Weitere ähnliche Inhalte Ähnlich wie Societal bias against college (20) Kürzlich hochgeladen (20) Societal bias against college2. 1 Meet Your Opponents:Universities Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 4. Université de Paris Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 1150 AD 5. University of Oxford Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 1167 AD 7. University of New Brunswick Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 1785 AD 8. University of King’s College, Halifax Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 1789 AD 11. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 13. Colleges and Universities Universities about 1,000 years old Prestige Faculty-driven Senates Discipline-oriented programs Colleges about 50 years old Prejudice Program advisory committees Labour market driven Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 14. Our Recruits are Vulnerable 25% of applicants to both ACCC found 42% of college applicants consider it a “stepping-stone” to university 2+2 transfers – BC, Alberta, NB Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 16. ? What do you hear on the front lines from students and parents about university vs college? Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 19. Societal bias for university Profs have become “reluctant gatekeepers of the middle-class” Universities are a “universal panacea for employment success” Labour shortages blooming for skilled trades, IT, agricultural specialists, mining Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 20. University sacred in our society Fall asleep in the pews, simply show up "Supreme authority to determine what's going to happen in your lifetime." “There's something desperately important about everything to do with the institution that's devoted to saving your soul." Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 22. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 23. Interest in College ProgramsOntario University Applicants, 2005 New Cdn / First Generation Cdn: lessinterested in college programs Interest in college increases with age… 2005 UAS – survey of 40,000 Ontario university applicantsSpecialized study of New Canadians for Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 24. Interest in College by AgeOntario New Canadian University Applicants, 2005 Key Point: As parental influence decreases, interest in college increases. 2005 UAS – survey of 40,000 Ontario university applicantsSpecialized study of New Canadians for Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 26. 3 Allies of the Enemy:Parents & Teachers Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 29. “The Me Generation is raising the Mini-Me Generation”-- Peg Tyre, Newsweek March 2002“Bringing Up Adultolescents” Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 36. Parental InfluenceOntario University Applicants, 2005 2005 UAS – survey of 40,000 Ontario university applicantsSpecialized study of New Canadians for Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation 2010 UCAS Applicant Survey © 2010 Academica Group Inc. 37. “This whole last dance of parenting turns us all… into stumbling idiots.” “There’s a direct relationship between parental interaction and student stress.” — Jennifer Delahunty, Dean of Admissions, Kenyon College OH Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 38. Societal Bias for University There is real and measurable parental pressure for Ontario’s youth to attend university, more than college This correlates with parent and teacher influence, but not guidance counsellors Shifting enrolment toward universities Universities wind up with a greater proportion of “Drifters” because of expectation pressures 39. 4 Covert Threats:Guerilla Tactics by Universities Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 42. Royal Roads University “Advance in the Workplace” Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 43. Royal Roads University “Special purpose university” est. 1995 Clear focus: mid-career professionals,grad degrees, applied/relevant Compressed PT, Blended ModelBAs - Years 3 and 4 in oneMAs - Single year PT Cohort-based, mentoring, teamwork Work full-time while a student Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 44. ? What other offensives have universities launched to infiltrate our territory? Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 47. Blurring College/University “The Binary Divide” is being bridged Ontario Joint and Applied Degrees 2+2 transfers – BC, Alberta, NB U of Guelph-Humber, Seneca@York Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 49. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. New Universities Trent in Oshawa Algoma in Brampton Lakehead in Orillia Laurentian in Barrie Laurier in Brantford Nipissing in Brantford McMaster in Burlington Humber in Orangeville? uWindsor in Niagara? 50. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 51. 6 College Efforts at Propaganda Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 55. ? How effective are these offensives? How long before we achieve an impact? Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 57. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. Perceptions of the Humanities 59. High Tuition Fees Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 60. CAUT Almanac of PSE in Canada 2008-09 Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 61. Tuition Hike Nov 2009: uAlberta proposes tuition increases for professional programs of up to 66% next year, to bring it in line with other universities. Also considering a “non-academic fee” of several hundred dollars per student to help cover the deficit. +66% tuition Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 62. Tuition Hike April 2010: Law proposes 46.2% tuition increase over 3 years. Business proposes undergrad tuition increase of 54.1% over 2 years. MBA proposes 78.5% tuition increase over 3 years. up to 79% tuition hike Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 63. Tuition Hike April 2010: McGill proposes raising Desautels MBA tuition from $1,672 to $29,500. (Comparable programs are up to $70,000 elsewhere.) Province threatens to penalize McGill for every MBA student. +1664% tuition Ken Steele | Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 65. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 66. Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 68. 8 Collateral Damage:Students Who Don’t Belong at University Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 69. Surging Careerism 57% Careerist Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 70. Surging Careerism “Credentialists” just want the diploma “Careerists” just want what’s relevant Some programs promise 100% employment on graduation uWaterloo touts $70,000 co-op income Dwindling interest in the Liberal Arts Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 71. Disengagement stems primarily from the fact that half of all university students simply don't want to be there A generation ago, they would have quit, failed, or been expelled Ken Steele | Emerging Trends 2009 Copyright ©2009 Academica Group Inc. 72. ? What are the enemy’s weaknesses? How can we exploit them? Emerging Trends in Canadian PSE Ken Steele | Copyright ©2008 Academica Group Inc. 73. Ken Steele Senior Vice-President ken@academica.ca Subscribe FREE to Academica’sTop Ten www.academica.ca