Cyclical program reviews (CPRs), also called periodic or academic reviews at institutions of higher education, are undertaken to ensure that academic programs meet a variety of objectives related to teaching and learning, as well as professional credentialing, quality assurance, and institutional requirements. Preparing, reviewing, and…

Accounting-majored students in their final year of university program understand that they still have a long journey of both work and rigorous studies before earning their professional accounting designation. Even though the literature examines various factors, such as accountants' job status and lifestyle affecting students' self-efficacy, we…

This study explores faculty beliefs about teaching and learning in different institutional settings and over time. This study surveyed faculty at two Canadian universities, one research-intensive, the other teaching-intensive, using a conceptual replication of a survey originally administered in 1976. Some results differ from the original survey,…

Small Canadian universities are extremely important agents of socioeconomic change for their regions. They focus on excellence in undergraduate education and applied rather than "heavy" research, filling roles the larger urban universities do not care to play in their place. They can be compared to U.S. liberal arts colleges. (MSE)

A survey of academic and administrative staff involved in budgeting in four small-to-medium Ontario universities gathered information on budgeting attitudes as they relate to content, context, process, environmental outcomes, and personal factors. Differences between administrators and faculty were also investigated. (MSE)

There are a number of studies that classify governing boards into different types. Some classifications are based on management form. Some are based on the form in which authority is exercised. Some are based on the form of institution that the board serves. Most of these classifications include "working boards," but few offer a clear…