Traces the history of increasing public support for the financing of post-secondary education in Canada, questions the effectiveness and equality of present subsidization schemes, and proposes the establishment of an integrated student assistance system, consisting of a combination of unconditional grants, loans, conditional grants, and…

There is a strong movement toward legal abolition of fixed-age retirement in Canada. Several factors justify the existing practice, but these arguments are unlikely to prevail, and institutions should consider administrative measures such as facilitation of early retirement, modified benefit plans, and more systematic faculty assessment throughout…

An examination of data on student performance at the University of Alberta does not support the expectation of superior performance of males in higher education in the mathematics and sciences, despite evidence to the contrary in the literature on intelligence and achievement testing. (MSE)

A synthetical and operational definition integrating both political and technical aspects of academic program evaluation is given, and a model is presented for performing such an evaluation, made more efficient and more dynamic by computer application. (MSE)

Changes in access to higher education in Canada for individuals born in the first half of this century are examined and compared for university and nonuniversity programs and for gender, language group, and socioeconomic background. A process of democratization was found for nonuniversity postsecondary education but not for university programs.…

Both financial and personal losses occur for students dropping out of higher education. Intervention programs designed to reduce student attrition have been suggested, and it is important to consider the extent to which these strategies can be effectively implemented. (MSE)

Two studies of perceived and actual drug use at Simon Fraser University found students estimating greater drug use among friends than for themselves, but 31 percent reported dependence and 5 percent reported current addiction, especially to caffeine and nicotine. An approach to drug abuse focusing on familiar substances is recommended. (MSE)

An analytical framework for understanding the relationship between the situational context of the institution and the student and the criteria by which the student chooses a college is outlined and illustrated. (MSE)

A literature review and survey of accounting educators and practitioners suggest that undergraduate accounting programs in Canada should include more general education and place greater emphasis on English language and composition than at present. (MSE)

Differences in institutional autonomy, resource allocation, and planning in government-university relationships are compared for Alberta, which abolished its intermediary body (IMB), a coordinating agency in 1972, and British Columbia, which has had a Universities Council since 1974. (Author/MSE)

Results of a survey of Canadian higher education institutions concerning the application and selection procedures, forms of admission, regional variations in admission practices, and performance of non-matriculated, special status adult students are reported. (MSE)

A survey of Ontario's college admissions officers revealed a preference for reintroduction of provincial examinations for mathematics and first language courses in the first high school year and for applicant reporting of grades and provincial examination scores rather than use of scores as a secondary school rating measure. (MSE)

Sources of disenchantment with behavioral sciences research are examined, including research paradigms and problems in discarding them when they are dysfunctional, and politics, academic policies, and the reward structures of research and publication. (MSE)

The system of financing postsecondary education in the Canadian provinces since the introduction, in 1977, of unconditional grants based on the gross national product rather than operating costs is examined. (MSE)

The intent and results of the establishment of universities in the northern regions of Sweden and Ontario are examined, along with academic, financial, and geographic problems faced by each. (MSE)