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Depression, Substance Abuse and College Student Engagement: A Review of the Literature
This paper discusses the role of engaged learning in the prevention of substance use and abuse, and depression.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse
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November 01, 2003
Foster Care Children Need Better Educational Opportunities
This paper argues that early warning signs of many problems are seen in the classroom and consequently foster care children should be provided with school choice options and tuition scholarships to remedy common problems foster children face such as instability and low expectations.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 5, 2007
Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective
This report provides a comparative analysis of adult learning internationally and in Canada and challenges policymakers to examine ways to increase participation.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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October 2007
Learning, Family Formation and Dissolution
This paper examines the role of education in the formation and dissolution of marriages, cohabiting relationships and childbearing and discusses topics such as the relationship between extended education and late childbearing as well as the relationship between educational study and divorce.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
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June 2002
Staying at Home Longer to Become Homeowners?
This paper analyzes the age of young adults' departure from their parents' home and their likelihood of owning a home in their thirties.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statsitics Canada
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December 11, 2007
Leave No Youth Behind: Opportunities for Congress to Reach Disconnected Youth
This report examines six government programs that could be used to help disconnected and at-risk youth.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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July 01, 2003
Education-to-Labour Market Pathways of Canadian Youth: Findings from the Youth in Transition Survey
This study uses data from Canada's Youth in Transition Survey to examine the paths young Canadians choose during the transition from education to the labour market and their associated outcomes.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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November 1, 2007
Why Are Most University Students Women? Evidence Based on Academic Performance, Study Habits and Parental Influences
This study uses Canadian data to account for the gender gap in university classrooms.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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September 2007
Policy Research Issues for Canadian Youth: School-Work Transitions
This paper summarizes the literature on Canadian school-to-work transitions and provides information on emerging and ongoing policy issues such as post-secondary participation and employment patterns, skill development (including information technology), and youth entrepreneurship.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Social Development Canada
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June 01, 2001
Post-Secondary Education Attainment in Canada and the United States in the 1990s
This paper looks at the post-secondary educational attainment of Canadians, ages 25 to 64 years, and compares the findings to United States educational attainment during 1995-1999.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Social Development of Canada
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March 2002
Promising Practices: School to Career and Post-Secondary Education for Foster Care Youth
This study outlines fourteen effective foster care programs, looks at the career and educational services that they provide for foster youth, and suggests ways to help foster youth obtain post-secondary education and high-wage employment.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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2000
Australian Social Trends 1997: Education - Attainment: Education and Employment
This document explores employment trends and their relationship to higher education and training.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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December 21, 2000
The Wider Benefits of Further Education: Practitioner Views
This report presents the findings of a survey that asked teaching professionals about their perceptions of the wider benefits of further edcuation.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
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March 01, 2002
Quality of Life in Canada: A Citizen's Report Card
This paper investigates the quality of life in Canada using 40 indicators grouped into categories including: health, education, environment, community, personal well-being, and government.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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July 01, 2002
The Impact of Education and Training on the Labour Market Experiences of Young Adults
This paper discusses factors that affect the employment, earnings and educational opportunities and choices of young people.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Institute for Fiscal Studies
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April 20, 2000
At a Crossroads First Results for the 18 to 20-year-old Cohort of the Youth in Transition Survey
This paper assesses how the future of Canada is dependent on the current education and employment quality of today's youth.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Human Resources Development Canada
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January 01, 2002
Australian Social Trends 1995: Work - Unemployment: Youth Unemployment
This article looks at Australian statistics on adolescent unemployment rates, educational attainment as it pertains to unemployment, and trends in youth labour force participation.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 25, 2001
Disruptive Events during the High School Years and Educational Attainment
This paper examines how high school attendance, dropout rates, and the pursuit of post-secondary education are affected by family structure and family relocation.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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August 01, 1998
Non-Market Outcomes of Schooling
This paper examines some benefits of education that are not related to economic returns.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 1995
Australian Social Trends 1999: Education - Educational Attainment: Educational profile of Australians
This document looks at the the Australian statistics on educational attainment, and employment related skills, qualifications and training.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
Australian Social Trends 1994: Religion - Special Feature: Religion and Education
This article looks at statistics on the religious affiliation of schools and students in Australia, as well as the educational qualifications of those who identify with a particular religion.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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February 22, 2001
A Dynamic Analysis of the School-to-Work Transition of Post-Secondary Graduates in Canada
This paper reports the results of an analysis on the transition of post-secondary students into the workforce, and collects longitudinal data on Canadian college and university students from 1982 to 1990.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada
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July 1999
Would Higher Tuition Fees Restrict Access to University Studies?
Using Quebec as an example, this paper argues that lowering tuition fees does not lead to increased enrolment in universities.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Montreal Economic Institute
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February 01, 2004
Educational Resources and Outcomes in California, by Race and Ethnicity
This article examines the relationship between school and family resources and educational attainment for students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds in California.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Public Policy Institute of California
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February 2005
The Role of University Characteristics in Determining Post-graduation Outcomes: Panel Evidence from Three Recent Canadian Cohorts
This report compares earnings of Canadian undergraduate students five years after graduation.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Follow-up Survey of Graduates 2005
This research brief provides statistics on how Canadian college/university graduates are paying off their student debt.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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May 2, 2007
If You Build It, They Will Come: The Impact Of New Universities On Local Youth
This literature review explores research on students’ university attendance and finds that students who grow up closer to a university are more likely to attend.
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Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Why Are Youth from Lower-income Families Less Likely to Attend University? Evidence from Academic Abilities, Parental Influences, and Financial Constraints
This study examines university attendance across family financial levels.
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