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Talking About Americans: The Image of the United States in English-Canadian Schools, 1900–1965

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2017

Amy von Heyking
Amy von Heyking*
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University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada
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History, civics, and social studies courses in Canadian schools have always represented some official understanding of Canadian citizenship, even Canadian identity. They have prepared children for citizenship and the exercise of their adult duties in the community. As historian Ken Osborne argues, citizenship remains a “flexibly protean” term, changing over time according to setting, and always resisted or undermined by those who disagree with the official understanding imposed upon them. While it may be difficult to assess the impact of the school's messages on students, we can identify the official ideas about English-Canadian citizenship and identity transmitted by schools.

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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , Fall 2006 , pp. 382 - 408
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Copyright © 2006 History of Education Society 

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