Border Crossings: Us Culture and Education in Saskatchewan, 1905-1937

by Kerry Alcorn

Book Overview

At the dawn of the last century a shift in direction emerged among education policy-makers in Saskatchewan. Prior to 1905, the territories that would become Saskatchewan and Alberta maintained a school system largely modelled after Ontario's British-inspired system. Between 1905 and 1937 however, the shared geography and culture of the continental plains that span the border between the United States and Canada became the primary influence on education...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773542884
• ISBN13: 9780773542884
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"