Abstracts
Abstract
The objective of this article is to determine if the work of full-time professors in Canada varies depending on the type of universities in which they are employed. A nonparametric comparison of multivariate samples based on data from the Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society (APIKS) survey was used to examine faculty perceptions of their academic work. The results show statistically significant, albeit minimal, differences between primarily undergraduate, comprehensive, and research-intensive institutions. This article confirms that, to a small extent, institutional diversity in Canada is mirrored in academic work, and argues that both vertical and horizontal forms of diversity may exist simultaneously depending on the relative value granted to specific academic activities.
Keywords:
- Institutional diversity,
- Horizontal diversity,
- Vertical diversity,
- Canadian professoriate,
- Maclean's ranking,
- U15,
- Academic work
Résumé
L’objectif de cet article est de vérifier si, au Canada, le travail universitaire varie selon le type d’université dans laquelle les professeurs travaillent. En s’appuyant sur les perspectives des professeurs quant à leur travail, des tests de comparaisons non paramétriques d’échantillons multivariés ont révélé des différences statistiquement significatives, mais de faible ampleur, entre les universités de premier cycle, les universités polyvalentes et celles à forte intensité de recherche. Cet article, qui est basé sur les données du questionnaire La profession universitaire dans la société du savoir (APIKS), confirme que la diversité institutionnelle au Canada se reflète dans le travail universitaire et soutient que les diversités horizontales et verticales existent simultanément en fonction de la valeur accordée à certaines activités universitaires.
Mots-clés :
- Diversité institutionnelle,
- diversité horizontale,
- diversité verticale,
- professorat canadien,
- travail universitaire,
- classement du Maclean’s,
- U15
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