Di Mascio, Anthony, 1975-

The idea of popular schooling in Upper Canada print culture, public discourse, and the demand for education / Anthony Di Mascio. - Montreal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2012. (Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2012). - 1 online resource (xi, 243 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Between Vision and Impetus: The Deep Roots of Schooling, 1784-1799 -- From Educational Expansion to Educational Deadlock, 1800-1811 -- War and Schooling, 1812-1815 -- The Rise and Fall of Common Schooling in the Postwar Era, 1816-1824 -- Education and the Rise of Radical Political Thought, 1824-1826 -- Ecclesiastical Exclusivity Denounced: Religious Discourse and the Politics of Education, 1826-1828 -- Renewal or Regression? Educational Discourse in a Time of Political Discord, 1828-1830 -- Toward Mass Universal Schooling: Societal Reorganization in the Age of Movable Type, 1830-1832 -- Conclusion.

A study of the popular movement and political agitation for educational reform in Upper Canada.



9780773587038


Education--History--Ontario--19th century.
Education--Social aspects--History--Ontario--19th century.
Education--Political aspects--History--Ontario--19th century.
Public schools--History--Ontario--19th century.


Electronic Books.

LA418 / .I343 2012