Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 3
5. Progressives versus Traditionalists: The Construction of an Educational Discourse
6. Reconstruction, the New Liberalism, and Child Psychology 19
7. Child-Centred Education: The Progressive Curriculum in Theory 42
8. Education for Democratic Citizenship: The Postwar Curriculum in Practice 67
9. The Traditionalist Backlash 102
10. The Battle over the Schools in the Manitoba Public Education System
11. The Battle over Reading and Grammar 139
12. The Reinvention of the High School 153
13. Rural Schools and Rural Life 174
14. The Battle over Teachers 185
15. The Royal Commission on Education and the Battle over the Schools in Manitoba 209
16. Conclusion 224
17. Notes 233
18. Bibliography 267
19. Index 275