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LL-june-2009

Perspectives on Education:
Voices of Eminent Canadians
Spring 2010 Vol.3 No.2

The current issue shares a range of perspectives on education from eminent Canadians of all walks of life.

The journal is available in three formats. The interactive version allows readers to turn pages, hear authors read their work, enjoy podcasts, and experience other media. The pdf version is easy to download and print. Printed, bound copies are also available. They can be purchased at lulu.com in black and white and colour, and are priced at the cost of printing.


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  Table of Contents 


7 Statement of Purpose

9 Dedication

11 Editorial
Lynn Butler-Kisber

15 Narrative Understandings of Lives Lived in and out of Schools
D. Jean Clandinin

21 The Soul Purpose
Eleanor Duckworth

29 Urban Education Policy in Canada and the United States
            Jane Gaskell

37 A Perspective on Higher Education Through the Lens of a Student Activist
            Saron Gebresellassi

             43 Dance and Desire
                          Margie Gillis

             49 The Role of Education in Rural Communities
                          Tim Goddard

             57 A Well-Rounded Education: The Gateway to Successful Careers and Lives
                          Michael Goldbloom

             67 Blueprint for a Smart Nation
                          David Johnston

             73 Evidence in Education
                         Ben Levin

             81 A Passionate Plea: Equal Educational Opportunities for All Canadians
                        The Right Honourable Paul Martin
            
             93 Education for Its Own Sake
                        Elizabeth May

             97 Curiosity, Passion and Learning
                        Avrum Morrow

             101 Higher Learning,Meager Earnings
                       Terry Mosher

              103 Ear of the Heart
                        Lorri Neilsen Glenn

              109 Taking Charge of Our Educational Journey
                        Julie Payette

             115 Integrated Thinking, Integrated Learning: Changing Our Ways for Changing Global Realities
                        Hélène Perrault

             123 Regaining the Love of Learning
                        Cecilia Reynolds

             129 Where Are We? The State of Education
                        Sharon Rich

              137 Bilingualism: A Canadian Challenge
                        Bernard J. Shapiro

              141 Teacher Education and Teacher Identity in Transition
                        Fern Snart

               147 Educational Transformation With a New Global Urgency
                        W. Duffie VanBalkom

               155 How Science Clubs Can Support Girls’ Interest in Science
                        Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko

               161 Life Lessons From the Arctic
                        Sheila Watt-Cloutier

               169 An EDUCATION Letter
                        John R.Wiens