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From Integration to Empowerment

Multicultural Education in the Board of Education of the City of Toronto, from 1960 to 1975

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Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada

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While much has been written about the link between the Canadian Policy of Multiculturalism on this nation’s national policies and attitudes, the impact which this legislation has had over the work of local governing bodies has less often been examined. One example is the influence which Multiculturalism has wielded over the policies and practices of regional school boards.

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  1. Department of Sociology, McMaster University, Canada

    Johanne Jean-Pierre

  2. Child and Youth Study, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

    Fernando Nunes

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  1. University of Calgary, Canada

    Shibao Guo

  2. University of Calgary, Canada

    Lloyd Wong

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Jean-Pierre, J., Nunes, F. (2015). From Integration to Empowerment. In: Guo, S., Wong, L. (eds) Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada. Transnational Migration and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-208-0_17

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