Higher Education in Ontario

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This paper explores how historiography helps us to identify biases, or over-emphasized points in phenomena. For instance, the 2006 election featured party commentary on how to make higher education more accessible in Canada, though education is properly a provincial undertaking. The paper refers to history of higher education in 19th century and its purposes, as compared to social engineering/cost-benefit analysis of today and draws several examples.

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"The goals of higher education in Ontario, over time, and federal policy. Introduction education remains a provincial responsibility in Canada, yet political parties are expected to produce approaches to matters of education. Prior to the federal election of 2006, statements revealed several strong themes pertaining to education of different kinds, as proved interesting to explore. The reader becomes aware of contrasting notions of education's purposes, and ideals, and later, sees that these contrasts have been present for rather a long time. The study of educational history and its historiography come into view as not very streamlined pursuits. "

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