Open AccessThe Role of University Crown Foundations in Higher Education Policy: A Cross-Canada Study (1984–1998)
Author(s) -
Jacqueline Thomarat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v49i3.188523
Subject(s) - institutionalism , incentive , new institutionalism , policy analysis , higher education , education policy , historical institutionalism , political science , crown (dentistry) , qualitative research , public administration , sociology , economics , economic growth , social science , politics , medicine , dentistry , law , microeconomics
This qualitative case investigation considers the historical, inter-provincial proliferation of university Crown foundations across Canada from 1984 to 1998. From the findings of over 40 interviews conducted between 2014 and 2017 and document analysis, this study uses a conceptual framework of policy entrepreneurship and institutionalism to provide evidence of Crown foundations’ policy engagement in post-secondary education and fiscal policy in Canada. The efforts to increase the availability of tax incentives to the system by policy entrepreneurs increased resources available to Canadian university Crown foundations, although the advantage to universities was only temporary.