Is post-secondary access more equitable in Canada

Author: Frenette, Marc

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Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch

Abstract:

This comparative study investigates the role of family background characteristics in postsecondary access in Canada and the United States. Given that postsecondary schooling is funded very differently in the two countries, family background may play substantively different roles. The findings suggest that university-going is less common among lower-income students and members of a visible minority group in the US than among their Canadian counterparts. Some possible reasons are discussed.

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Subjects: Research; Demographics; Culture; Teaching and learning; Equity

Keywords: Comparative analysis; Minority group; Family; Access to education and training; Postsecondary education; Socioeconomic background

Geographic subjects: North America; Canada; United States

Published: Ottawa, Ontario: Statistics Canada, 2005

Physical description: 33 p.

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Series:
Statistics Canada Analytical Studies Branch research paper series

ISBN: 0662397339

ISSN: 1205-9153

Statement of responsibility: By Marc Frenette

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Call Number:
TD/TNC 89.723