Rethinking higher education : participation, research, and differentiation / George Fallis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fallis, George, 1947- author.

Contributor:

Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). School of Policy Studies, issuing body.

Series:

Queen's policy studies

Queen's policy studies series / School of Policy Studies, Queen's University

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Ontario--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Ontario--Philosophy.

Universities and colleges.

Philosophy.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ontario : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2013]

Summary:

The basic structure of universities and colleges in Ontario-one focused primarily on expansion and greater access and put in place in the 1960s-is outdated. The system is now large enough, the eligible age group for entering post-secondary studies is shrinking, and participation rates are as high as they are likely to go. In Rethinking Higher Education, George Fallis argues that policy-makers should shift their attention away from growth and towards improving and diversifying the range of programs available and creating new means of program delivery. He calls for increases in honours undergraduate programs and polytechnic education and envisions a group of research-intensive universities responsible for doctoral education. The existing design, Fallis contends, neglects the specific needs of graduate education and research, layering it on top of a system designed for undergraduate education. In addition, there is disconnection between Ontario's Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and the research missions of the universities and colleges themselves. Thought-provoking and thoroughly argued, Rethinking Higher Education provides a detailed design for higher education in the twenty-first century. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Ontario's System of Higher Education 15

2 Institutional Differentiation: Mandate and Programs 51

3 Government Policy, Institutional Decision Making, and Isomorphism 67

4 Participation: Universal Higher Education Has Been Achieved 91

5 Rethinking Baccalaureate Education 117

6 Graduate Education and Professional Education 157

7 The New Research Agenda 175

8 Rethinking University Research 215

9 Further Differentiation of the Binary System 245

10 Conclusion: Policy Directions and Implementation 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index.

ISBN:

9781553393337

1553393333

OCLC:

843861642