Temperance, Education and the WCTU in Alberta, 1905-1930.

Sheehan, Nancy M.

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Publication Date: 1980-Aug

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Temperance, Education and the WCTU in Alberta, 1905-1930.

Sheehan, Nancy M.

Journal of Educational Thought, v14 n2 p108-24 Aug 1980

The attempts of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) to implant mandatory alcohol and tobacco instruction in Alberta's public schools is traced. These efforts are compared with the group's simultaneous efforts at temperance reform in the United States. (SJL)

Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Influence, Community Organizations, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Lobbying, State Departments of Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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