A growing number of education and social science researchers design and conduct online research. In this review, the Internet Research Ethics (IRE) policy gap in Canada is identified along with the range of stakeholders and groups that either have a role or have attempted to play a role in forming better ethics policy. Ethical issues that current…

While much literature has considered feedback and professional growth in formative peer reviews of teaching, there has been little empirical research conducted on these issues in the context of summative peer reviews. This article explores faculty members' perceptions of feedback practices in the summative peer review of teaching and reports…

This paper examines the relationship between excellence scholarships and research productivity, scientific impact, and degree completion. Drawing on the entire population of doctoral students in the province of Quebec, this pa- per analyzes three distinct sources of data: students, excellence scholarships, and scientific publications. It shows…

In a context of increasing attention to issues of scientific integrity in university research, it is important to reflect on the governance mechanisms that universities use to shape the behaviour of students, researchers, and faculty. This paper presents the results of a study of 47 Canadian university research integrity/misconduct (RIM) policies:…

This paper focuses on the gendered nature of elite academic careers. Of interest is how similar or different the experiences are of women and men who have been appointed to Canada Research Chairs (CRCs). In particular, we examine the impacts of holding a CRC position and consider the factors that shape that experience for women and men. Based on…

This paper explores the link between research collaboration and innovation among faculty, as indicated by a self-reported assessment of the contribution of a co-authored publication to knowledge. Findings challenge the assumption that collaborators are rarely involved in theory development and the practice of crediting only the lead author for the…

Studied the extent to which experienced and inexperienced faculty at Canadian universities integrated their various professorial roles. Survey responses from 88 faculty members show that experienced faculty integrated their professorial roles more strongly than inexperienced faculty. The two groups were most nearly in agreement in their…

Discusses the extent of commercialization of research in Canadian universities, explains why copyright enforcement is difficult, and discusses the benefits and disadvantages of licensing an innovation versus creating a spinoff company to exploit university discoveries. Explores issues related to sharing benefits of university discoveries. (SLD)

Faculty at two small Canadian universities were surveyed concerning their research activities and preferences, views of themselves as researchers, and factors they felt constrained or facilitated research activities. Respondents were highly committed to research. Teaching and nonteaching commitments, availability of graduate students, limitations…

The productivity of 31 Canadian universities is evaluated in terms of the number of publications from each. In addition, various features of these universities such as revenue, number of library volumes and periodicals subscribed to, year the university was founded, student and faculty size are examined. (JMF)

Topics covered include: history and organization; current trends and problems; curriculum and teaching; research and scholarship; the student and student services; and the professor and conditions of work. Most of the entries are dated 1976 or later. (LBH)

Degree-granting and non-degree-granting universities and colleges are identified with regard to: history and organization; current trends and problems; curriculum and teaching; research and scholarship; students and student services; professors and conditions of work; and general information. (LBH)