Ontario's Plowden Report: British influence on Canadian education in the 1960s

Treading in the footsteps of past generations, Ontario policy advisers journeyed throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1966 to directly understand the educational reforms that were being undertaken in that country. On their return, these consultants brought back a number of innovations for...

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Published in:History of education (Tavistock) 2013-03, Vol.42 (2), p.204-221
Main Author: Clausen, Kurt W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20. Jahrhundert
Bildungsbericht
Bildungsgeschichte
Bildungspolitik
Bildungsreform
Bildungsreise
comparative history
Education policy
Educational Change
Educational History
Educational Policy
Foreign Countries
Geschichte (Histor)
Großbritannien
Grundschule
Hall-Dennis Report
Innovations
Kanada
Ontario
Parents & parenting
Plowden Report
Schulbildung
United Kingdom
Vergleichende Geschichtswissenschaft
Wissenstransfer
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Summary:Treading in the footsteps of past generations, Ontario policy advisers journeyed throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1966 to directly understand the educational reforms that were being undertaken in that country. On their return, these consultants brought back a number of innovations for discussion with their parent committee in the hopes of possible adaptation by the province. When their final submission was tabled two years later, the 'Hall-Dennis Report' (as it became popularly known) went on to reflect the tone for education in the province for a generation. This study examines the impact that Britain's educational policies in the 1960s, and especially the 'Plowden Report' of 1967, may have had on the recommendations found in the Hall-Dennis Report. As well, it ties these two reports to the longstanding legacy of British influence on the Ontario education system 1 . 1 A first version of this work was presented at the History of Education Society Conference, held in London, 26-28 November 2010. Thanks are expressed to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for its support of this endeavour.
ISSN:0046-760X
1464-5130
DOI:10.1080/0046760X.2012.707690