ERIC Number: ED130947
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-Jun
Pages: 69
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Canadian Content Survey: Secondary Panel. Research Report.
Cassidy, Philippe
Survey results summarize secondary-school use of Canadian and non-Canadian oriented materials, resources, and activities in the borough of North York, Ontario. A questionnaire completed by 188 teachers inquired about use of textbooks and unpublished material, resource people, and field trips. Focus on Canadian culture was identified whenever it was appropriate. Data tables show responses by the following areas: English, mathematics, science, modern languages, music, commerce, home economics/shop, fine arts, physical education, geography, history/social science, resource librarians, and guidance personnel and classics teachers. Responses show that almost three-quarters of the textbooks used are Canadian, a similar proportion to elementary and junior-high use. Half of the nontexts and reference books used are non-Canadian in origin. These include films, filmstrips, slide sets, magazines, learning kits, and simulation games. Three out of five teachers who reported use of unpublished material indicated it is teacher-produced. Resource people were used about as frequently as in junior-high school, but less than at the elementary level. However, a much larger percentage of the secondary-level resource people provided an increase in Canadian awareness than did the resource people at the elementary and junior-high levels. (AV)
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Authoring Institution: North York Board of Education, Willowdale (Ontario).
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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