Off-loading Responsibility in Alberta's Post-Secondary System

Authors

  • Robert J. Barnetson Alberta College-Institutes Faculties Association

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v5n22.1997

Keywords:

Definitions, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Professional Autonomy

Abstract

The introduction of a performance-based funding mechanism by Alberta's provincial  government alters the public definition of "educational quality" and fully shifts the  responsibility for declining educational quality from the provincial government onto institutions. This article outlines the process by which the provincial government has  compelled institutions to accept this redefinition and transfer despite the substantial  loss of institutional autonomy it entails. The implications of this change are explored  and possible reasons are suggested.

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Author Biography

Robert J. Barnetson, Alberta College-Institutes Faculties Association

Bob Barnetson is a doctoral student in adult education at The University of Calgary and Professional Affairs Officer at the Alberta College-Institutes Faculties Association. Barnetson's most recent publication is "The Alberta Experience: A return to popular education?" in the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education.

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Published

1997-12-09

How to Cite

Barnetson, R. J. (1997). Off-loading Responsibility in Alberta’s Post-Secondary System. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 5, 22. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v5n22.1997

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