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Nothing Less than Great : Reforming Canada's Universities /

"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 begs a pressing question: Why should we aspire to anything less than a great system? For that to happen, everything about the w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Weingarten, Harvey P., 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : why this book, by me, now?
  • Is going to university worth it?-- Who goes to university, and do all have an equal chance to attend?
  • What should students learn at university, and are they learning it?
  • The relationship between university education and jobs
  • How should a government manage its public university system?
  • Why are Canadian universities so slow to innovate?
  • Are Canadian universities sustainable?
  • Are Canadian universities high quality?
  • Canada's public universities in a post-COVID world
  • Conclusion : a recipe for reform.