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Title: The Origin and Evolution of an Anomalous Academic Credential: The Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Authors: Michael Skolnik
Source: Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2023 53(1):1-15.
Availability: Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://journals.sfu.ca/cjhe/index.php/cjhe/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Higher Education
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Bachelors Degrees, Credentials, Enrollment Rate, Critical Path Method, Educational History, Historical Interpretation
Geographic Terms: Canada
ISSN: 0316-1218
Abstract: The Ontario College Advanced Diploma requires three years of post-secondary education and the attainment of learning outcomes like those of a three-year baccalaureate degree. Except for one other Canadian province, no similar academic credential is awarded by colleges in Canada or the United States. For these reasons it has been viewed by some as an anomalous academic credential. This article relates how Ontario colleges came to offer such a rare credential and how the credential survived for over half a century. Employing the concept of path dependence, the origins of the advanced diploma are traced back to the institutes of technology that were first established in Ontario in the 1940s. The article employs a mix of historical inquiry, document analysis, enrolment trend analysis, and literature review methodologies.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1406934
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