Les contrats de performance et les universités québécoises : une orchestration étatique de la subordination du champ universitaire aux règles du jeu économique
If Quiet Revolution made Quebec government to become first financial source for higher education institutions, questions concerning pertinence and use of public funds have started discussions concerning relations between State and universities. Thus, economic restrictions context of 1990 decade initiated major modifications for universities’ management and even their mission. We will look at performance contracts’ signatures in 2000-2001 between Ministry of Education and universities. When trying to find solution to under funding problems, these contracts have also created a redefinition of Quebec university field in accordance with economy field’s rules of the game. First, we will see university mutations in different times and societies. We will then analyze teaching evaluation and accountability in education. Finally, we will use discourse analysis with a sample of performance contracts. That operation will be methodological part of this dissertation and will allow us to conclude that performance contracts allow restriction of universities' autonomy by enforcing economic rules of the game.
Performance Efficience