Higher Education in Canada: Different Systems, Different Perspectives

by Glen A. Jones (Editor)

Overview

Published in 1997. People wishing to learn the major phases in the development of Canada's twelve postsecondary higher education systems over the 1945-95 period will find this an essential starting point.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136601217
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/25/2012
Series:	RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	493 KB

About the Author

Glen A. Jones (Ph.D. Toronto) is an Associate Professor in the Higher Education Group, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Before joining the Higher Education Group in 1995, he was a member of the Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Education, Brock University

Table of Contents

Introduction, The Federal Perspective, Higher Education in British Columbia, 1945-1995: Opportunity and Diversity, Postsecondary Education in Alberta Since 1945, Higher Education in Saskatchewan, Higher Education in Manitoba, Higher Education in Ontario, Higher Education in Quebec: 1945-1995; New Brunswick Higher Education in Nova Scotia: Where Past Is More Than Prologue, Prince Edward Island Newfoundland: More Canadian Than British, But Longer Getting There, Postsecondary Education in the Yukon: The Last Thirty Years, Higher Education in the Northwest Territories, Putting It All Together: Viewing Canadian Higher Education from a Collection of Jurisdiction-Based Perspectives

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive analysis of higher education in Canada describing its development since 1945 according to provincial/territorial jurisdiction. The 20 contributors discuss the evolution of postsecondary education within the contexts of political, cultural, and social dimensions, highlighting the differences between jurisdictions, Canada's decentralized education approach in response to those differences, and specific social and political challenges presented to each region, e.g. Quebec in contrast with the vast and sparsely populated Northwest Territories. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"..uniformly well organized, clearly written, and convincing. People wishing to learn the major phases in the development of Canada's one dozen higher education systems over the 1945-95 period should find this volume well worth their attention." -- Comparative Education Review
"Essential starting place for anyone who would seek to understand, appreciate, and learn from the realm of Canadian postsecondary education." -- Journal of Higer Education

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