DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN CANADA

The national education system of Canada is a complex integrated structure, the formation and functioning of which is characterized by decentralization, compliance with the requirements of a multicultural society, harmonization of the coexistence of various cultures and satisfaction of the needs of various nations. The retrospective analysis of the development of primary education in Canada was carried out that helped the author to evaluate all the achievements in the field of pedagogical education and the system of professional training of teachers, which Canada made during the long period of its formation. It has been found out that positive changes in the Canadian system of teacher training took place at the beginning of the 20th century, when the stage of development of Canadian pedagogical education and the teaching profession began. It was identified that nowadays Canada has a public education system that is provided, funded and administered by federal, provincial and local governments. Based on a retrospective analysis, it can be concluded that the development of primary education in Canada was based on long-standing multinational and historical traditions and depended both on the state policy in the field of education and on the specifics of the educational process in an individual province and institution of higher education. Keywords: primary education; primary school; teacher education; teacher training; Canada; development; Canadian experience.