@article{Clark_2013, title={“A Precarious Enterprise”: A Case Study of Western Canadian Regional Educational Publishing, 1980-1989}, volume={25}, url={https://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/3666}, DOI={10.32316/hse/rhe.v25i1.3666}, abstractNote={<p>This study explores the dramatic rise and demise of Douglas &amp; McIntyre (Educational) as a case study of western regional publishing in Canada. During its nine years of life, and before its sale to the multinational firm, International Thomson, this small regional publisher produced a ground breaking social studies series, as well as a health series, and other books. Factors in favour of regional educational publishing were: a rise in Canadian nationalism which often manifested itself regionally, political lobbying, the right employees, and Ministry of Education textbook policies. Factor which mitigated against success were: pedagogical change, competition from American subsidiaries, limitations on access to capital funding, allegiances of company principals, provincial autonomy with regard to education, a change in Ministry of Education textbook policies, and the ascendance of multinational firms.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Historical Studies in Education / Revue d’histoire de l’éducation}, author={Clark, Penney}, year={2013}, month={Apr.} }