Liberal education, civic education, and the Canadian regime : past principles and present challenges / edited by David W. Livingstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Livingstone, D. W., author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Humanistic--Canada.

Education, Humanistic.

Civics, Canadian--Study and teaching.

Civics, Canadian.

Politics and government.

Canada--Politics and government--Study and teaching.

Canada.

Politics and government--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

292 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime asks what is the place of a liberal education--that is, studying the great books and Canada's political and philosophy history, as in the tradition of the liberal arts--in the education and development of the idea of citizenship in the Canadian public (what the editor, Livingstone, and his contributors call "civic education"). The liberal education stands in contract to the transferable job skills of a vocational training that can further technological, economic, and social progress. In the introduction, Livingstone considers whether studying Canada's early documents and tradition can recover and resuscitate the debates that occurred at the time of the country's founding and also resurface to shed light on contemporary issues."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction / David W. Livingstone

When Canadians rewrote their history : discarding "liberty" and embracing "community" / Janet Ajzenstat

Liberal education embedded in civic education for responsible government : the case of John George Bourinot / John von Heyking

Constituting Canadians : George Brown's confederation address / Geoffrey C. Kellow

Thomas D'arcy McGee's civic paideia for Canada / David W. Livingstone

Canadian guardian : the educational statesmanship of Egerton Ryerson / Colin D. Pearce

Marshall McLuhan, George Grant, and the ancient-modern-Protestant quarrel in Canada / Grant N. Havers

Catholic education and the culture of life / Ryan N.S. Topping

Liberal education and the democratic soul : lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville / Richard Myers

Democracy in Canada : what Tocqueville can teach Canadians / Luigi Bradizza

Ties of friendship and citizenship in a globalized world / Leah Bradshaw

The Supreme of Court of Canada as moral tutor : religious freedom, civil society, and charter values / Thomas M.J. Bateman

The Hobbesian foundations of modern illiberal education / Travis D. Smith

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Ajzenstat, Janet, 1936- When Canadians rewrote their history.

Other Format:

Liberal education, civic education, and the Canadian regime.

ISBN:

9780773546080

0773546081

9780773546097

077354609X

OCLC:

908308787