Post-secondary education in the spotlight

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Rae_Bob.jpg” caption=”The Honourable Bob Rae”]Debates around access to and affordability of post-secondary education are impassioned and inspired, but what of discussions around quality? Governments and citizens are acutely aware of the benefits that investments in post-secondary education bring to society, but how do they know that their investments are developing systems of quality and distinction?

There are many quality assessment tools available to researchers and policy-makers, but the quality of these tools is seldom discussed. “Innovations in Quality Measurement in Post-Secondary Education: Beyond Inputs and Outputs” will provide a forum through which these discussions can be held amongst students, researchers, and key policy-makers. The conference, hosted by the Educational Policy Institute and McMaster University, will bring together leading authorities on quality assessment and will consider the following:

What are the current practices in quality measurement in post-secondary education?

What can and should be measured?

How does government policy influence quality?

How do ranking systems influence quality?

McMaster University President Peter George will provide the introduction for the keynote speaker, former Ontario premier, the Honourable Bob Rae. Rae will offer insights into why governments and citizens should be concerned about the quality of their post-secondary systems. McMaster presenters include Ken Norrie, provost and vice-president academic, Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research and international affairs, and economics professors, Martin Dooley and Michael Veall as well as Abigail Payne, Canadian research chair in public economics. Former McMaster registrar and current executive director of the Ontario Universities Application Centre, George Granger, will also be in attendance to discuss the influence of institutional policy on systemic quality.

The Quality 2006 Conference will take place April 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel. Click here to register online. For a printable PDF version of the conference program with presentation descriptions, click here. For more information on the conference please contact Kim Steele at ksteele@educationalpolicy.org.

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Rae_Bob.jpg" caption="The Honourable Bob Rae"]Debates around access to and affordability of post-secondary education are impassioned and inspired, but what of discussions around quality? Governments and citizens are acutely aware of the benefits that investments in post-secondary education bring to society, but how do they know that their investments are developing systems of quality and distinction? <br />
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<p>There are many quality assessment tools available to researchers and policy-makers, but the quality of these tools is seldom discussed. "Innovations in Quality Measurement in Post-Secondary Education: Beyond Inputs and Outputs" will provide a forum through which these discussions can be held amongst students, researchers, and key policy-makers. The conference, hosted by the Educational Policy Institute and McMaster University, will bring together leading authorities on quality assessment and will consider the following: <br />
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<p><li>What are the current practices in quality measurement in post-secondary education? <br />
<li>What can and should be measured?<br />
<li>How does government policy influence quality? <br />
<li>How do ranking systems influence quality? <br />
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<p>McMaster University President Peter George will provide the introduction for the keynote speaker, former Ontario premier, the Honourable Bob Rae.  Rae will offer insights into why governments and citizens should be concerned about the quality of their post-secondary systems. McMaster presenters include Ken Norrie, provost and vice-president academic, Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research and international affairs, and economics professors, Martin Dooley and Michael Veall as well as Abigail Payne, Canadian research chair in public economics.  Former McMaster registrar and current executive director of the Ontario Universities Application Centre, George Granger, will also be in attendance to discuss the influence of institutional policy on systemic quality.<br />
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<p>The Quality 2006 Conference will take place April 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel.  <a href="https://fs7.formsite.com/educationalpolicyorg/form218517846/secure_index.html" target="_blank">Click here </a>to register online. For a printable PDF version of the conference program with presentation descriptions, <A href="http://www.educationalpolicy.org/quality2006/DescriptiveProgramQuality2006.pdf" target="_blank">click here</a>.  For more information on the conference please contact Kim Steele at <a href="mailto:ksteele@educationalpolicy.org">ksteele@educationalpolicy.org</a>.

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