rn DOCUMENT RESUME ED 024 875 AC 002 984 By-Kidd. J. R., Ed Adult Education in Canada. Canadian Association for Adult Education, Toronto (Ontario). Pub Date SO Note- 262p. EDRS Price MF-$1.00 HC-$13.20 Descriptors- *Adult Education Programs. *Adult Leaders, Armed Forces, Bibliographies, BroadcastIndustry, Consumer Education, Educational Radio, Educational Trends, Libraries, ProfessionalAssociations, Program Descriptions, Public Schools. Rural Areas, Universities, Urban Areas Identifier s- *Canada Inthis document an attempt is made to present an introduction toadult education in Canada. The first section surveys the historical background, attemptsto show what have been the objectives of this field, and tries to assessits present position. Section IL which focuses on the relationship amongthe Canadian Association for Adult Education, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and theNational Film Board. reviews the entirefield of adult education. Also covered are university extension services. the People's Library of Nova Scotia,and the roles of schools and specialized organizations. Section III deals1 in some detail, with selected programs the 'Uncommon Schools' which include Frontier College, and BanffSchool of Fine Arts, and the School .of Community Programs. The founders, sponsors, participants,and techniques of Farm Forum are reported in the section on radio andfilms, which examines the origins1 iDurpose, and background for discussionfor Citizens' Forum. the use of documentary films inadult education; Women's Institutes; rural programs such as the Antigonish Movement and theCommunity Life Training Institute. A bibliography of Canadian writing on adult education is included. (n1) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVEDFROM THE i PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. a. ADULT EDUCATION IN CANADA Edited by J. R. KIDD ett 6°Canadian Association for AdultEducation 340 Jarvis Street ri( Toronto 5, Ontario L-C 52 51- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ss Intrizt, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIBRARY GIFT OF THE FUND FOR ADULT EDUCATION Printed by Garden City Press Co-operative Toronto Ontario CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS FOREWORD J. R. KIDD iX INTRODUCTION E. A. CORBETT Xi SECTION ONEAims, Origin, andDevelopment 1 I. A Brief History of Adult Education in Canada....E.A. CORBETT 2 2. Present Developments and Trends J. R. KIDD 1 I 3. A Working Philosophy for Canadian AdultEducation M. M. COADY, E. A. CORBETT, SIR ROBERT FALCONER,JOHN GRIERSON, DAVID SMITH, GREGORY VLASTOS 24 SECTION TWOOrganization 40 1. The Canadian Association for Adult Education-IsABELWILSON 41 2. Organization of Adult Education in the Provinces of Canada J. R. KIDD 50 (Special sections on Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario) GUY HENSON, RENEE MORIN, STEPHEN DAVIDOVICH 3. Adult Education in Some Major Institutions. a. The UniVersity....FRANK PEERS, K. E. NORRIS, HARRY HUTTON 78 b. The Library....SISTER FRANCES DOLORES, RICHARDCROUGH 88 c. The School. E. A. RUDD, L. A. DE WOLFE 100 d. Specialized organizations dealing with national andinter- national affairs VIOLET ANDERSON, MALCOLM WALLACE 107 4. Adult education in Rural Areas JOHN FRIESEN, ALEX LAIDLAW, R. L. Srurr, LEONARD HARMAN 116' 5.Adult Education in Urban Centers, Including Business and Labour A. ANDRAS, MARY BATY, ERIC W. MORSE, W. J. SHERIDAN 127 I I I , " S. CONTENTS cont inued SECTION THREESome Selected Programmes 150 I The "Uncommon Schools" Frontier College ELIZABETH HAY 151 The Banff School of Fine Arts DONALD CAMERON 155 The School of Community Programmes (Camp Laquemac) ALEX SIM AND EUGENE BUSSI ERE 159 I I Radio and Film National Farm Radio Forum RUTH McK ENZI E 169 National Citizens' Forum ISABEL WILSON 149 The Documentary Film in Adult Education LEONARD CHATWIN 187 I I I Rural Programmes The Antigonish Movement..B. Y. LANDIS, M. M. COADY 195 The Community Life Training Institute DAVID SMITH 204 The Women's Institutes ETHEL CHAPMAN 210 IV Programmes Developed During World War I I Adult Education in the Armed Services WILFRID BOVEY, D. C. MACDONALD, ROBERT MCKOWEN 215 Consumer Education and the Consumer Branch BYRNE HOPE SANDERS 227 SECTION FOURAppendices 1. Bibliography (Canadian writing on adult education) 239 2. List of Organizations 244 CONTRIBUTORS VIOLET ANDERSON, (MFS, Ross ANDERSON) Mrs. Ross Anderson is a versatile writer of prose and poetry,was editor for several years of the annual volume of the Institute of Public Affairs, Chairman of the Editorial Board of Food For Thought. ANDREW ANDRAS The Assistant Director of Research for the Canadian Congress of Labour and Chairman of the Congress Education Committee. H. R. C. AVISON Professor