Pathway Colleges: A New Institutional Form in Canada

Authors

  • Dale M. McCartney
  • Amy Scott Metcalfe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.0.10560

Keywords:

pathway college, international students, higher education, international student recruitment, Canada

Abstract

Canada’s public universities seeking to increase their international student recruitment are building pathways that allow students who lack the academic or language credentials needed for direct entry to the university to upgrade their skills and eventually matriculate to the larger institution. These pathway colleges
are a new institutional form in Canada, but as yet they have received almost no attention from scholars. This paper offers a brief typology of these emerging institutions and offers some suggestions for future research.

Author Biographies

Dale M. McCartney

Dale M. McCartney is a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational
Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Amy Scott Metcalfe

Amy Scott Metcalfe is associate professor in higher education at the Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada.  

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Published

2018-06-11

How to Cite

McCartney, D. M., & Scott Metcalfe, A. (2018). Pathway Colleges: A New Institutional Form in Canada. International Higher Education, 94, 15–16. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.0.10560

Issue

Vol. 94 (2018)

Section

Internationalization and International Issues

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