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Holland, John W. – Educational Planning, 1972
Several questions for educational policy response are raised in this critique of the draft report of the Commission on Post Secondary Education in Ontario, Canada. (JH)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Demand, Educational Economics, Educational Planning
Cazalis, Pierre – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1979
Austerity management of universities over a ten-year period is examined. Some theoretical solutions likely to curb the escalation of higher education costs or to contribute to some leveling-off are discussed, and it is suggested that the need for lengthy research will postpone any real innovation in management until the 1990s. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Educational Supply
Malmberg, Harvey – 1989
This review of adult vocational education in Canada includes an introduction, highlights in the history of adult vocational education in Canada, and a summary. The introduction considers what adult vocational education is and explains the relationship between Canada's constitution and education. The highlights section covers these periods: before…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Educational History
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Bewley, Lois M. – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Discusses the results of a survey of the accredited library schools of Canada regarding the schools' administrative and organizational approaches to providing continuing education programs for librarians. (CHC)
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Library Schools
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1976
Statistical data and commentary are offered on recent enrollment and funding experiences, as well as government and university objectives. Levels of service and quality are reported in terms of career development of highly qualified manpower, equipment and furniture, and research. Enrollment projections for 1977-78 and beyond are presented,…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational Planning, Educational Quality, Enrollment Trends
Levin, Benjamin – 1989
An overview of the accessibility of postsecondary education in Canada is presented. The issues are dealt with in a brief, therefore necessarily simplified manner, and universities receive more attention than colleges, largely because there is considerably more data about them. Canadian postsecondary education is the constitutional responsibility…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Educational Demand, Educational Supply
Mason, Peter – 1986
Two sets of opinion exist regarding the control of schools. The first pertains to the freedom of parental choice in education and the right of individuals and associations to run private schools subject to minimal government controls. The second stresses the overriding need to promote greater equality of opportunity in the form of publicly…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Demand, Educational Opportunities
von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1979
Recognizing the recent decrease in full-time enrollment in Canadian universities, this report focuses on aspects of the decline. It is noted that the decline has been almost exclusively in the fields of arts and sciences, with enrollment in professional programs (except education) growing. After a brief review of enrollment trends in the past two…
Descriptors: Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
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Buckley, Patrick G.; And Others – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
A survey of 194 adult community college students and potential students in Ontario (Canada) investigated factors in education decision-making, for purposes of student recruitment. It was found that the Latent Variable Partial Least Squares model of analysis highlights best the important factors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Choice, Community Colleges, Decision Making
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Skolnik, Michael L. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
The status of higher education as a field of study in Canada is examined and compared with the United States. The factor seen as most limiting the field's development is not low demand or limited employment opportunities, but reluctance to allocate resources because of low prestige and support outside academe. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Demand, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
Livingstone, D. W.; Hart, Doug – Education Canada, 2001
Recent Canadian opinion surveys indicate that the public has great faith in Canadian educational institutions, is much more inclined to want student-centered educational services restored to previous levels than to want any major structural changes, is concerned about rising tuition costs for postsecondary education, and expresses strong demand…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Demand, Educational Policy
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, 2007
This volume presents an overall picture of enrollment trends in Canada, with breakdowns in terms of students' gender, age, type of study (part time, full-time, lifelong learning opportunities), level of degree (bachelor's, master's, PhD) and type of student (domestic, international, Aboriginal, visible minorities). Following this is a discussion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment Trends, Student Characteristics, Enrollment Rate
Hoffman, Benjamin B. – 1976
The history of a higher education demand assessment program in Manitoba is outlined, beginning with a sharp dip in enrollment in 1970. A three-year project was begun with three snapshot surveys of grade 12 decision-making in February, May, and June. The second year involved two snapshots, and the third used only one. During this time, attitudes…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Planning, Declining Enrollment, Educational Change
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Pugsley, John A.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
A survey of larger Canadian hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and recent pharmacy graduates employed in Ontario hospitals investigated the demand for a doctoral program in pharmacy in Canada, particularly at the University of Toronto. Results clearly demonstrate the need for such a program. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Costs, Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand, Foreign Countries
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Livingstone, D. W. – Comparative Education, 1999
Contrary to pervasive assumptions about the need for lifelong learning, U.S. and Canadian adults' collective learning efforts far outpace workplace requirements. Underemployment has several dimensions: the talent-use gap, structural unemployment, involuntary reduced employment, credential gap, performance gap, and subjective underemployment.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship
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