David Robinson
David Robinson is the executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and has served as a senior consultant on higher education, copyright and international trade issues to EI for the past several years. Prior to joining CAUT, David was the senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada’s leading progressive think-tank. He has also been a lecturer at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and Carleton University in Ottawa.
Written by David Robinson
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 June 2020 “Coronavirus hits Canada’s campuses”, by David Robinson.
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As in other parts of the world, the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly and radically upended universities and colleges in Canada. Across the country, campuses are deserted, teaching has migrated to virtual platforms, and important research has been put on hold.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 April 2018 Canada’s copyright regime -- who’s afraid of fair dealing? by David Robinson
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If you’re looking for a cure for insomnia, then perusing Canada’s Copyright Act[1] might just be what the doctor ordered. The Act weighs in at a hefty 176 pages of dense legal text that is sure to induce somnolent yearnings in even the most caffeinated reader. On the other hand,...
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Worlds of Education 1 March 2017 Open Access: Making Knowledge PricelessOpen Access: Making Knowledge Priceless
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Worlds of Education 14 July 2016 MOOCs: From Tsunami to RippleMOOCs: From Tsunami to Ripple
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Worlds of Education 2 February 2016 Why the TPP seriously threatens education and public interest regulationWhy the TPP seriously threatens education and public interest regulation
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Worlds of Education 21 December 2015 Universities vs. ElsevierUniversities vs. Elsevier
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Worlds of Education 2 July 2014 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Education is not for saleTransatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Education is not for sale
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Worlds of Education 17 July 2013 The trouble with MOOCsThe trouble with MOOCs
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 July 2013 The Mismeasure of Higher EducationThe Mismeasure of Higher Education
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Worlds of Education 5 February 2013 Unemployment and the Skills Gap MythUnemployment and the Skills Gap Myth
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Worlds of Education 16 January 2013 The price of InequalityThe price of Inequality
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Worlds of Education 23 October 2012 Understanding the crisis: Why austerity is failingUnderstanding the crisis: Why austerity is failing
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Worlds of Education 6 July 2012 Austerity and the First Law of HolesAusterity and the First Law of Holes
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Worlds of Education 12 June 2012 A generation scarred by the cuts of austerityA generation scarred by the cuts of austerity
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Worlds of Education 26 May 2012 The youth unemployment crisis: is there a skills mismatch?
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Following the financial crisis of 2008, the global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase on record. According to the ILO, the jobless rate amongst 15- to 24-year olds rose from 11.8 to 12.7 per cent between 2008 and 2009. This reversed the pre-crisis trend of declining youth unemployment...
The youth unemployment crisis: is there a skills mismatch?