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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 National DreamsMyth, Mystery, and Canadian History |
As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National … | Daniel Frances | 217 | 1997 | View |
 Weapons of Mass InstructionA Schoolteacher’s Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling |
John Taylor Gatto’s Weapons of Mass Instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and … | John Taylor Gatto | 241 | 2010 | View |
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From IntroductionThe Story of Canada From: National Dreams |
In the introduction the author states that Indians were referred to as looking “Alien Like” and that the “British-born Canadians” are the “Elect of the earth”. … | Daniel Frances | 30 | 1997 | $0.90 Add |
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From  The University from the Inside-OutThoughts of a Participant Observer From: Degrees of Failure |
This opening chapter looks broadly at the roots of the current higher-education mess, pointing out whose interests the current system supports, and the effects on students, teachers, parents, … | Randle W. Nelsen | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From Campus Parking and the Car as a Third PlaceAsphalt Grievances and Commuter Sociability From: Degrees of Failure |
Using the examples of three Canadian schools, this chapter demonstrates how issues concerning the automobile, especially both the lack and expansion of on-campus parking, have become major policy … | Randle W. Nelsen | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
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From Professionals and ProfessionalismProtecting the Status Quo and Academic Disciplines From: Degrees of Failure |
Undergraduate students occupying the lowest rung on the academic hierarchy are seen as non-professionals who need further training to ensure that they follow the judgments and decisions of their … | Randle W. Nelsen | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Presenting the ImagePart II |
Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, … | Daniel Francis | 24 | 1992 | $0.48 Add |
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From Presenting the ImagePart II |
Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, … | Daniel Francis | 24 | 1992 | $0.48 Add |
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From Performing Indians |
Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or … | Daniel Francis | 45 | 1992 | $1.80 Add |
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From Performing Indians |
Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or … | Daniel Francis | 45 | 1992 | $1.80 Add |
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From Indians of Childhood |
In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … | Daniel Francis | 50 | 1992 | $2.50 Add |
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From Indians of Childhood |
In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … | Daniel Francis | 50 | 1992 | $2.50 Add |
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From Guns and Feathers |
Non-Natives have a long history of romanticizing Indians, discovering in their character and culture many fi ne qualities we think are lacking in our own. From the Noble Savage of years ago to … | Daniel Francis | 28 | 1992 | $0.56 Add |
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From Guns and Feathers |
Non-Natives have a long history of romanticizing Indians, discovering in their character and culture many fi ne qualities we think are lacking in our own. From the Noble Savage of years ago to … | Daniel Francis | 28 | 1992 | $0.56 Add |
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From  Final Remarks |
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