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Taking Public Universities Seriously

Taking Public Universities Seriously

Edited by Frank Iacobucci and Carolyn Hughes Tuohy

Published by: University of Toronto Press

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9781442680333
Published: January 2005

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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 Seriously includes 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

Introduction
Frank Iacobucci and Carolyn Tuohy

Part 1
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
Ruth Hayhoe and Qiang Zha

Australian Higher Education: Crossroads or Crisis?
Stephen Parker

Diverse Challenges, Diverse Solutions
Bahram Bekhradnia

The Principal Challenges to Public Higher Education in the United States
Andrew A. Sorenson

What Is a 'Public' University?
Donald N. Langenberg

Challenges Facing Higher Education in America: Lessons and Opportunities
Steven J. Rosenstone

Towards a New Compact in University Education in Ontario
Ronald J. Daniels and Michael J. Trebilcock

Part 2
Rationales for and Modes of Public Intervention

Public Funding of Teaching and Research in Universities: A View from the South
Peter Dawkins and Ross Williams

The Social Benefits of Education: New Evidence on an Old Question
W. Craig Riddell

The Case for Public Investment in the Humanities
David Dyzenhaus

On Complex Intersections: Ontario Universities and Governments
Glen A. Jones

Equality of Opportunity and University Education
Andrew Green

Part 3
Responding to the Challenges: Performance-Based Government Operating and Capital Support

The Unbearable Lightness of Being: Universities as Performers
Janice Gross Stein

The Political Economy of Performance Funding
Dan Lang

Public Funding, Markets, and Quality: Assessing the Role of Market-Based Performance Funding for Universities
Andrew Green and Frank Iacobucci

Part 4
Building Excellence: Graduate and Research Support

Post-secondary Education and Research: Whither Canadian Federalism?
David M. Cameron

Anchors of Creativity: How Do Public Universities Create Competitive and Cohesive Communities?
Meric S. Gertler and Tara Vinodrai

Innovation and Research Funding: The Role of Government Support
David A. Wolfe

Post-secondary Education and Ontario's Prosperity
James Milway

The University Research Environment
John R.G. Challis, José Sigouin, Judith Chadwick, and Michelle Broderick

Part 5
Governing the System: New Modes for Promoting Accountability, Transparency, and Responsiveness

The Governance of Public Universities in Australia: Trends and Contemporary Issues
V. Lynn Meek and Martin Hayden

Deliberative Democracy: The Role of Educational Research in Educational Policy
Jane Gaskell

Public Universities and the Public Interest: The Compelling Case for a Buffer between Universities and Government
Lorne Sossin

Part 6
Enhancing Accessibility: Normative Foundations for Income-Contingent Grant and Loan Programs

Higher Education Funding
Nicholas Barr

Student Financial Aid: The Role of Loans and Grants
Ross Finnie

Public and Private Benefits in Higher Education
Arthur Ripstein

Access to Public Universities: Addressing Systemic Inequalities
Melissa S. Williams

Education, Equity, Economics: Can These Words Be in the Same Title?
Arthur Sweetman

An Income-Contingent Financing Program for Ontario
Benjamin Alarie and David Duff

Timing the Payment of Tuition to Enhance Accessibility: a Graduate Tax?
H. Lorne Carmichael