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Is post-secondary access more equitable in Canada

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.

This comparative study investigates the role of family background characteristics in postsecondary access in Canada and the ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Frenette, Marc
Corporate authors: Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: North America; Canada; United States
Resource type: Report
Series name: Statistics Canada Analytical Studies Branch research paper series
Subjects: Research; Demographics; Culture;
Teaching and learning; Equity show more

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