Community college systems were established across North America from the early 1960s through the early 1970s. The new systems had two principal models: in one model, the college combined lower-division, university-level general education with technical education programs; in the other, most or all of the colleges were intended to concentrate on…

The optimistic premise of "Global Stakes: The Future of High Technology in America" is criticized as unrealistic. The book suggests that technology holds great hope for growth in scientific and engineering education. Although systems and trends in several countries are compared, the focus is on the United States. (MSE)

The hostile and suspicion-laden relationship between management and the faculty union of Ontario's 22 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology is chronicled and the evolution of this relationship is interpreted in terms of British industrial relations theory. (MSE)

The role of labor planning in Canadian universities is examined with regard to new economic imperatives and data production initiatives by the federal employment and immigration agency. Conventional labor planning is rejected and guidelines for improving university-labor market linkage within existing policy and institutional frameworks are…

A study of the relationship between faculty unionization and salaries in Ontario's universities during 1975-1983 suggests that unionization has not had a significant impact on relative salary structures there. (MSE)

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)

A study of political, behavioral, and institutional differences between Canada and the United States is seen as offering an explanation of the considerable differences in higher education in the two countries. Focus is on priority given to education, incidence of public and private institutions, innovation, accreditation, and academic freedom.…