Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems

Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6

An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and the USA. Don’t be fooled by the article’s title; it is much more complicated than the US catching up.

One factor that [...]

The problem with university rankings

Adelman, C. (2009) The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight Washington DC: The Institute for Higher Education Policy

A report that takes a close look at the way statistics on higher education systems are compiled, and the dangerous lack of consistency resulting in false conclusions being drawn from comparisons.

See also:

Jaschik, S. (2009) [...]

Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer

Adelman, C. (2008) Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer Washington DC: Institute for Higher Education Policy

The report, Learning Accountability from Bologna: a Higher Education Policy Primer, examines the reconstruction of 46 European higher education systems—known as the “Bologna Process”—in terms of addressing challenges that lie at the core of current debates in [...]