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One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the school at Cape Dorset. Topics include equipment for home economics and shop classes, school buildings, extracurricular activities, non-attendance of a student, religious instruction, and adult education. Contains personal information.

One folder consisting of principal's reports and correspondence regarding the school at Baker Lake. Topics include physical facilities, enrolment, staffing, adult education, reading tests used at the school, and religious affiliation of teachers. Contains personal information.

One folder consisting chiefly of transcripts of interviews with teachers and other education personnel. Interviewees include Carl [Mansfield?] and Brenda Mansfield, Brian Burrough, Wilf Booth, Bernie Mullen, Peter Balt, Elizabeth Simms, R.A.J. Phillips, Damian Lavin, Jack Witty, Woody and Mary Sheilds, Glen Needham, Robbie Robshaw, Maxine Sutherland, Ralph Ritcey, Elden Schorn, Graham and Diane Rowley, Roger Cousins, and Joe Jacobson. Also includes a transcript of a tape sent by Dave Webster and correspondence relating to corrections of the transcripts.

One folder consisting of a report describing the education systems of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Greenland.

One folder consisting of handbooks for prospective teachers in the NWT from 1958, 1959, 1963, and ca. 1970; a description of living conditions in the NWT for teachers [1960-70]; a press release encouraging teachers to come to the North [1957]; procedures for hiring teachers [1959]; and a form letter for responding to inquiries about teaching positions in the North [ca. 1958].

One folder consisting of correspondence and notes relating to the devolution of vocational training programs from the federal to the territorial government.

One folder consisting of a report on a staff evaluation of the operation of Sir Alexander Mackenzie School in Inuvik, with related correspondence, as well as correspondence and meeting minutes related to program development at the Gordon Robertson Education Centre in Frobisher Bay [Iqaluit].

One folder consisting of an interim report by the Special Committee of Education on the education system of the NWT; critiques of the final report; and press releases announcing the report and actions taken in response to it.

One folder consisting chiefly of newsletters produced by the GNWT Department of Education. Also includes correspondence, a copy of a newspaper article about teacher training, and a statistical summary of enrolment in student hostels between 1967 and 1975.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the school at Arctic Bay. Much of it relates to school buildings and supplies; other topics include enrolment statistics, a proposed transfer of students to Pond Inlet, and travel arrangements for teachers and students (contains personal information). Also includes several newspaper clippings relating to Margery Hinds, the first teacher in Arctic Bay. The bulk of the material dates to 1958 and 1959.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the establishment and operation of the school at Clyde River. Topics include evaluations of the need for a school, construction of school buildings, adult education, and extracurricular activities. Contains personal information.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the school at Coral Harbour. Topics include staffing, supplies, school buildings, extracurricular activities, and adult education. Contains personal information.

One folder consisting of transcripts of interviews with teachers and other people involved with education in the NWT, including Maxine Sutherland, Ron Allen, Wayne Born, Audie Dyer, Roger Cousins, Cliff Diaz, Ken Cannon, Dave Grundy, David Wilson, Carl Baker, Bill Duckitt, Wilf Booth, Claire Barnabe, Norm Burgess, and Bob and Daphne Borden.

One folder consisting of reports and photocopies of newspaper articles which relate to adapting the curriculum to the needs of Aboriginal students in the North.

One folder consisting of drafts of the introductory chapter of Norman Macpherson's book on the history of education in the North. Includes lists of school opening dates, key personnel in education over the years, and members of the Council of the Northwest Territories.

One folder consisting of several reports which describe adult education programs in the Baffin Region. Also includes two brochures advertising the programs and a report on Baffin Region students attending the Adult Vocational Training Centre in Fort Smith (contains personal information).

One folder consisting of information booklets which provide general information about Gordon Robertson Education Centre in Frobisher Bay [Iqaluit], including the school buildings, programs offered, and policies and procedures, as well as life in the community.

One folder consisting of a draft history of curriculum development in the NWT, mostly composed of copies of correspondence and newspaper and magazine articles dating from 1960-1979 [probably assembled ca. 1983]. The focus is on Paul Robinson's term as Chief of Curriculum for the NWT Department of Education (1969-1974).

One folder consisting of reports, articles, and correspondence regarding the philosophy of education, evaluation of teachers and schools, teaching English as a second language, and English grammar and style. Also contains a CV (personal information).

One folder consisting of a draft of a chapter from Norman Macpherson's book on the history of education in the NWT. This chapter deals with the Adult Vocational Training College (A.V.T.C.), the Classroom Assistants Program, the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association (N.W.T.T.A.), Sir John Franklin School, teachers-at-large, and the Teacher Education Program. Includes many selections quoted from original documents dated between 1958 and 1983 and from interviews with former teachers.