Avison is now Director of Extension at" Macdonald College and formerly directed a regional experiment in adult education in Manitoba. MARY BATY, (MRS. RICHARD BATY) Field Representative of National Citizens' Forum and member of National SO-ED Committee. WILFRID BOVEY One of the founders of the CAAE and an early president,a former director of Extension at McGill University and of the Canadian Legion Educational Services during World War II. EUGENE BUSSIERE The Director of adult education at UNESCO, formerly director of Extension Services at Laval University and of the Societe Canadienne D'enseignement Postscolaire. DONALD CAMERON Director of the Extension Department of the. University of Alberta, Director of the Banff School of Fine Arts, mem of the National Film Board. ETHEL CHARMAN Editor of the "Family at Home" section of the Farmers' Magazine, is also well known for her interest in rural community projects. L. W. CHATWIN Director of the Distribution Division of the National Film Board M. M. Comrt Dr. Coady is Director of the Extension Department of St. Francis Xavier University and President of the CAAE. He is author of Masters of Their Own Destiny and a great many pamphlets. E. A. CORBETT Director of the CAAE from its inception, former Director of Extension at the University of Alberta. V .; n N.( CONTR I BUTORS continued RICHARD E. CROUCH Chief Librarian at the London Library and Art Gallery. W. J. DUNLOP Dr. Dunlop has for many years been the Director of Extension at the University of Toronto. Fle called the first conference on adult education in 1934. STEPHEN DAV1DOVICH Director of the educational programme for immigrants of Community Programmes, Ontario.Formerly with the Citizenship Branch, Depart- ment of Citizenship and Immigration. SISTER FRANCES DOLORES Librarian of the People's Library at Reserve Mines. 3 L. A. DEWOLFE One of the most active figures in the development of the Home and School Movement in Canada, National President for several years and now President of Nova Scotia Home and School Association. SIR ROBERT FALCONER Former President of the University of Toronto and one of the organizers of the CAAE. Died in 1943. , JOHN FRIESEN Director of Education and Field Services for the Manitoba Pool Elevators, formerly in educational work with Manitoba Federation of Agriculture. J OHN G R I ERSON Organizer and first Commissioner of the National Film Board, -father- of documentary films and frequent writer on associated problems of education. LEONARD HARMAN Former chairman of the Editorial Board of Food For Thought, former chairman of Executive of the CAAE, former Folk School director, Organization Manager for United Co-operatives of Ontario. ELIZABETH HAY, (MRS. ELIZABETH TROTT) Artist and writer, author of several articles on Dr. Bradwin of Frontier College. GUY HENSON Director of the Division of Adult Education in Nova Scotia. HARRY HUTTON Director of Extension and correspondence study at Queen's University. VI CONTR I BUTORS con t inued J. R. KIDD Associate Director CAAE and Executive Secretary of the JointPlanning Commission. ALEX LAIDLAW Assistant Director of Extension of St. Francis Xavier University. RENEE MORIN Secretary of the Quebec Association for Adult Educationand Executive Secretary of Camp Laquemac. Formerly with the CBC andnow Secretary of Les Idea en N/Iarche. DONALD C. MACDONALD Editor of Canada Digest of Wartime Information Boardand producer of Servicemen's Forum during thewar. RUTH MCKENZIE Editor and research director for National Farm Radio Forum. ROBERT MCKOWEN Editor of Canada Digest of Wartime Information Board,journalist and radio commentator. ERIC W. MORSE National Director of the Federation of Canadian Clubs, former National Secretary of the United Nations Association. K. E. NORRIS Principal of Sir George Williams College, author of Three 12's and the Adult Worker. FRANK PEERS Producer of National Citizens Forum in the Talks Department, CBC, former Assistant Director of Extension at Alberta University. E. A. RUDD Editor of Alcan Ingot publication of the Aluminum Company of Canada and author of a number of stories and articles, is also a member of the Executive of the Canadian Industrial Editors' Association. DR. PETER SANDIFORD Director of first survey of adult education in Canada. Professor of Psychology and Director of Educational Research at Ontario College of Education. (Died 1941). BYRNE HOPE SANDERS, (MRS. FRANK SPERRY) Editor of Chatelaine and Director of Consumer Branch, Wartime Prices and Trade Board during the war. VI I t CONTR I BUTORScontinued W. J. SHERIDAN Manager, Economic Development Department Canadian Chamber of Commerce and editor of the monthly newslettCr of the Chamber. ALEX SIM The first secretary of National Farm Radio Forum, former