacher Education, 1855 to the Present

    Paul Bennett

    7. Thwarted Ambitions: Teacher Education in New Brunswick

    Frances Helyar

    8. The Struggle for a Profession: Teacher Education in Quebec

    Anthony Di Mascio

    9. Reconciling 170 Years of Settler Curriculum Policies: Teacher Education in Ontario

    Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, Mark Ingham, and Tylor Burrows

    10. Understanding Curriculum History of Initial Teacher Education in Manitoba

    Thomas Falkenberg and Jon Young

    11. Born of Cooperation? Teacher Education Curriculum in Saskatchewan

    Lynn Lemisko and Kurt Clausen

    12. Exploring Nuances: Teacher Education History in Alberta

    Randolph Wimmer and Zahra Kasamali

    13. Dreaming of Modern Design: Considering Curriculum History of Teacher Education in British Columbia

    Emma MacFarlane and Shawn Michael Bullock

    14. Teacher Education for the North: Programs and Place in Northwest Territories and Nunavut

    Catherine A. McGregor and Heather E. McGregor

    15. Teacher Education in the Yukon: Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow

    Lori Eastmure

    16. The Controlling Hand: Canadian Teacher Education in a Global Context

    Alan Sears and Mark Hirschkorn

    17. Continuity and Change in Canadian Teacher Education: Assessing our Progress and Looking to the Future

    Christopher DeLuca and Michael Pitblado

    Contributors

     

     

    Biography

    Theodore Michael Christou is Associate Professor of History Education and Educational History at Queen's University, Canada.