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Kipang, Shani; Zuberi, Daniyal – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2018
Given their unique pedagogical mandate and structure, Canadian public colleges play a central role in serving groups traditionally under-represented in the post-secondary system. Yet as enrolment from these groups continues to rise, it is unclear to what extent the diversity of student bodies is reflected among faculty. In fact, while issues of…
Descriptors: Policy Analysis, Public Colleges, Disproportionate Representation, Diversity (Faculty)
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McCartney, Dale M.; Metcalfe, Amy Scott – Tertiary Education and Management, 2018
Through increased international student tuition revenue, internationalization provides public Canadian higher education institutions opportunities to offset the effects of stagnant provincial operating grants or earmarked governmental allocations. Pathway colleges, institutions that are either operated by host institutions or as private…
Descriptors: Commercialization, Higher Education, International Education, Educational Trends
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Aiken, Leona S.; West, Stephen G.; Millsap, Roger E. – American Psychologist, 2008
In a survey of all PhD programs in psychology in the United States and Canada, the authors documented the quantitative methodology curriculum (statistics, measurement, and research design) to examine the extent to which innovations in quantitative methodology have diffused into the training of PhDs in psychology. In all, 201 psychology PhD…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Research Design, Human Capital, Foreign Countries
McFadden, Charles P. – 1988
This paper provides three recommendations for the development of Canadian university science educators, based on the results of a survey of 125 faculty members identified as science educators. The first recommendation is to conduct a survey to ascertain the number of doctoral level graduates and current enrollments in the doctoral programs in…
Descriptors: Faculty, Faculty Development, Faculty Organizations, Faculty Recruitment
Aurini, Janice – 2003
Based on interviews with private-tutoring-business entrepreneurs, this paper provides a qualitative analysis of some organizational and ideological transformations in the teacher profession with the advent of market professionals within the private-education sector. No longer simply a means to generate additional income, the private-tutoring…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Business, Educational Demand, Educational Opportunities
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training, Toronto. – 1996
This advisory report presents 18 recommendations for cost sharing, cooperation among institutions, and meeting future demands for higher education in Ontario. A framework for public policy is offered which stresses the themes of excellence, accessibility, and responsibility and urges differentiation in strengths among colleges and universities, a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Colleges