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Curriculum Reform in Ontario

'Common-Sense' Policy Processes and Democratic Possibilities

by (author) Laura Elizabeth Pinto

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2012
Category
General, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442612853
    Publish Date
    Mar 2012
    List Price
    $42.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442661547
    Publish Date
    Mar 2012
    List Price
    $72.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442661585
    Publish Date
    Mar 2012
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

This first full account of curriculum policy formulation in 1990s Ontario helps readers understand the real-life experiences of policymakers both within the province and internationally.

Having worked as a policy analyst for the Government of Ontario, a public school teacher, and a university professor, author Laura Elizabeth Pinto is uniquely positioned to tackle the key issues of policy formulation: the politics and tensions among different policy actors; the relationships between democracy in education and in policy formation; and the hidden role of privatization.

Based on interviews with key policy actors, including ministry bureaucrats, curriculum policy writers, stakeholder consultation participants, and political staffers, Curriculum Reform in Ontario provides a critique of conventional policy formulation processes. Pinto also suggests possibilities for more participatory approaches to policy formulation that can better support the critical role played by schools in creating democratic societies.

About the author

Laura Elizabeth Pinto is an assistant professor in the Educational Leadership Program at Niagara University.

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