3. The ‘College System’: A Sacred Myth

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Apologia xi
4. 1. A Fork in the Road: The Move to York University 1
5. 2. From Illusions to Realities, 1959–1963 10
6. 3. The ‘College System’: A Sacred Myth 31
7. 4. ‘General Education’: Flawed Design, Rich Legacy 49
8. 5. ‘Someone Will Have to Teach Them’ 65
9. 6. ‘The Imperialists: It’s Good to Know They’re in Town’ 91
10. 7. Students: Prisoners, Clients, or Partners? 112
11. 8. Questions of Quality 129
12. 9. The Politics of the Presidency, 1969–1970 147
13. 10. You Win Some, You Lose Some: Creating the Faculty of Education 169
14. 11. Other New Faculties 191
15. 12. The Dean’s Chair 211
16. 13. The Party Is Over, 1972 229
17. 14. An Unnecessary Tragedy, 1972–1973 248
18. Reflections: Then and Now 277
19. A Note on Sources 287
20. Index 293