THE FIRST CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION: AN HISTORICAL REVIEW

Authors

  • F. Henry Johnson University of British Columbia

Abstract

The first issue of the Journal of Education For Upper Canada appeared in January 1848. The title page announced that it was "Edited by the Reverend Egerton Ryerson D.D. (The Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada) assisted by Mr. John George Hodgins." The subscription price was "five shillings per annum in advance." For thirty years this journal appeared regularly each month as the voice of the Department of Education.

Author Biography

F. Henry Johnson, University of British Columbia

F. Henry Johnson is Professor of Education and Director, Elementary Division, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia. Dr. Johnson's many publications include A Brief History of Canadian Education.

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Published

1971-09-01

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Johnson, F. H. (1971). THE FIRST CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION: AN HISTORICAL REVIEW. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 6(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6835

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Vol. 6 No. 002 (1971)

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