Open AccessGoals in Canadian Universities
Author(s) -
Abram G. Konrad,
Joanne McNeal
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v14i1.182915
Subject(s) - respondent , perception , higher education , position (finance) , public relations , psychology , service (business) , process (computing) , political science , medical education , business , marketing , computer science , medicine , finance , neuroscience , law , operating system
An examination of university goals provides an understanding of institutional purposes and priorities. The study reported here was designed to ascertain the goals of Canadian universities as perceived by presidents and board chairmen; to compare their perceptions of existing and preferred goals; and to compare perceptions by respondent position, and by region, age and size of university. Although some differences attributed to region and size were observed, perceptions of university goals were remarkably uniform. Generally, process goals were perceived more highly than the traditional outcome goals of teaching, research and service.