Second Canadian Conference on Education e-bog

The Second Canadian Conference on Education, held in Montreal, was the result of several years of determined effort by representatives of organizations concerned directly or indirectly with education, and convinced that "e;wider public understanding of Canada's educational needs and problems would be a major step towards their solution."e; The Conference brought together some two thousand people for concentrated sessions on topics in education, which is of vital concern to educators and to the laymen who endeavour to support their efforts. The delegates represented school and university teachers and administrators, school boards, parent-teacher associations, students, churches, employers, trade unions, the professions and other groups interested in education. They came from all the provinces and territories. Most of the provincial ministers and every deputy minister responsible for education attended. Never before had there been held such a full-scale gathering of citizens prepared to study the tasks of home, school and community in preparing youth for life in the atomic age. The special point of view of French-speaking Canadians was clearly and completely expressed. This book includes extras from the speeches and discussions in each language, so that readers may follow the whole proceedings in either English or French. The Report follows the organization of the Conference, which concerned itself with nine general themes. The Conference was a three-tiered structure. Following the opening session, plenary sessions examined the basic question "e;What does our society expect to achieve through education?"e; Delegates then met in seven concurrent forums, each of which divided, after an initial session, into small work-groups. Group findings and recommendations were then reported to the closing plenary session. Dr. Francis J. Leddy summed up the Conference and the spirit of the delegates when he said that they were "e;satisfied with much that has been done, determined to make advantageous changes, and deeply aware that Canada will not be left untouched by the world-wide revolution in politics and science, which is now in full tide and will sweep on through our life-time."e;Le deuxime Confrence canadienne sur l'ducation, tenue Montral, a t le rsultat de plusieurs annes d'efforts rsolus par les reprsentants d'organisations intresses directement ou indirectement l'ducation, et convaincues qu'une plus grande comprhension par le public des besoins et problmes ducatifs constitueraient un pas important vers leur solution. La Confrence a runi prs de deux mille personnes qui ont dlibr sur diverses questions concernant l'ducation, questions d'intrt primordial aux ducateurs, de mme qu'aux laques qui essaient de leur aider dans leur tche. Les dlgus reprsentaient professeurs et administrateurs d'coles et d'universits, commissions scolaires, associations de parents-instituteurs, tudiants, clerg et autre dnominations, employeurs, syndicats ouvriers, les carriers librales et autres groups intresss l'ducation. Ils sont venus de toutes parts, des provinces et territoires. La plupart des ministres et tous les sous-ministres provinciaux chargs de l'ducation y assistait.Le point de vue spcial des Canadiens de langue franais a t exprim clairement et au complet. Ce volume comprend des extraits de discours et discussions dans les deux langues, de sorte que les lecteurs de langue franaise comme de langue anglaise peuvent suivre les dlibrations de la Confrence. Le Confrence tait une confrence trois plans. Suivant la session d'ouverture, des assembles plnires ont examin la question principale, soit, << Quel but la socit se projette-t-elle d'atteindre au moyen de l'ducation ? >> Les dlgus se sont ensuite partags en sept groups identiques, qui, aprs une premire session, se sont rpartis en ateliers. Les conclusions et recommandations, bauches d'abord, approuves ensuite par les groups respectifs, ont t soumises sous forme de compte-rendu la session plnire de fermeture. Les mots qui suivant, du Dr. Francis J. Leddy, rsument bien les transactions de la Confrence et l'esprit dont taient anims les dlgus , << satisfaits dans une large mesure du travail accompli et pourtant dtermines effectuer certaines rformes. Ils sont en outre convaincus que le Canda sera forcment affect par le rvolution politique et scientifique qui dferle en ce moment sur le monde et dont nous ne verrons sans doute pas la fin, de notre vivant. >>