APPENDIX C - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation and Human Resources Development Canada. Education Indicator for Atlantic Canada. Nova Scotia: Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation, 1996.

This report presents a comparative overview of Atlantic provinces' education systems and their performance.

Barlow, Maude, and Heather-Jane Robertson. Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada’s Schools. Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited, 1994.

Class Warfare focuses on the consequences associated with right-wing educational reform. The book sees efforts of lobbyists, politicians, the media, and business leaders as attempts to undermine the present school system. They argue that selfish intent and common interests guide the exploitations and thus cause other reform opportunities to be crushed.

Bell, Jennifer, and Beth Nowers. A Guide to Private Education in Canada. Key Porter Books Ltd., 1993.

This book is a factual guide with information on sixty-five private educational institutions across Canada. “All the elements that create the unique identity of each school are examined - from atmosphere, facilities, and academic matters to uniforms and extracurricular activities.”

Berry, Wendell. Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community. New York: Pantheon Books, 1993.

In this collection of essays, Wendell Berry "tackles head-on some of the most difficult problems which face us as we near the end of the twentieth century."

Blumenfeld, Samuel L. A Parents Guide to Teaching Children. Carol Publishing Group, 1997.

This book presents the issues of why many parents choose to home school their children. It presents information on how to begin home schooling by developing a personal education philosophy; and explains how to choose materials to be used in teaching. It also discusses how to deal with a child’s socialization needs and how to work with the bureaucratic system.