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Publications Centre, University of British Columbia, 1964. A comprehensive work, covering the evolution and development of public schools from the colonial period to 1960. [NW 971.58 J67] The author subsequently revised the book, retitling it “The development of public and higher education in British Columbia 1849 to 1975”.
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A century of public education in British Columbia. Paper...
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Dec 15, 2009 · A history of public education in British Columbia by F. Henry Johnson, 1964, University of British Columbia edition, in English
Publications Centre, University of British Columbia, 1964 - Education - 279 pages. From inside the book . Contents. ... A History of Public Education in British Columbia
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- Royal commissions and commissions of inquiry, etc.
- MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL
This guide is intended to help you locate material relating to the history of education in British Columbia held at the BC Archives, whether you are looking for general information or for specific information about schools, events or people. This material includes government records, private manuscript collections, books, reports, periodicals, news...
The BC Archives has a large collection of published material. It consists of books, pamphlets, journal articles and sometimes theses (which may also be treated as manuscripts – see below). These sources are useful in gaining an understanding of historical developments and overall context, as well as often providing leads to further material. Search...
Whether a formal commission appointed under the Public Inquiries Act, or appointed by the Minister of Education, the reports which resulted from these investigations often contain useful information, both in terms of the situation at the time (and sometimes an historical background) as well as the recommendations put forward. The briefs, exhibits, ...
Manuscript materials are unpublished, textual records, (e.g. correspondence files or Royal Commission transcripts of hearings). They can be private records or government records and can be typed as well as handwritten. These are considered primary sources, and you will need to analyse and interpret them in order to make them useful to your research...
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Oct 25, 2024 · CALL NUMBER: T0189:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE (S): Florence Mary Nye : a school teacher in British Columbia RECORDED: North Vancouver (B.C.), 1973-04-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Florence Mary Nye discusses teaching in the Cariboo in the 1920s and teaching in the Rocky Mountains in the 1930s.
5 days ago · History. The Ministry of Education was established in 1920 under its first name, the Dept. of Education, by an amendment to the Public School Act (SBC 1920, c. 82). The educational system of British Columbia had been founded in the Crown colony period in the Common School Act (1865), replaced by the Common School Ordinance (1869), and ...
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British Columbia was the only province to enter Confederation with a non-sectarian school system, which lasted until 1976. The Public Schools Act of 1872, which provided for education from the general revenues of the province, allowed the government to appoint a Board of Education and a Superintendent and to establish school districts. The ...
