Open AccessPathway Colleges: A New Institutional Form in Canada
Author(s) -
Dale M. McCartney,
Amy Scott Metcalfe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.94.10520
Subject(s) - matriculation , typology , institution , political science , public administration , public institution , higher education , public relations , sociology , law , anthropology
Canada’s public universities seeking to increase their international student recruitment are building pathways that allow students who lack the academic or language credentials needed for direct entry to the university to upgrade their skills and eventually matriculate to the larger institution. These pathway collegesare a new institutional form in Canada, but as yet they have received almost no attention from scholars. This paper offers a brief typology of these emerging institutions and offers some suggestions for future research.