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Socio-Economic Disadvantage and Experience in Higher Education
This paper reports on trends in higher education for disadvantaged students, and finds that they are more likely to either not enroll in post-secondary education or to drop out before completing their program.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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May 01, 2003
Changes in the Wage Structure, Family Income, and Children’s Education
This paper examines the relationship between family income and college enrollment, both between and within families.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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September 2000
Before and After Welfare Reform: The Work and Well-Being of Low-Income Single Parent Families
This paper addresses the income, employment characteristics, financial status, and demographic trends in poor homes both before and after welfare reform.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Institute for Women’s Policy Research
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June 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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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Heritage Foundation
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June 5, 2007
Competing priorities –Education and retirement saving behaviours of Canadian families
This article examines data from the Canadian Financial Capability Survey to explore who saves for postsecondary education and how they save.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada, Special Surveys Division
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May 2011
Career Goals in High School: Do Students Know What it Takes to Reach Them and Does it Matter?
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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October 1, 2009
Dropouts: The Achilles' Heel of Canada's High-School System
This report looks at the dropout-rate within Quebec and the rest of Canada.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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C.D. Howe Institute
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October 2009
Fifteen Years Later: Home-Educated Canadian Adults
This study looks at adults who were home-educated and contrasts them to a comparable demographic of the Canadian population.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Centre for Home Education
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2009
The Financial Impact of Student Loans
With increasing postsecondary education costs, more students are relying on student loans to help finance their postsecondary education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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January 2010
Intergenerational Education Mobility Among the Children of Canadian Immigrants
This report focuses on the education outcomes of children of immigrants.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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October 2008
Campuses and the Club Drug Ecstasy
This paper discusses the prevalence of ecstasy use within post-secondary institutions in the United States and highlights the harmful short-term and long term effects of this drug.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
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May 2001
The Condition of Education 2004
This report examines 38 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2004.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 2004
Tackling the Human Deficit: Investing in Children & Families in Ontario
This paper discusses child poverty in Ontario and makes nine recommendations for a poverty agenda.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Campaign 2000
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February 10, 2004
Parenting Effects on Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem in Late Adolescence and How Those Factors Impact Adjustment to College
This study evaluates the effect of two parenting styles on the self-efficacy and self-esteem of high school seniors entering college.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Eastern Psychological Association
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March 23, 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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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
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June 2002
Rethinking Rites of Passage: Substance Abuse on America's Campuses
This study raises concerns about the increased levels of substance abuse, particularly alcohol abuse, on American college campuses.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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June 01, 1994
Postsecondary Education – Participation and Dropping Out: Differences Across University, College and Types of Postsecondary Institutions
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.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada
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November 2008
2008 Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Learning: Results for learning throughout the lifespan
This annual survey examines Canadian attitudes and beliefs about learning from early childhood through the lifespan.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Council on Learning
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February 2009
Participation in Postsecondary Education: Graduates, Continuers and Drop Outs, Results from YITS Cycle 4
This study examines the characteristics of youth who drop out of postsecondary education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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November 2007
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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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse
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November 01, 2003
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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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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October 2007
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
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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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Educational Outcomes at Age 19 Associated with Reading Ability at Age 15
This study concluded that students with lower reading levels at age 15 had a more difficult time graduating from high school and were more likely to drop out of high school or to remain in highschool later than their peers.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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June 2006
The Gender Imbalance in Participation in Canadian Universities (1977-2003)
Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances and the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, this paper determines that more females than males have been attending Canadian universities over the last decade.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada's Family and Labour Studies Division
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April 2006
The Progress Of Canada's Children and Youth
This report covers a broad range of childhood indicators in Canada.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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April 2006
Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program 2005
This report examines educational indicators in Canada such as public and private expenditure on education, public expenditure on education compared to other government programs and debt loads incurred by college and university students upon graduation.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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April 2006
Looking for Murphy Brown: Are College-Educated Single Mother Unique?
This paper looks at single-motherhood among college educated women, and explores the possibility that their attitudes towards marriage, and their reasons for becoming single mothers, differ significantly from less-educated women.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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Revised June 2003
Educating Children in Foster Care
This paper explores the academic performance of children in foster care, and looks at various obstacles to their educational achievement, as well as possible causes for their poor educational outcomes.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The National Conference of State Legislatures
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Dececmber 2003
Growing Evidence for a “Divorce Divide”? Education and Marital Dissolution Rates in the U.S. since the 1970s.
This paper examines divorce trends across racial and educational groups in the United States.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Russell Sage Foundation
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c. 2002
The Well-being of Canada’s Young Adults in 2000: A Fact Book and Preliminary Analysis
This paper examines the overall well-being of young Canadians (age 15-34).
