Larry A Glassford
Biographic Data
| ID | 8772415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Larry A Glassford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Larry A |
| FAMILY NAME | Glassford |
| SIGNATURE | GLASSFORD L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Quality Assurance or Election Fodder? The Politics of Teacher Testing in Ontario, 1999 - 2003
A commitment to mandatory teacher testing formed part of the victorious Conservative government’s platform in the Ontario provincial election of 1999. For the next four years it sought to implement the controversial policy, over the objections of the organized teacher federations. Caught in the middle was the fledgling Ontario College of Teachers, which was used by the government to implement a policy opposed by its own membership. The two most c…
The Evolution of “New Political History” in English-Canadian Historiography
Traditional political history in English-speaking Canada has been in retreat for the past twenty-five years. Where once they dominated the profession, now the scholars who teach and study past political phenomena have become, at many Canadian universities, if not an endangered species, then certainly an outnumbered one. (1) Once an elite who investigated elites, now they have been marginalized by those who investigate the marginalized. History fr…
Reaction and Reform
When R.B. Bennett assumed the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 1926, he inherited a party out of step with a modernizing Canada. Three years later, in the early days of the Depression, he led the Tories to power with a mandate to bring back prosperity. Larry A. Glassford explores the politics of Bennett's leadership, the strategies with which he tackled the Depression, and the reception he and the Conservative party received from…
Retrenchment – R.B. Bennett Style
(1989). RETRENCHMENT – R.B. BENNETT STYLE: THE CONSERVATIVE RECORD BEFORE THE NEW DEAL, 1930–34. American Review of Canadian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 141-157
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Retrenchment – R.B. Bennett Style
(1989). RETRENCHMENT – R.B. BENNETT STYLE: THE CONSERVATIVE RECORD BEFORE THE NEW DEAL, 1930–34. American Review of Canadian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 141-157
Reaction and Reform
When R.B. Bennett assumed the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 1926, he inherited a party out of step with a modernizing Canada. Three years later, in the early days of the Depression, he led the Tories to power with a mandate to bring back prosperity. Larry A. Glassford explores the politics of Bennett's leadership, the strategies with which he tackled the Depression, and the reception he and the Conservative party received from…
The Evolution of “New Political History” in English-Canadian Historiography
Traditional political history in English-speaking Canada has been in retreat for the past twenty-five years. Where once they dominated the profession, now the scholars who teach and study past political phenomena have become, at many Canadian universities, if not an endangered species, then certainly an outnumbered one. (1) Once an elite who investigated elites, now they have been marginalized by those who investigate the marginalized. History fr…
Quality Assurance or Election Fodder? The Politics of Teacher Testing in Ontario, 1999 - 2003
A commitment to mandatory teacher testing formed part of the victorious Conservative government’s platform in the Ontario provincial election of 1999. For the next four years it sought to implement the controversial policy, over the objections of the organized teacher federations. Caught in the middle was the fledgling Ontario College of Teachers, which was used by the government to implement a policy opposed by its own membership. The two most c…
Political science (4 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Australian History and Society (1 work)