ERIC Number: EJ764297
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Mar
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0729-4360
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Shifting Roles and Approaches: Government Coordination of Post-Secondary Education in Canada, 1995-2006
Shanahan, Theresa; Jones, Glen A.
Higher Education Research and Development, v26 n1 p31-43 Mar 2007
This paper analyses changing approaches to system-level governance in Canadian post-secondary education from 1995-2006. A review of major policy initiatives reveals a shift in provincial and federal government roles in and approaches to the coordination of post-secondary education. The federal government has strategically invested in post-secondary education, increasing its direct and indirect support for research and development and, at the same time, retreating from other areas of support. Provincial governments have expanded post-secondary systems and increased institutional diversity and the role of the market in post-secondary education while simultaneously developing more mechanisms of coordination. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Diversity (Institutional), Research and Development, Federal Government, Student Financial Aid, Government Role, Governance, Postsecondary Education, Educational History, Federal Aid, State Government, Job Skills, Skill Development, Competition, Accountability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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