The Flavelle commission, officially the royal commission on the University of Toronto, was a royal commission that studied university governance in Ontario. Joseph Flavelle led the commission, which focussed on governance of the University of Toronto.[1] It made its report in 1906.[2]
The commission was formed in response to accusations that universities in the province were subject to political influence.[3] It made two central recommendations. First, it recommended that a board, as opposed to the provincial government, control university decisionmaking. Second, it recommended that universities adopt a bicameral governing structure.[4] According to this recommendation, one chamber of the university governing body—now often called the senate—would be responsible for academic matters. The other, called the board of governors, would handle financial matters.[5] This model of university governance is ubiquitous in contemporary Canadian higher education.[5]
References edit
- ^ Jones, Glen A.; Shanahan, Theresa; Goyan, Paul (January 2001). "University governance in Canadian higher education". Tertiary Education and Management. 7 (2): 135–148. doi:10.1080/13583883.2001.9967047. hdl:10315/2810. ISSN 1358-3883.
- ^ Bliss, Michael (2011). "Flavelle, Sir Joseph Wesley". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Brent (February 8, 2016). "Governance and administration of postsecondary institutions in Canada". In Shanahan, Theresa; Nilson, Michelle; Broshko, Li Jeen (eds.). The handbook of Canadian higher education law. McGill–Queen's University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-55339-505-8.
- ^ Jones, Glen A. (1997). "Higher education in Ontario". In Jones, Glen A. (ed.). Higher education in Canada : different systems, different perspectives. Garland Pub. pp. 139–140. ISBN 0-8153-2299-2. OCLC 35723652.
- ^ a b Lougheed, Patrick; Pidgeon, Michelle (2016). "Exploring effective academic governance at a Canadian university". Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 46 (3): 90. doi:10.47678/cjhe.v46i3.188018.
Further reading edit
- Report of the royal commission on the University of Toronto. Toronto: King's Printer. 1906.