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Ryerson Commission on Polytechnic Education
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Report Of The Ryerson Commission On Polytechnic Education Preface: "The Commission was appointed on 25 October 1980, under the authority of the Board of Governors by Dr. Brian Segal, President of Ryerson Polytechnical Institutue and asked: - to provide, through the Board of Governors, Ryerson's response to the "Green Paper" on Polytechnic Education in Ontario to the Minister of Colleges and Universities; and - to outline general and specific policy recommendations and directions for the government and its ministries for polytechnic education in Ontario. The Commission was composed of 16 members, representing both Ryerson and the external community. We believe that this combination of internal and external expertise has enabled us to respond to the Green Paper in a manner reflecting our polytechnic style of education, which incorporates the private and public sectors on advisory committees in all programs as a means of maintaing our relevance. Our objective was to assess the future of polytechical education in a provincial and national context, rather than from a narrow, institutional point of view, because we perceive this kind of education as vital to the creation of a manpower infrastructure which will strengthen our economy in the years ahead. The Commission was asked to complete its work in a brief period and it decided to establish four separate internal study groups which were asked to do research and to report on four specific issues: societal need and its impact on polytechnic education; the characteristics of polytechnic education; government support for polytechnic education; and the impact of new technologies on polytechnic education."