Prime Imperatives: Priorities in Education

"In this remarkably lucid book, Dr. Wittenberg analyses the meaning of democracy in education and outlines the potential inherent in its ideal of making 'the very best education accessible to every child.' His familiarity with education internationally and his standards and experience qualified him to make valuable and penetrating observations about education in Canada." CONTENTS: Introduction; EDUCATION: THE UNFULFILLED PROMISE: Education is a Free Society; Educational Wealth or Educational Inflation; First Things First; The Knowledge Needed for Action; Shaping a Responsible Policy; Towards Educational Democracy; PART II: General Education as a Challenge for Creative Scholarship; The Genetic Principle; Specialization: A Service or Betrayal of Culture; Teacher Training; Appendix; Bibliography.