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CASWE News, Spring, 1998
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Mandate:
As the number of women grows in Faculites of Education, both as students
and professors, in the teaching profession itself, in teachers' federations
and in senior positions in boards of education, it is important to encourage
research and debate about women's particular roles in the educational process.
It is the expectation that CASWE will perform this function for all men
and women interested in, and supportive of further developing research
and social justice in this area.
The objectives of the Association are the following:
- To advise the CSSE (Canadian Society for the Study of Education) on
policies affecting women and education.
- To make recommendation to the Board of Directors, of CSSE on matters
related to women and education.
- To promote exchanges of information about feminist scholarship and
pedagogy within the CSSE.
- To develop forums within CSSE for social and political action related
to women and education.
- To participate actively in programme development for and by women at
the Annual Conference of CSSE.
- To assist in promoting the status of women at all Faculties of Education
in Canadian universities.
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Background:
The Canadian Association for the Study of Women in Education (CASWE)
has come a long way. Formerly the Women and Education Committee of
the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), in 1994 the committee
was reconstituted as a fully-fledged association. CASWE’s history
dates officially from 1990.
June, 1990. An informal meeting of CSSE members interested
in "women’s issues" was scheduled at the Learneds meeting in
Victoria. There was considerable enthusiasm at the meeting for setting
up an organization within CSSE to focus on issues related to women in education.
Three people (Sharon Haggerty, Western; Heidi Lass, Alberta;
and Margaret McKinnon, Ottawa) agreed to investigate organizational options.
July - October, 1990. These three contacted other
associations within SSFC (Social Science Federation of Canada) which had
established or were in the process of establishing women’s networks, committees,
caucuses, etc. Contact was also made with the SSFC Women’s Issues
Committee regarding the advantages and disadvantages of formal and informal
organizational structures.
November, 1990 - May, 1991. A letter of
intent was sent to the CSSE Board of Directors for consideration at their
Fall meeting. The board responded that the group would have to establish
a mandate, constitution, procedures for membership, and organizational
structure before it could be formally accepted as an official organization
within the CSSE.
June, 1991. Margaret McKinnon presented a report to
the Board of Directors regarding the status of the Women and Education
committee. A business meeting was scheduled at the Learneds in Kingston
and a Steering Committee was established to draft terms of reference for
the group. The committee consisted of Ann Manicom (Dalhousie), Claudia
Mitchell (McGill), Beth Young (Alberta), Sharon Cook (Ottawa), and Margaret
McKinnon (Ottawa).
July - November, 1991. A proposal was presented and supported
in principle and officially recognized the committee.
December, 1991 - May, 1992. A notice announcing the
Women’s Committee appeared in the CSSE newsletter.
June, 1992. Margaret McKinnon presented a report on
the status of the Committee to the Board of Directors meeting in Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island. The Terms of Reference were adopted in principle
and members were asked to send revisions to Sharon Cook, the new chair.
June, 1993. The annual meeting and social were augmented
by several sessions pertaining to women’s issues presented at the Ottawa
Learneds. The membership requested the committee ask CSSE for full
association status.
November, 1993. The CSSE membership voted to accept the new
association which was called the Canadian Association for the Study of
Women and Education.
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