EDEC 247 : OVERVIEW_NOTES.doc

• School: McGill University
• Department: Curriculum and Instruction
• Course: EDEC 247
• Professor: Tino Bordonaro

Document Summary

Policy: the rules that structure a system, and the actions that enforce them issue: a topic of debate, a controversy, a reason for reflection and discussion. 35% in higher education youth sector- elementary, high school, adult education higher education- college, university, continuing education. Curriculum based knowledge (where subject is in program) The issues continuity and change classical and current: historical roots, inherent dualisms (french/ english, private/ public, religious/ Secular: diversity, reform, governance, schools, students, teachers, parents, educational priorities. Overview: the french regime (1663-1760, the conquest (1760, the qu bec act (1774, education in the british regime (1763, the durham report (1839) 1. the french regime (1608-1760: the french arrive in qu bec (after christopher columbus set out to find the new world in 1492, due to economic and religious reasons. Create priests, nuns and nurses (there were very few professions other than these jobs, such as medicine and legal services). The kingdoms that sent out explorers were very competitive.