18.015 - "Peace, Order, and Good Government Versus Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness": A Presidential Panel

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Education is inherently political, and thus working towards better understandings of education requires clarifying the political context in which educational plans and desires are imagined and enacted. While there are often assumptions that Canadian and American educational systems are similar, the political distinctions between these two countries highlight an opportunity for contrasting analysis in educational studies. This session is organized by the Canadian Association of Foundations of Education and brings together the presidents of its interest groups in the History, Sociology and Philosophy of Education. In this session, we provide perspectives on the nature of educational plans and structures in faculties of education that emerge from normative Canadian political ideals and we highlight points of contrast with American ideals.

Sub Unit

• Canadian Society for the Study of Education - CSSE

Chair

• Kurt Clausen, Nipissing University

Papers

• The Individual and the Collective in the Education Systems of Canada and the United States: A Philosophical Exploration - Claudia W. Ruitenberg, The University of British Columbia

• What Historical Study Can Reveal to Educators: The Example of "Peace, Order, and Good Government" - Lynn Ellen Lemisko, University of Saskatchewan; Kurt Clausen, Nipissing University

• The Role of Sociology in Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers: A Brief Comparison of the Canadian and American Contexts - David Mandzuk, University of Manitoba