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The fullest development of human potential : the Canadian Union of Students, 1963-1969Clift, Robert Fredrick 11 1900 (has links)
The Canadian Union of Students (CUS) was Canada's national postsecondary student
organisation from its founding in September 1963 as the successor to the National Federation of
Canadian University Students (NFCUS), until its dissolution in October 1969. This thesis
recounts the political history of CUS by tracing the development of CUS policies on access to
higher education and on student involvement in the governance of postsecondary institutions.
The central argument of this thesis is that over time CUS policies and activities became
increasingly "left wing," causing CUS to become ever more isolated from the mainstream
students who constituted its membership. The loss of confidence by the members resulted in
campus student associations withdrawing support from the organisation, leading to the
dissolution of CUS in October 1969.
This thesis is not strictly an historical policy analysis, although such an analysis appears
throughout. This thesis also offers comparative discussions, recounting developments in the
Quebec student movement, in the Canadian anti-nuclear and social justice movements, and in
the American civil rights and student movements. To a lesser extent, this thesis also contains
elements of social history, collective biography and organisational history. This variety of
approaches helps in more fully explaining CUS's changing politics.
As demonstrated by the developments in policies on access to higher education and
institutional governance, CUS was not content with merely treating the symptoms of
educational inequity, but increasingly sought to identify the causes of such inequity and
eliminate them. This put the organisation in conflict with prevailing social, political and
economic arrangements and divided the CUS leadership from its membership. Although a
significant minority of disaffected youth and students challenged the norms of the day, they
were unable to bring large numbers of people to their cause and thus unable to sustain pressure
for change. The CUS leadership's attempt to reverse the course of the organisation to save it
from collapse was unsuccessful and CUS folded under the weight of a rapidly declining
membership.
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The fullest development of human potential : the Canadian Union of Students, 1963-1969Clift, Robert Fredrick 11 1900 (has links)
The Canadian Union of Students (CUS) was Canada's national postsecondary student
organisation from its founding in September 1963 as the successor to the National Federation of
Canadian University Students (NFCUS), until its dissolution in October 1969. This thesis
recounts the political history of CUS by tracing the development of CUS policies on access to
higher education and on student involvement in the governance of postsecondary institutions.
The central argument of this thesis is that over time CUS policies and activities became
increasingly "left wing," causing CUS to become ever more isolated from the mainstream
students who constituted its membership. The loss of confidence by the members resulted in
campus student associations withdrawing support from the organisation, leading to the
dissolution of CUS in October 1969.
This thesis is not strictly an historical policy analysis, although such an analysis appears
throughout. This thesis also offers comparative discussions, recounting developments in the
Quebec student movement, in the Canadian anti-nuclear and social justice movements, and in
the American civil rights and student movements. To a lesser extent, this thesis also contains
elements of social history, collective biography and organisational history. This variety of
approaches helps in more fully explaining CUS's changing politics.
As demonstrated by the developments in policies on access to higher education and
institutional governance, CUS was not content with merely treating the symptoms of
educational inequity, but increasingly sought to identify the causes of such inequity and
eliminate them. This put the organisation in conflict with prevailing social, political and
economic arrangements and divided the CUS leadership from its membership. Although a
significant minority of disaffected youth and students challenged the norms of the day, they
were unable to bring large numbers of people to their cause and thus unable to sustain pressure
for change. The CUS leadership's attempt to reverse the course of the organisation to save it
from collapse was unsuccessful and CUS folded under the weight of a rapidly declining
membership. / Education, Faculty of / Educational Studies (EDST), Department of / Graduate
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Anti-racism and multiculturalism in secondary schools : listening to student activists and leadersMoy, Lisa. January 1996 (has links)
Much debate on the conceptualization and implementation of anti-racist (AR) and multicultural (MC) education exists both in the literature and in practice. But often overlooked is the influence that students have in generating these initiatives against racism. This qualitative research draws on the experiences of ten student activists and leaders, and explores student-involved AR and MC programs in Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto. Specifically, the roots of student involvement, their views of AR and MC, the factors which limit action within schools, and the sources of hope and discouragement will be documented. It is argued that school ethos, a hierarchy of student activities, bureaucracy, and power relations between adults and students all act to marginalize and affect the outcome of student programs which challenge racism. Genuine collaboration, and the influence and necessity of adult allies, are emphasized.
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Anti-racism and multiculturalism in secondary schools : listening to student activists and leadersMoy, Lisa. January 1996 (has links)
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