Knowledge offactorsaffecting access topost secondary education isgrowing, but we know much less about influences shaping patterns of study within higher education. This paper explores the impact of gender and parental education on student decisions to study part-time orfull-time, to choose…

Mixedfrancophone-anglophone classes have become an important, yet controver- sial feature of post-secondary education in Canada. However, arguments concerning the suitability (or lack thereof) of these classes have not been based on empirical research documenting what actually occurs in them. This…

By 1965, behavioral social science had become a widely accepted approach to the scientific study of man and his politics. Any uncertainty as to what constituted a proper social science seemed to be raised most deeply by writers acquainted with…

The professional development needs of middle-level administrators in western Canadian two-year postsecondary institutions were investigated. The needs identified reflect a broad range of knowledge and skill areas. Those regarded as most important included such needs as program and staff evaluation.…