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Postsecondary Education – Participation and Dropping Out: Differences Across University, College and Types of Postsecondary Institutions


  Author: Danielle Shaienks, Tomasz Gluszynski, Justin Bayard
Publisher: Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Publication: Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Research Papers
Document Date:                  November 2008
Category: Education > Drop-Out
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > High School
Education > Academic Performance/Achievement
Education > Parental Education
Education > Post-secondary Education
 

This study profiles people who have dropped out of post-secondary institutions and compares them with those who graduate, examining demographic, family and school characteristics. The authors conclude that those at most risk of dropping out are male, spent little time on homework in high school and had a previous dropout experience during high school.

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