Taking Public Universities Seriously

by Iacobucci, Frank; Tuohy, Carolyn J.

• ISBN13: 9780802093769
• ISBN10: 0802093760
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-26
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

The Government of Ontario recently announced a comprehensive review of the design and funding of the province's post-secondary education system, chaired by former premier Bob Rae. The issues and opportunities confronting Ontario and Canadian research universities are by no means unique. Many industrialized countries have been forced over the last several years to respond to challenges in higher education. In response to the Rae review, the University of Toronto convened a conference in December of 2004 to focus on the evolving role of the public university in industrialized democracies, and the implications of this role for creating optimal government policy. The conference involved leading policy makers, university administrators, and scholars from Canada and abroad. Taking Public Universities Seriouslyincludes all the papers given at this conference, and is enhanced by a comprehensive introduction by two of Canada's most prominent and experienced university administrators, Frank Iacobucci and Carolyn Tuohy. Topics discussed include the rationale for funding public universities, the role of the public university, the increased competition between higher education and other government priorities, the proper role of tuition in the funding of higher education, and the models for student assistance if tuition fees increase. Anyone concerned with the future of public universities will find this book essential reading and a touchstone for future discussions. Contributors:Benjamin Alarie Nicholas Barr Bahram Bekhradnia Michelle Broderick David M. Cameron H. Lorne Carmichael Judith Chadwick John R.G. Challis Ronald J. Daniels Peter Dawkins David Duff David Dyzenhaus Ross Finnie Jane Gaskell Meric S. Gertler Andrew Green Martin Hayden Ruth Hayhoe Edward Iacobucci Glen A. Jones Daniel W. Lang Donald N. Langenberg James Milway V. Lynn Meek Stephen Parker W. Craig Riddell Arthur Ripstein Steven J. Rosenstone José Sigouin Andrew A. Sorensen Lorne Sossin Janice Gross Stein Arthur Sweetman Michael J. Trebilcock Tara Vinodrai Melissa S. Williams Ross Williams David A. Wolfe Qiang Zha

Table of Contents

Introduction
The challenges confronting public universities
The role of public universities in the move to mass higher education : some reflections on the experience of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China	p. 5
Australian higher education : crossroads or crisis?	p. 26
Diverse challenges, diverse solutions	p. 38
The principal challenges to public higher education in the United States	p. 44
What is a 'public' university?	p. 50
Challenges facing higher education in America : lessons and opportunities	p. 55
Towards a new compact in university education in Ontario	p. 87
The case for the public university : rationales for and modes of public intervention
Public funding of teaching and research in universities : a view from the south	p. 121
The social benefits of education : new evidence on an old question	p. 138
The case for public investment in the humanities	p. 164
On complex intersections : Ontario universities and governments	p. 174
Equality of opportunity and university education	p. 188
Responding to the challenges : performance-based government operating and capital support
The unbearable lightness of being : universities as performers	p. 213
The political economy of performance funding	p. 226
Public funding, markets, and quality : assessing the role of market-based performance funding for universities	p. 251
Building excellence : graduate and research support
Post-secondary education and research : whither Canadian federalism?	p. 277
Anchors of creativity : how do public universities create competitive and cohesive communities?	p. 293
Innovation and research funding : the role of government support	p. 316
Post-secondary education and Ontario's prosperity	p. 341
The university research environment	p. 360
Governing the system : new modes for promoting accountability, transparency, and responsiveness
The governance of public universities in Australia : trends and contemporary issues	p. 379
Deliberative democracy : the role of educational research in educational policy	p. 402
Public universities and the public interest : the compelling case for a buffer between universities and government	p. 418
Enhancing accessibility : normative foundations for income-contingent grant and loan programs
Higher education funding	p. 441
Student financial aid : the roles of loans and grants	p. 476
Public and private benefits in higher education	p. 498
Access to public universities : addressing systemic inequalities	p. 514
Education, equity, economics : can these words be in the same title?	p. 539
An income-contingent financing program for Ontario	p. 554
Timing the payment of tuition to enhance accessibility : a graduate tax?	p. 597
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