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How many Ontario students applied to the province’s colleges and universities during the last decade? How many enrolled? How many graduated? Find the answers to these and other good questions in Quick Stats, a compendium of data on Ontario’s postsecondary system. Note: All visualizations begin in 2013 and go up to the most recent year […]
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Data visualisation The differentiation of the Ontario university system: Critical pathways forward For more than six years , HEQCO has conducted research on the differentiation of Ontario’s public postsecondary system , where institutions build on and are accountable for their specific strengths , mandates and missions. A new report from the Higher Education Quality Council […]
Toronto, July 12, 2016 – Whether it’s Algoma University’s success in serving students traditionally under-represented in higher education, Guelph’s strength in creating a positive student experience or the University of Toronto’s role as an internationally ranked research powerhouse, when it comes to Ontario’s 20 universities, there is a difference. Strengthening those differences and supporting them through the province’s […]
Today HEQCO is releasing the latest in our continuing series of papers examining the differentiation of the Ontario university sector. Our first analysis emphasized the dimension used most frequently to describe university differentiation – research intensity. On the basis of the data underlying that analysis, we proposed that Ontario universities cluster into four groups – […]
EduData – Ontario’s 20 Unique Universities
There’s good reason that Ontario is promoting differentiation in its higher education system. Differentiation – where institutions build on their specific strengths, mandates and missions – delivers real choice for students, better quality, and a system we can all afford to sustain and grow. Our visualization showcases the existing state of differentiation between Ontario’s 20 […]
One of HEQCO’s keynotes from the recent Transitions conference, Paul Tough, has a great piece in the June issue of The Atlantic on how kids learn resilience. This is familiar ground for him—Tough’s bestselling book, How Children Succeed, explains how qualities like perseverance, curiosity and self-control are just as crucial to a child’s success as […]
Resilience skills could be assessed as postsecondary learning outcomes Whether it be the ability to cope , bounce back from adversity or navigate challenge , resilience in students could increase the chances of their academic success. A new study from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) , Measuring Resilience as an Education Outcome , finds […]