Open AccessCanada's Egalitarian Debate
Author(s) -
Daniel Zaretsky
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2012.66.8591
Subject(s) - salient , league , contrast (vision) , political science , league table , higher education , public administration , economics , law , physics , astronomy , artificial intelligence , classical economics , computer science
The Canadian university system, principally public and administered by its provinces, is distinct and telling in terms of societal trade-offs. Its most salient distinction in contrast to the United States is the absence of an Ivy League equivalent for undergraduate education, with emphasis on system-wide consistent high calibre and low tuition cost.