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Growth and Governance of Canadian Universities

An Insider's View

by (author) Howard C. Clark

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Higher, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850506
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774810241
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774810234
    Publish Date
    May 2003
    List Price
    $95.00

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In this thoughtful book, Howard C. Clark considers how such changes to growth and governance have altered the nature of the institution itself. Tracing the development of the university from the end of the Second World War, through the seismic changes in the 1960s and 70s, Clark argues that while the accomplishments of Canadian universities were remarkable during this period, they were ill prepared for the financial constraints of the 1980s and early 1990s. As a result, they were left in a state of institutional paralysis that has hindered their ability to adapt to the needs of a changing society.

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Contributor Notes

Howard C. Clark is President and Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of Dalhousie University, a former Vice-President Academic at the University of Guelph, and former professor of Chemistry at the Universities of British Columbia and Western Ontario.