Nothing Less than Great : : Reforming Canada’s Universities / / Harvey P. Weingarten.
Canada’s public higher education system is in trouble. The economic and social benefits of the Canadian university system are widely seen as a public good, which raises a pressing question: Why should we aspire to anything less than a great system? For that to happen, everything about the way univer...
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Weingarten, Harvey P., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Nothing Less than Great : Reforming Canada’s Universities / Harvey P. Weingarten. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource (232 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda UTP Insights Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Why This Book, by Me, Now? -- 2 Is Going to University Worth It? -- 3 Who Goes to University, and Do All Have an Equal Chance to Attend? -- 4 What Should Students Learn at University, and Are They Learning It? -- 5 The Relationship between University Education and Jobs -- 6 How Should a Government Manage Its Public University System? -- 7 Why Are Canadian Universities So Slow to Innovate? -- 8 Are Canadian Universities Sustainable? -- Chapter nine Are Canadian Universities High Quality? -- Chapter ten Canada’s Public Universities in a Post-COVID World -- Chapter eleven Conclusion: A Recipe for Reform -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography: Books Cited in the Text -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Canada’s public higher education system is in trouble. The economic and social benefits of the Canadian university system are widely seen as a public good, which raises a pressing question: Why should we aspire to anything less than a great system? For that to happen, everything about the way universities currently operate, from the boardroom to the classroom, must change – but this kind of operational and public policy transformation will not be easy. Nothing Less than Great provides an expert analysis of the current state and challenges of Canada’s university system, looking for positive change by reclaiming what a university is meant to offer for society and for citizens. Harvey P. Weingarten begins with the fundamental question that all students must ask about higher education: Is it worth going to university? From there, he stresses the need for transparency about what universities do and what they accomplish, addresses the importance of modernizing curriculum to emphasize skills over content, and provides recommendations for reform. Exploring how universities might – and should – change to reclaim their central purpose for Canadians, Nothing Less than Great will be of interest to anyone who cares about the future of our country and the important role universities play in determining that future. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Education, Higher Canada. Educational change Canada. Universities and colleges Canada. DISCOUNT-C. EDUCATION / Higher. bisacsh Canadian universities. Higher education in Canada. curriculum reform. education policy. postsecondary education. public policy. universities in Canada. university reform. value of a university education. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English 9783110754001 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 9783110753776 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Education, Psychology, Comm 2021 English 9783110754063 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Education, Psychology, Communication 2021 9783110753950 ZDB-23-SEW Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 9783110739220 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487509453 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781487509453 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781487509453/original |
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