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OverviewThe Canadian provinces have evolved quite different ways of responding to the policy problems posed by religious schools. Seeking to understand this peculiar reality, Faith, Rights, and Choice articulates the ways in which the provincial governance regimes developed for religious schools have changed over time. Covering nearly three centuries, the book begins with the founding of schooling systems in New France and continues into a variety of present-day conflicts that emerged over the question of religion in schools. James Farney and Clark Banack employ a method of process-tracing, drawing on 88 semi-structured interviews with key policy insiders. They also reference archival material documenting meetings, political speeches, and legislative debates related to government decisions around issues of religious education. Relying on the theoretical foundations of both historical institutionalism and Canadian political development, Faith, Rights, and Choice presents a new analytic framework to help make sense of the policy divergence witnessed across Canada. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Farney , Clark BanackPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781487545802ISBN 10: 1487545800 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 08 February 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsI wish this book had been available when I first arrived in Canada as a scholar of education. It is a fantastic primer for the political, social, legal, and economic landscape of Canada's unique provincial education systems. This book is written with an almost forensic attention to detail but is engaging and wise in the conclusions it draws. - Beth Green, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Tyndale University This is a deeply informative analysis of a little-understood policy area. The varying approaches to funding religion-based schools across the country reveal much about the role of faith in Canadian politics and of neoliberal notions of parental choice. Farney and Banack present textured historical surveys revealing surprising detail about policy evolution and intriguing explanations of contrasts across provinces. - David Rayside, FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto Author InformationJames Farney is the Regina academic director and an associate professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina. Clark Banack is the director of the Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities and an adjunct professor of political studies at the Augustana campus of the University of Alberta. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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