Résumés
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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Biographical notes
Olivier Bégin-Caouette
is an Associate Professor in comparative higher education, as well as the coordinator for higher education programs at the Université de Montréal. He is also one of the co-founders of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research on Higher Education (LIRES). His research focus on the interactions between higher education systems and their political, economic, social and cultural contexts. olivier.begin-caouette@umontreal.ca
Sébastien Béland
Sébastien Béland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Foundations at the Université de Montréal, Canada. He is also a member of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research on Higher Education (LIRES). His research is at the intersection of statistics, educational measurement, academic integrity, and classroom assessment within higher education. sebastien.beland@umontreal.ca
Grace Karram Stephenson
is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Grace teaches recurring issues in higher education, comparative higher education, and teaching and learning in higher education. Her research explores the academic profession, international branch-campuses in the Arab Gulf and Southeast Asia, study abroad programs and spirituality. grace.karram@utoronto.ca
Glen A. Jones
is the Ontario Research Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. His research focuses on higher education governance, policy, and academic work. glen.jones@utoronto.ca
Amy Scott Metcalfe
is a Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Her research focuses on higher education in Canada and the North American region, including (post)critical approaches to internationalization, academic labour and mobility, and critical policy studies in education. amy.metcalfe@ubc.ca.
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Notes biographiques
Olivier Bégin-Caouette
est professeur agrégé en enseignement supérieur comparé et responsable des programmes en enseignement supérieur à l’Université de Montréal. Il est co-fondateur du Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’enseignement supérieur (LIRES) et mène des études sur les interactions entre les systèmes d’enseignement supérieur et les contextes politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels. olivier.begin-caouette@umontreal.ca
Sébastien Béland
est professeur agrégé au Département d’administration et fondements de l’éducation de l'Université de Montréal, au Canada. Il est également membre du Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’enseignement supérieur (LIRES). Ses recherches se situent à l'intersection des statistiques, de la mesure en éducation, de l'intégrité académique et de l'évaluation des apprentissages à l'enseignement supérieur. sebastien.beland@umontreal.ca
Grace Karram Stephenson
est professeure adjointe au Département de leadership, d'éducation supérieure et d'éducation des adultes de l'Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario. Grace enseigne les enjeux de l’enseignement supérieur, l'enseignement supérieur comparé ainsi que l’instruction et l'apprentissage dans l'enseignement supérieur. Ses recherches explorent la profession universitaire, les campus internationaux dans le Golfe arabique et en Asie du Sud-Est, de même que les programmes d'études à l'étranger et la spiritualité. grace.karram@utoronto.ca
Glen A. Jones
est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche de l'Ontario sur les politiques et la mesure de l'éducation postsecondaire, professeur en enseignement supérieur et directeur du Centre d'études sur l’enseignement supérieur canadien et international, à l’Institut d'études pédagogiques de l'Ontario, Université de Toronto. Ses recherches portent sur la gouvernance, les politiques et le travail en enseignement supérieur. glen.jones@utoronto.ca
Amy Scott Metcalfe
est professeure en enseignement supérieur au Département d'éducation de l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique à Vancouver, au Canada. Ses recherches portent sur l’enseignement supérieur au Canada et en Amérique du Nord, y compris sur les approches post-critiques de l’internationalisation, du travail et de la mobilité universitaire, ainsi que sur les études politiques critiques en matière d’éducation. amy.metcalfe@ubc.ca