Burns, George E. and J.P. Miller. Sociological Perspectives on School Closure Practices and Modes of Penetration into Community Structure. Toronto: OISE Ontario Institute for Studies in Education 3873.


____. The Atlantic Canada Framework for Essential Graduation Learnings in Schools. Nova Scotia: Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation, n.d.).

This document outlines, "issues and implications of implementing a common core curriculum in Atlantic Canada."


New Brunswick, Department of Education. 1997/98 Annual Report. Department of Education, New Brunswick, October 1998.


Prince Edward Island, Department of Education. 1997198 Annual Report. Department of Education, Prince Edward Island, 1998.


Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Focus 2000, Business-Education Partnerships: Your Planning Process Guide. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, April 1990.

“A Resource Guide for: Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade, Business, Industry, Unions, Schools and Community Organizations." This booklet gives a broad overview of Canadian partnerships in education and discusses the benefits of cooperative education for all partners. The guide includes twenty-eight examples of partnership initiatives in Canada and the United States that can be used as program models for other communities. This step-by-step guide is suitable for any group interested in developing an education partnership.


Canadian Teachers' Federation. Ten Charter School Myths. Canadian Teachers' Association, March 1997.

This brochure outlines some of the concerns with the establishment of charter schools.


Coady, Moses M. Masters of Their Own Destiny. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1939.

Rev. Dr. Moses Coady, founder of the Antigonish Movement, champion of cooperatives, credit unions and adult education in Atlantic Canada tells in this definitive work how the disadvantaged can empower themselves through organization, cooperation and education.