School Broadcasting in Canada

This book describes the origin, growth, and achievements of school broadcasting in Canada. Sections are devoted to the start of school broadcasting in each province, the establishment of national school broadcasts, and the work of the National Advisory Council on School Broadcasting. In the story, the part played by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in initiating and promoting the work of teaching by radio and in providing the facilities upon which it is based, is a significant one. The book is the first authoritative description, by the man largely responsible for its success, of an important and fruitful experiment in federal-provincial co-operation in the thorny field of education. To this co-operation is due the high standard of the school broadcasts which have earned for Canada world-wide recognition and appreciation. The book also describes the international aspects of this cooperation, particularly between Canada and Australia, Great Britain, and the United States. Acknowledgments 5 Foreword 7 Contents 11 Illustrations 12 I. Introduction 13 Part One. The Formative Period in Provincial School Broadcasting 31 II. The Maritimes 31 III. British Columbia 47 IV. The Prairie Provinces 62 V. Ontario and Quebec 94 VI. Newfoundland School Broadcasts 117 Part Two. The Formative Period in National School Broadcasts 129 VII. The Beginning of National School Broadcasts 129 VIII. The National Advisory Council on School Broadcasting 143 IX. The School Broadcasts Department 169 Part Three. Further Developments 179 X. International Programme Exchanges 179 XI. The Canadian Teachers′ Federation Inquiry into School Broadcasting 185 XII. The Family Audience 191 XIII. First Experiments in School Television 199 Bibliography and Index 223