The Development of the Theory and Practice of Education in New Brunswick, 1784-1900: A Study in Historical Background

A Masters thesis that sets the developments in New Brunswick education against the social, political, and economic background of the province, and relates these developments to the wider field of educational movements in Britain, Europe, the United States, and other parts of British North America.

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Foreword 
Introduction 
Preface 
Expanded Table of Contents (with links to topics within chapters) 
Chapter 1   The British Background 
Chapter 2   The American Background 
Chapter 3   The Nova Scotian Background 
Chapter 4   The Loyalist Pattern 
Chapter 5   Provincial Society in Transition 
Chapter 6   Educational Developments (1833-1847) 
Chapter 7   Plans, Personalities, and Policies 
Chapter 8   The Achievement of a Free School System 
Chapter 9   Common Schools and Sectarian Conflict 
Chapter 10 Education in the Age of Science and Democracy 
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