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The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in CanadaA Comparison between British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec, 1980-2010 |
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How higher education policy affects educational outcomes.
Significant public investment and increased access to higher education lead to economic development - governments across the political and ideological spectrum believe this and have designed and implemented policy based on this understanding. The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada examines how these policies affect the structure and performance of postsecondary education.
This comprehensive study compares the evolution and outcomes of higher education policy in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec over the past three decades. The authors begin with an understanding that in order to explain the role of postsecondary education in society, they must locate systemic change. Drawing on documentary analysis and interviews, the focus is on how policy priorities are reflected in "system" behaviours: performance, funding arrangements, design, and structural components. Current theories about the liberal-democratic state, academic capitalism, and marketization inform discussions of the changing role of higher education in a globalized knowledge society. The book presents policy and education as a multidimensional exchange between the postsecondary community, policy makers, and the behaviour and performance of educational systems and concludes that higher education is a key actor in the restructuring of the state.
The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada shows how higher education policy has been driven by a changing political and economic imperative and examines the contradictions and unintended consequences of education policy.
Contributors include Jean Bernatchez (Université du Québec à Rimouski), Robert Clift (PhD candidate, University of British Columbia), Donald Fisher (University of British Columbia), Glen A. Jones (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto), Jacy Lee (McMaster University), Madeleine MacIvor (University of British Columbia), John Meredith (independent consultant), Kjell Rubenson (University of British Columbia), Theresa Shanahan (York University), and Claude Trottier (emeritus, Université Laval).
This comprehensive study compares the evolution and outcomes of higher education policy in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec over the past three decades. The authors begin with an understanding that in order to explain the role of postsecondary education in society, they must locate systemic change. Drawing on documentary analysis and interviews, the focus is on how policy priorities are reflected in "system" behaviours: performance, funding arrangements, design, and structural components. Current theories about the liberal-democratic state, academic capitalism, and marketization inform discussions of the changing role of higher education in a globalized knowledge society. The book presents policy and education as a multidimensional exchange between the postsecondary community, policy makers, and the behaviour and performance of educational systems and concludes that higher education is a key actor in the restructuring of the state.
The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada shows how higher education policy has been driven by a changing political and economic imperative and examines the contradictions and unintended consequences of education policy.
Contributors include Jean Bernatchez (Université du Québec à Rimouski), Robert Clift (PhD candidate, University of British Columbia), Donald Fisher (University of British Columbia), Glen A. Jones (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto), Jacy Lee (McMaster University), Madeleine MacIvor (University of British Columbia), John Meredith (independent consultant), Kjell Rubenson (University of British Columbia), Theresa Shanahan (York University), and Claude Trottier (emeritus, Université Laval).
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472 Pages
27 tables, 35 diagrams
ISBN 9780773543089
September 2014
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada brings together diverse reflections on recent developments in Canadian postsecondary education by some of Canada’s leading educational scholars. Providing a highly nuanced account of contemporary shifts in postsecondary education systems in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, the authors suggest that while there is an unmistakable trend toward policies of marketization, corporatization, and vocationalization across these provinces, there are also major differences in the ways they interpret the changing role of higher education in a globalized knowledge society.”Fazal Rizvi, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, and author of Encountering Education in the Global
“Historically situated policy sociology like this work has an unmatched capacity to lay bare complex issues for a broad public audience without over-simplifying, while simultaneously inviting readers to reflect on the different pathways that governments can take. Beautifully written, edited, and evidenced, The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada offers policy lessons for many nations.” Simon Marginson, Institute of Education, University of London
“Historically situated policy sociology like this work has an unmatched capacity to lay bare complex issues for a broad public audience without over-simplifying, while simultaneously inviting readers to reflect on the different pathways that governments can take. Beautifully written, edited, and evidenced, The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada offers policy lessons for many nations.” Simon Marginson, Institute of Education, University of London
Donald Fisher is professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Kjell Rubenson is professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Theresa Shanahan is associate dean, Research and Professional Development, at the Faculty of Education, York University.
Claude Trottier is professor emeritus in the Faculty of Education Sciences at Université Laval.
Kjell Rubenson is professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Theresa Shanahan is associate dean, Research and Professional Development, at the Faculty of Education, York University.
Claude Trottier is professor emeritus in the Faculty of Education Sciences at Université Laval.
Figures and Tables vii
Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Preface xxi
1 Introduction and Overview: PSE in Three Canadian Provinces 3
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
2 The Transformation of the PSE System in British Columbia 35
Donald Fisher, Kjell Rubenson, Jacy Lee, Robert Clift, Madeleine MacIvor, and John Meredith
3 Contradictory Trends in pse Policy in Ontario 122
Theresa Shanahan, Glen Jones, Donald Fisher, and Kjell Rubenson
4 PSE Policy in Quebec: A Case Study 200
Claude Trottier, Jean Bernatchez, Donald Fisher, and Kjell Rubenson
5 Trends across the Three Provinces: Similarities and Differences 291
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
Conclusion 334
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
Appendices 353
Notes 371
References 395
Index 423
Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Preface xxi
1 Introduction and Overview: PSE in Three Canadian Provinces 3
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
2 The Transformation of the PSE System in British Columbia 35
Donald Fisher, Kjell Rubenson, Jacy Lee, Robert Clift, Madeleine MacIvor, and John Meredith
3 Contradictory Trends in pse Policy in Ontario 122
Theresa Shanahan, Glen Jones, Donald Fisher, and Kjell Rubenson
4 PSE Policy in Quebec: A Case Study 200
Claude Trottier, Jean Bernatchez, Donald Fisher, and Kjell Rubenson
5 Trends across the Three Provinces: Similarities and Differences 291
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
Conclusion 334
Donald Fisher and Kjell Rubenson
Appendices 353
Notes 371
References 395
Index 423
