With a full-time research and policy director, OUSA is in a position to facilitate a great deal of information and knowledge to people interested in seeking it out. We have compiled this library to ensure up-to-date research is accessible to all. This list will be continually updated when new research in the sector becomes available.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
Focus Groups Report
(Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, 2010)
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ACCESSIBILITY
The Price of Knowledge Access and Student Finance in Canada
(Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, 2009)
University Participation and Income Differences: An Analysis of Applications by Ontario Secondary School Students
(Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, 2009)
The Post-Secondary Student Support Program: An Examination of Alternative Delivery Mechanisms
(EPI, November 2009)
Regional Differences in Canadian Rural-Urban Participation Rates in Post-Secondary Education
(MESA Project, May 2009)
The Effects of Family Income, Parental Education and Other Background Factors on Access to Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Evidence from the YITS
(MESA Project, February 2008)
Why Access Matters A Review of the Latest Research
(Joseph Berger, Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation – 2008)
BCG Assessment of Pathways to Education
(Boston Consulting Group, 2007)
Mind the Access Gap: Breaking Down Barriers to Post Secondary Education
(Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation/Policy Options – 2007)
Why Are Youth from Lower-income Families Less Likely to Attend University? Evidence from Academic Abilities, Parental Influences, and Financial Constraints
(Marc Frenette – 2007)
Progress Report: University Access, Accountability and Quality in the Reaching Higher Plan
(Council of Ontario Universities – 2007)
Canadian Attitudes on Post-secondary Education
(Canadian Council on Learning – 2007)
The End of Need Based Student Financial Aid in Canada?
(Educational Policy Institute – 2007)
The Price of Knowledge: Access and Student Finance in Canada – 3rd Edition
(Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation – 2007)
Student Aid Time Bomb: The Coming Crisis in Canada’s Financial Aid System
(Educational Policy Institute – 2006)
Grants for Students: What They Are and Why They Work
(Educational Policy Institute – 2006)
Student Financial Aid: The Role of Loans and Grants
(Ross Finnie, Queen’s University – 2004)
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing: How Perceptions of Costs and Benefits Affect Access to Education
(Educational Policy Institute – 2005)
Education in Canada: Has the Role of Parental Education and Income Changed over the 1990s?
(Marie Drolet – 2005)
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AFFORDABILITY
Institutional Student Financial Grants in Ontario
(The Educational Policy Institute, 2009)
The Future Cost of a University Degree
(TD Bank Financial Group, October 2009)
Comparative Student Tuition and Fee Revenue
(Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, May 2009)
Beyond the Sticker Shock 2008: A Closer Look at Canadian Tuition Fees
(Educational Policy Institute, October 2008)
Report on Student Debt
(Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation – 2007)
Literature Review of Postsecondary Education Affordability in Canada
(Council of Ministers of Education – 2007)
The Impact of Tuition Fees on University Access: Evidence From Large Scale Price Deregulation in Professional Programs
(Marc Frenette – 2007)
Measuring the effectiveness of Student Assistance, Annual Report 2006
(Educational Policy Institute – 2007)
Canada Student Loans Repayment Assistance: Who Does and Does Not Use Interest Relief?
(Jerry Situ – 2006)
Student Aid and University Persistence: Does Debt Matter
(Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation – 2005)
Global Debt Patterns: An International Comparison of Student Loan Burdens and Repayment Conditions
(Educational Policy Institute – 2005)
The Impact of Tuition Fees on University Access: Evidence from a Large-scale Price Deregulation in Professional Programs
(Marc Frenette, Statistics Canada, Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2005, 6)
The role of economic factors, including the level of tuition, in individual university participation decisions in Canada
(David R. Johnson and Fiona Rahman, The Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 35, no. 3 – 2005, 117)
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ACCOUNTABILITY
The Business of Higher Education
(Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, November 2009)
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QUALITY
Faculty Engagement in Teaching Development Activities – Phase 1: Literature Review
(Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, 2009)
Trends in Faculty Hiring at Ontario Universities
(Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, October 2009)
Apples-to-Apples: Towards a Pan-Canadian Common University Data Set
(Educational Policy Institute – 2006)
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OTHER
Navigating Through the Recovery
(Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress, november 2009)
Postsecondary education in Ontario and the recession
(Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, September 2009)
Bologna and Beyond
(Educational Policy Institute, May 2009)
ON THE BRINK How the Recession of 2009 Will Affect Post-Secondary Education
(Educational Policy Institute, February 2009)
OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2009
(Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development – 2009)
Leaning Into the Win
(Task Force on Competitiveness, Productivity and Economic Progress, november 2008)
Compete to Win – Final Report
(Government of Canada June 2008)
Resource Document 2007
(Council of Ontario Universities – 2007)
Participation in Postsecondary Education: Graduates, Continuers and Drop-outs, Results from YITS Cycle 4
(Danielle Shaienks and Tomasz Gluszynski – 2007)
Post-Secondary Education in Canada: Strategies for Success
(Canadian Council on Learning – 2007)
Path to the 2020 Prosperity Agenda
(Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity – 2007)
