Issues in Post Secondary Education

0.5 credits · Graduate

This course will examine issues related to post-secondary education in Canada. This will include: administrative governance, structures and functions in Canadian universities and colleges; the historical development of public post-secondary education in Canada; major issues affecting PSE; critical examination of PSE mandates; faculty positions, including tenure and sessional instruction; research, teaching and service; accessibility and funding; activism and social change; administrative processes related to planning and decision-making; and future directions. The course will include case studies in higher education administration.