In Canada, non-permanent faculty are no longer simply a reserve, flexible labour pool available for administrators to draw on when needed (e.g. during times of fl uctuating enrollments); rather, they represent a strategy utilized by universities to reduce overall labour…

The global marketplace has heightened the need for highly skilled personnel worldwide, underscoring the fact that a postsecondary education has almost become a necessary link to innovation and com- petitiveness. Canada, along with other industrialized nations, has an ageing population…

University innovations relevant to sustainability education do not always come labelled as such. Inspiration can potentially be drawn from a wide range of fi elds and initiatives. During a 2005 study tour of Canada, seven universities were visited to investigate…

The strategic choices facing higher education in confronting problems of academic misconduct need to be rethought. Using institutional theory, a model of academic integrity institutionalization is proposed that delineates four stages and a pendulum metaphor. A case study is provided…

This paper explores the concept of accountability as it relates to the University of British Columbia. It examines the discourse surrounding social accountability laid out in the university’s Trek 2010 vision and then juxtaposes this with the private accountability to…

The Biggs’ Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) was used to test competing models of students’ approaches to learning in a sample of undergraduate students (n = 125) from an inquiry based Bachelor of Health Sciences program. In addition to an internal…

L’insertion des nouveaux professeurs et professeures représente un enjeu de taille en ce qui touche le renouvellement du corps professoral. Dans cet article, on procède à une analyse secondaire de données tirées de trois études. Ce type d’analyse permet d’abord…

There has been a signifi cant growth in the number and types of degrees offered by a wider variety of Canadian post-secondary institutions. This expansion of degree access is the legitimate response to various forces, both social and post secondary.…

In this article we investigate Canadian university and college students’ interpersonal confl icts and exposure to abuse and violence during their postsecondary studies and assess the emotional, social, and academic impact of these experiences. Our fi ndings, based on a…

Despite the continuing accumulation of knowledge of the factors in- fl uencing participation in post-secondary education, there are still gaps in our understanding. For example, very little is known regarding how perceptions of costs and benefi ts are implicated in…