The Supreme Court of Canada as a "National School Board": The Charter and Educational Change.

Sussel, T. A.; Manley-Casimir, M. E.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Supreme Court of Canada as a "National School Board": The Charter and Educational Change.

Sussel, T. A.; Manley-Casimir, M. E.

Canadian Journal of Education, v11 n3 p313-37 Sum 1986

After surveying recent constitutional trends and developments in charter jurisprudence and education, this paper examines the implications for Canadian schooling and education of an activist Supreme Court and discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of national policy making and judicial intervention in the educational arena. (Author/JAZ)

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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