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Christian Commitment Research Institute
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June 2003
Youth Development Programs and Educationally Disadvantaged Youth: A Synthesis
This American study examines programs and services available for older disadvantaged youth.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Child Trends
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July 2003
Earnings of Couples with High and Low Levels of Education, 1980-2000
This paper compares earnings of couples who have high and low levels of education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Statistics Canada
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October 2004
Prevalence of Violence Against Dating Partners by Male and Female University Students Worldwide
This study examines the prevalence of violence by young people against their dating partners at universities in 16 countries around the world.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Sage Publications
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July 2001
Childlessness and Educational Attainment among Swedish Women born in 1955-59
This paper examines the effects of educational attainment and field of study on women's likelihood of remaining childless.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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13 June 2005
Back to School: A Life Course Approach to Understanding Men's and Women's College Attendance in Adulthood
This paper examines personal factors that influence men's and women's decisions to pursue post-secondary education as adults.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Population Studies Center
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May 1999
Does Aid Matter? Measuring the Effect of Student Aid on College Attendance and Completion
This paper provides evidence that the provision of financial aid does increase college attendance, particularly among low-income, black Americans.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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September 2001
Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts
This study examined the pursuit of further education by high school dropouts from 1988, and found that about half completed high school and about one quarter enrolled at a postsecondary institution.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
High School and Beyond: 1992 Descriptive Summary of 1980 High School Sophomores 12 Years Later
Using data from 1992, this report provides information about the educational attainment, employment outcomes, voting behaviours, attitudes and family formation decisions of a sample of inviduals who had been sophomores in 1980.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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January 1995
Low-Income Students: Who They Are and How They Pay for Their Education
This report provides information about the characteristics of low-income postsecondary students, their financial needs, and the extent to which they rely on work, parental assistance, grants, and loans to pay for their education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2000
Debt Burden Four Years After College
This report examines the prevalence of borrowing among undergraduates, the amount borrowed, and the nature of the debt burden on these individuals later in life.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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August 2000
Credits and Attainment: Returns to Postsecondary Education Ten Years After High School
This report examines 16 characteristics that affect an individual's earnings ten years after high school graduation such as family background, high school experience, postsecondary experience, and early work experience.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Educational Statistics
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April 2001
Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths After Earning a Bachelor's Degree
This report examines the choices that men and women make regarding marriage, parenthood, employment and graduate school following the completion of a bachelor's degree.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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March 2001
Bridging the Gap: Academic Preparation and Postsecondary Success of First-Generation Students
This paper examines academic preparedness, levels of postsecondary enrollment, and rates of persistence and degree attainment among students whose parents did not go to college.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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May 2001
Middle Income Undergraduates: Where They Enroll and How They Pay for Their Education
This paper examines the effect that family income has on the postsecondary institution choices of middle-income youths.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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August 2001
Paving the Way to Postsecondary Education: K-12 Intervention Programs for Underrepresented Youth
This report discusses the barriers faced by children from poor and ethnic minority families in pursuing postsecondary education, and highlights some programs designed to combat this disadvantage.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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September 2001
Profile of Undergraduates and Postsecondary Institutions: 1999-2000
This report provides information about the gender, race/ethnicity, age, citizenship status, immigration status, parenthood status, and disability status of students enrolled in undergraduate studies from 1999 to 2000.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 2002
Getting Ready to Pay for College: What Students and Their Parents Know About the Cost of College Tuition and What They are Doing to Find Out
This paper examines the extent to which parents and their children are aware of the costs of postsecondary education and conclude that many college-bound students and their parents are unaware of the expense.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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September 2003
Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S. States with other Industrialized Countries in 1991
This report evaluated the condition of education in the United States by comparing it to a number of other countries on a series of indicators.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 1996
Projections of Education Statistics to 2013
This report provides projections to 2013 for elementary, high school and postsecondary enrollment, high school graduation, degree attainment, teachers, and public expenditures on education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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October 2003
The Condition of Education 1994
This report examines 60 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 1994.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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August 1994
The Educational Progress of Women
This report compares men and women in terms of school progress, academic performance, willingness to learn, parental involvement in education, enrollment in and completion of postsecondary studies, and employment outcomes.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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November 1995
The Condition of Education 1996
This report examines 60 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 1996.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1996
The Condition of Education 1995
This report examines 60 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 1995.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1995
Minorities in Higher Education
This paper discusses minorities' goals concerning preparations for post-secondary education in the US as well as rates of completion of these goals.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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January 1997
High School Students Ten Years After "A Nation at Risk"
This paper examines changes in students' high school course-taking, achievement, educational goals, and college enrollment rates from 1982 to 1992.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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May 2005
