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

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

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 out...

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Main Author: Robert J. Barnetson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona State University 1997-12-01
Series:Education Policy Analysis Archives
Online Access:http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/623
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spelling doaj-7b60ebe97f604061a0472e18a602971f2020-11-25T02:31:39ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23411997-12-01522Off-loading Responsibility in Alberta's Post-Secondary SystemRobert J. BarnetsonThe 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. http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/623
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description 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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