Power-Sharing in the Protestant Education System in Quebec: An Examination of the Options

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Author/collaborator
Title
Power-Sharing in the Protestant Education System in Quebec: An Examination of the Options
Abstract
The author points out that the history of education in Quebec shows that Protestants struggled to obtain and keep a significant share in the decision-making power affecting the education of their children. The result was the development and maintenance of the Protestant education system. The rights of Protestants were enshrined in the constitution, but other confessional groups within the Protestant school system had few rights. Jewish attempts to improve on this situation led to only very limited success. The four most significant minority groups in the Protestant school system, circa 1981, were Jews, Orthodox, Blacks, and Franco-Protestants. Each demanded changes to the structures of power sharing. The development of new structures in the Ministère de l'Education, the Conseil supérieur' de l'Education, and within certain school boards, and the use of each of the local school's committees and educational project were possible responses to minority groups’ demands. The author argues that the demands should have been met in the interest of keeping the Protestant education system congruent with the ethical principles of Protestantism and faithful to its past.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
McGill University
Place
Montreal
Date
1981
# of Pages
iv-117p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Oliver, David Nelson. “Power-Sharing in the Protestant Education System in Quebec: An Examination of the Options.” Master’s Thesis, McGill University, 1981. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/41687j72p?locale=en.
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