Post-Secondary Education Policy; Public Policy; British Columbia; Ontario
Abstract :
[en] This paper examines the coordination of post-secondary education systems by
provincial governments in British Columbia and Ontario as an area of “pure”
provincial policy-making. The argument is developed in two broad stages. First,
developments in the 1960s are examined as representing a “critical juncture” in
which differing system architectures are shown to have taken shape in response
to similar demographic pressures for a major expansion of post-secondary
provision. Second, later attempts at reform are examined, demonstrating in both
cases the relatively “sticky” character of the institutional settlements established
in the 1960s. An interlocking pattern of institutional and intra-provincial
local/regional resistance has created strong path dependent logics of
development in both provinces. The paper concludes with a discussion of recent
reform efforts in Ontario, potentially marking a new “critical juncture” in
contrast to a relative quiescence in the case of BC.
Disciplines :
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Harmsen, Robert ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Tupper, Allan; University of British Columbia - UBC > Political Science
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
The Governance of Post-Secondary Education Systems in British Columbia and Ontario: Path Dependence and the Provincial Policy Process
Publication date :
02 June 2016
Number of pages :
30
Event name :
Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association
Event organizer :
Canadian Political Science Association
Event place :
University of Calgary, Canada
Event date :
31-05-2016 to 02-06-2016
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
R-AGR-0330 - Global-Uni (20130401-20160331) - HARMSEN Robert