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CFTÅPTER TTT
BEGTN,NT1fGS OF gÜTÐANOE TN CA}TÁDA
Introduction
This chaþter will attempt to point out briefly the
slgnifieant events in the hlstorical beglnnings of gu1d.a-nce
in canada. rnformation for this section of the stud.y was
obtalned. by questionnaire from ed.ucationar offlcers in the
Departments of EducatÍon of the variouÉ províncee dnd. from
other school personneL. .a copy of a sample letter, reply,
and. of the questionnaire wíLl- be found in the Appendlx of
this report,
The first reference to guidance in canad.a; that the
wrlter has been abLe to locate is fouad fn Fewerrs HigLgry
of Vocational Guld.ance
gther Countriesrrr where he sta,tes:
und.er the heædlng rrBegfnninge in
canada - rn the_ye?r 1?12, a nurnber of rnen connected. with
T¡E-unnnrpgg rndustriãr. Brireau Jnã-wttrr the winnínes
Development-and rnd,ustria1 Br-ire J"=a"and.i- u"'åäïiäE*or
lectures for seventh and etghth g"ade cñrla"eã.-õrr"n*
rjrere pgblished in the f9I* õf twãnty or more pamphlets
ancl wid.erv disrribured- throughout ¡¿äniioËäl-piäi5u"o"
Eop.Fetherstonhaugh of the uñlversliy of ¡nániiõUá, was
one of the-men esþeeia1!v tnterestea- an¿ naniei -¡ricrntÍï€,
superlntend.ent of-schoolä-at winãipeg ano chærlee F,
RoLand, eecretary of the educaiio"ãi- õornmt{ee, -á*ensee
for the lecrures, Twenry bueinã;;;"ãäT;;ii;å"ï"""
represented 1n thls'effortc The work-wæe interroft"a ny
the outbreak of war 1n ùg1rá,1
Although thls is the firet reference rerating to
guida.:rce that can be located.n it must be acknowledged that
it is usual when attempts are mad.e to trace bãclc to the
lBrewerropo cf.t., p,?"55.
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