@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt130hcn8.9, ISBN = {9780773543072}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt130hcn8.9}, abstract = {This chapter presents a profile of Ontario’s pse policy during the period from 1985 to 2010. A review of major government policy initiatives during this period reveals that successive provincial administrations employed various strategies to enhance key postsecondary themes, including accessibility, quality and accountability, affordability, research and innovation, as well as labour market relevance. These efforts emerged within the changing political economy complete with economic booms and economic recessions. The result is a story of contradictory trends in Ontario pse: years of structural stability followed by rapid policy changes that altered government’s approach to regulation, increased spending followed by dramatic}, author = {THERESA SHANAHAN and GLEN JONES and DONALD FISHER and KJELL RUBENSON}, booktitle = {The Development of Postsecondary Education Systems in Canada: A Comparison between British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec, 1980-2010}, pages = {122--199}, publisher = {McGill-Queen's University Press}, title = {Contradictory Trends in PSE Policy in Ontario}, year = {2014} }