scholarly journals 25. Blind Curves or Open Roads? Student Leaders Speak on the Future of Canadian Post-Secondary Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Selena Demenoff ◽  
Pascal Genest-Richard ◽  
Jolène Labbé ◽  
Rébecca Bourgault ◽  
Johanna Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Student Leadership ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The Future

In working to build a better, more just future, post-secondary institutions play a crucial role in shaping the students of today and tomorrow. Many institutions already employ a number of innovative programs aimed at broadening students’ horizons. We can now look forward to seeing these initiatives grow. As students, we outline our views on some of the challenges and possible avenues for change in post-secondary education. Efforts to strengthen student leadership, optimize experiential learning, and develop a more holistic educational approach are important. Current challenges to post-secondary education lie within aspects of accessibility, funding, relationship disconnect, and segregated educational approaches. Strengths and challenges encountered within post-secondary education can frame learning boundaries to be deconstructive or constructive. Both boundary modalities can play important roles in designing the future of post-secondary education in Canada. 

The future of proprietary post‐secondary education

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
John B. Lee ◽  
Amelia M. Topper
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals 2013 3M Student Fellows Feature Article - Exploring the role of the university student as an experiential learner: Thoughts and reflections from the 2013 cohort of 3M National Student Fellows

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Anita Acai ◽  
Victoria Cowan ◽  
Stephanie Doherty ◽  
Gaurav Sharma ◽  
Naythrah Thevathasan
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Student Leaders ◽  
University Student ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Feature Article ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
The University

In recent years, there has been a dynamic shift in the role of the university student through the creation and promotion of experiential learning opportunities on campuses across the country. Many post-secondary programs now include co-op placements, practicums, or internships where students can apply theoretical knowledge to real-world settings. However, in this article, we have chosen to focus on more “altruistic” forms of experiential learning – volunteerism, development work, and service-learning – which have gained increased focus in recent years but are often used, we feel, without appropriately reflecting on their meaning. In this article, we draw upon our experiences as student leaders to define each of these roles, outline what we see as the benefits of experiential learning for students, and provide recommendations for how these learning opportunities can continue to be improved. Moreover, we identify privilege, ethics, and responsibility as complexities related to experiential learning and discuss each of these topics in more detail. We end our discussion by addressing the role of experiential learning in helping to define the value of a post-secondary education.

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