Postsecondary Persistence and Attainment
This paper examines the factors that affect students' educational persistence and attainment such as the type of institution attended, the receipt of financial aid, and decisions about part-time or sporadic studies.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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July 1997
Condition of Education 1998
This report examines 60 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 1998.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
The Condition of Education 2000
This report examines 65 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2000.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 2000
The Condition of Education 2001
This report examines 59 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2001.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 2001
Students Whose Parents Did Not Go to College: Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment
This report examines the patterns in college enrollment, persistence and attainment, graduate study decisions, and labour market outcomes for students whose parents do not have a college education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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December 2001
The Condition of Education 2002
This report examines 44 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2002.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 2002
Nontraditional Undergraduates
This report provides information on "nontraditional" undergraduates, defined as those who begin post-secondary education later in life, often while married, parenting and/or working full time.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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August 2002
The Condition of Education 2003
This report examines 44 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2003.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 2003
The Sexual Victimization of College Women
This paper examines the prevalence and characteristics of rape and other forms of sexual assault on college campuses.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
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December 2000
School to Adult Life Transitions through Work and Study: A Select Review of the Literature
This paper discusses the complicated and often difficult transition that youth in Australia must make from high school to full time employment, postsecondary education, or training.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Smith Family
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March 2002
Almanac of Post-Secondary Education 2005
This paper discusses a variety of aspects of post-secondary education, including high school drop-out rates, college and university enrollment, levels of educational attainment, and degrees awarded.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Association of University Teachers
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2005
Residential Location and Youth Unemployment: The Economic Geography of School-To-Work Transitions
This paper explores the dynamics of the school-to-work transition among German youth and considers the effect of family background and household characteristics on youths' career and educational decisions.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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December 1999
Can Education Compensate for Low Ability? Evidence from British Data
This study finds that the returns of education are greater for students with lower levels of ability than for those with high ability.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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July 7, 2004
Education and Union Formation as Simultaneous Processes in Italy and Spain
This paper examines the interrelationship between education and marriage in Spain and Italy.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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July 2003
Corporal Punishment of Adolescents and Academic Attainment
In this paper the authors review findings relating to the prevlanence and frequency of corporal punishment use by American parents and hypothesize that the more corporal punishment a child experiences, the less likely it is that he/she will complete a post-secondary education.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Family Research Laboratory
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April 07, 1995
Access to Post-Secondary Education: Facts and Gaps - Conference Report
This paper discusses the role that education can play in improving Canada's level of competency in the global economy.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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September 27, 2002
Australian Social Trends: Education and Training-Higher Education Graduates in the Labour Market
This article examines patterns of employment and unemployment for people with higher education qualifications in Australia.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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June 15, 2004
The Dreams and the Reality: Assets, Debts, and Net Worth of Canadian Households
This report examines assets, debts and net worth of Canadians by using Statistics Canada data from 1999.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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2000
Opening Doors: Students' Perspectives on Juggling Work, Family and College
This study looks at the challenges faced by low-income workers who have the opportunity to increase their earning potential by gaining credentials through a community college.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
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July 01, 2002
The Level of Highest Qualification Held by Young People and Adults: England 2003
This report provides statistical information on the educational attainment of people of working age in the United Kingdom, with results broken down according to age, gender, ethnicity, geographic location, disability status, and occupation type.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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National Statistics: Department for Education and Skills
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February 04, 2004
Thinking Ahead: Trends Affecting Public Education in the Future
This paper outlines some of the main challenges that will affect the course of public education in the first two decades of the twenty-first century.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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1999
A Path to Good Jobs?: Unemployment and Low Wages: The Distribution of Opportunity for Young Unskilled Workers
This paper evaluates different steps a person with little schooling may take to decrease his chances of unemployment and low wages.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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The Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
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1994
What Influences Young Canadians to Pursue Post-Secondary Studies?
This paper discusses post-secondary education enrolment and the factors that affect enrolment, such ...
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Human Resources Development Canada
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November 01, 2002
Providing the Quality University Education Our Students Deserve
This article responds to the projected forecast of a drastic increase in university enrolment and presents the challenges of this increase, as well as the government's readiness for the situation.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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2003
Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons
This study shows that underaged youth aged 12 to 20 are nearly as likely to engage in binge drinking as are people aged 21 and older.
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Category:
Education > Post-secondary Education
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Office of Applied Studies: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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April 11, 2002
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