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During this timeframe, eight such reviews were undertaken, expressing key objectives for the system that included better alignment with provincial economic priorities, stronger system coordination, and increased accessibility. Despite the consistent appearance of these objectives across all reviews, governments did not always pursue them with sufficient energy to bring them to fruition, shaping how these reviews affected the approach to post-secondary policy in Manitoba.  \nKeywords: strategy, post-secondary education, government, Manitoba, Canada  \nIntroduction  \nThis article explores the development of strategic directions for post-secondary education in the Province of Manitoba, Canada. Governments often develop an intended post-secondary strategy through comprehensive reports by independent blue-ribbon panels, royal commissions, legislative committees, or similar mechanisms prior to advancing a post-secondary agenda in legislation, budgets, or other policy instruments (Stutz, 2008). Few empirical studies exist on such reviews (Kirby, 2007; Stutz, 2008), revealing a gap in the literature. This study contributes to the scholarly discourse by analyzing existing post-secondary system reviews published in Manitoba over a thirty-year period.  \nManitoba presents a notable case in that the number of reviews is significant—eight over thirty years, an average of one review every three years and nine months. Such review efforts are expected to add value to the province’s post-secondary system and share lessons that might be learned to help inform Manitoba’s system as well as systems elsewhere. However, the actual impact of these reviews on realized policy and system evolution raises intriguing considerations.  \nThe article finds that objectives identified in Manitoba’s post-secondary reviews echo trends across Canada regarding the connection between the academy and the economy. Manitoba reviews consistently articulated a desire for greater alignment with economic priorities, stronger system coordination, and greater accessibility. Despite such consistency, governments in Manitoba did not always pursue these objectives with sufficient energy to bring them to fruition. This discrepancy prompts critical questions about the impact of such reviews on post-secondary policy. Analysis was guided by two questions: What objectives were identified in the various post-secondary education reviews undertaken in Manitoba? And, how have those objectives changed over time? This analysis seeks to understand how government objectives for post-secondary education were expressed and pursued during the time period in question. This study is limited to Manitoba’s post-secondary system and eight post-secondary reviews published between 1993 and 2021 (see Table 1). The article framed the analysis within the context of glo-  \nbalization and situated the study in relevant literature. After the methodology is outlined, findings are discussed, and conclusions are presented.  \nA Brief Review of Manitoba’s Public Post-Secondary System  \nManitoba has eight highly differentiated public post-secondary institutions (Usher & Pelletier, 2017). The province has three public colleges specializing in trades and technology: Assiniboine College, the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, and Red River College Polytechnic. The latter two are located in the provincial capital city, Winnipeg, while the first is located in the City of Brandon. Following Maclean’s taxonomy, there are two primarily undergraduate universities, Brandon University and the University of Winnipeg, alongside one medical doctoral university, the University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg. Additionally, Manitoba has two hybrid institutions offering both college and undergraduate p","cbCaitc7zxKy00Ys","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitc7zxKy00Ys","pdf",603059,16,"English","# Introduction\n# A Brief Review of Manitoba’s Public Post-Secondary System\n# Conceptual Framework","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the article?\",\"answer\":\"The article analyzes the impact of post-secondary system reviews in Manitoba over three decades, identifying the objectives set by the reviews and how they evolved over time.\"},{\"question\":\"Which objectives do Manitoba’s post-secondary reviews consistently highlight?\",\"answer\":\"The reviews consistently emphasize alignment with provincial economic priorities, stronger system coordination, and greater accessibility for students.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the reviews not always lead to the intended policy outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"Despite objective consistency, governments in Manitoba did not always pursue those objectives with sufficient energy to bring them to fruition, affecting how the reviews influenced post-secondary policy.\"}]","Three Decades of Post-Secondary Strategy in Manitoba | PDF",1792084304]