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ERIC Number: EJ420197
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
Lipset's "Continental Divide" and the Ideological Basis for Differences in Higher Education between Canada and United States.
Skolnik, Michael L.
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v20 n2 p81-93 1990
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. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Innovation, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Private Colleges, Public Colleges, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Continental Divide; United States