Le financement des écoles publiques à Montréal et à Toronto (1841-1997) : Un baromètre pour mesurer les rapports entre la majorité et la minorité

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Le financement des écoles publiques à Montréal et à Toronto (1841-1997) : Un baromètre pour mesurer les rapports entre la majorité et la minorité
Abstract
The author examines the ways in which schools in Montreal and Toronto were financed between 1841 and 1997 from the perspective of a socio-political barometer measuring the social relationships between majority and minority. He argues that his research indicates that prior to the 1960s the Ontario provincial government gave priority to public (non-denominational) schools, providing both political recognition and access to financial resources, while separate (Catholic) schools were subjected to financial and legal constraints and confined to the social space vested to the minority. In contrast, the Quebec government recognized the equality and autonomy of actors both Catholics and Protestants on administrative, educational, and financial levels. Thus, he concludes, the educational scene appears to be a space that is sensitive to discussions, negotiations, and even clashes between different religious and cultural groups, where each can promote their conceptions of education and gain access to financial resources.
Publication
Historical Studies in Education/Revue d'histoire de l'éducation
Volume
Vol. 24
Issue
no. 2
Pages
1-30
Date
Automne 2012
Language
fr
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Croteau, Jean-Philippe. “Le financement des écoles publiques à Montréal et à Toronto (1841-1997) : Un baromètre pour mesurer les rapports entre la majorité et la minorité.” Historical Studies in Education/Revue d’histoire de l’éducation Vol. 24, no. 2 (Automne 2012): 1–30. http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/4283.
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