A historical look at Canada’s early effort to link education with industry.
This volume presents two addresses by Dr. James W. Robertson, focused on a Royal Commission’s work on Industrial Training and Technical Education, and what it meant for Canadian schools, workers, and communities.
The pages summarize how the commission gathered evidence across Canada and abroad, and how its recommendations were designed to connect local schools, industry, and households. It outlines proposed bodies and funds to coordinate development from towns to the national level, with careful attention to local control and public confidence.
What you’ll encounter:
- The scope and aims of the Royal Commission on Industrial Training and Technical Education
- How communities, provinces, and the Dominion could collaborate on education and industry
- Models for local, provincial, and national development boards and commissions
- Practical questions of funding, governance, and the diffusion of knowledge
Ideal for readers of Canadian history, education policy, and early 20th-century public reform, this edition offers a clear window into a pivotal moment when schooling and skilled labor were being reshaped together.