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Welcome to the Women in Academia Project HEQCO is pleased to announce the release of a multi-part research project designed to explore current and historical gender disparities among faculty in Ontario universities. Despite advocacy efforts, collective bargaining, targeted funding and legislation, gaps in representation, promotion and earnings for women academics persist. These inequalities are especially […]
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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Former BMO chief economist Tim O’Neill made national headlines this fall with the release of his controversial recommendations for restructuring Nova Scotia’s university system. Commissioned by the Nova Scotia government, the report was greeted with “cautious warmth by university administrators,” said the Globe and Mail, and “seeks to gut Nova Scotia universities,” said Maclean’s OnCampus. And that was just the beginning, as the postsecondary sector across Canada struggles with its own sustainability issues.
One of the more enjoyable hours I spend each week is watching a show called GPS (Global Public Square) hosted by Fareed Zakaria. In spite of it being aired on CNN, Zakaria’s show offers some of the most intelligent, interesting and informative explorations of significant global issues. Zakaria himself, and his ideas, are worth the […]
Offering cold, hard cash to students in an effort to improve their marks in college or university may be more expensive than it is effective…
Research Summary: Rewarding higher marks with money doesn’t make the grade Offering cold, hard cash to students in an effort to improve their marks in college or university may be more expensive than it is effective. While many an enterprising parent has at least considered rewarding good grades with money, a new study commissioned by […]
Research Summary: U.S. measure of student engagement promising for Ontario’s colleges The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), developed and used in the U.S., can be an effective tool to measure student engagement in Ontario’s colleges. Student engagement has been a major focus of HEQCO research since the more actively engaged students are, the […]
Thirteen research projects designed to assess and highlight innovative and effective teaching/learning practices at Ontario’s colleges and universities are being supported by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario…