Exploring challenges to accessing post-secondary education for at-risk youth/young adults : final report / prepared for Employment and Social Development Canada ; supplier: Phoenix SPI.: Em20-119/2019E-PDF
"Post-secondary education (PSE) provides both individual and societal benefits and is becoming a baseline requirement for success in the labour market. However, certain groups, such as youth and young adults from low-income families, face challenges with accessing and persisting in PSE. Recent research by Statistics Canada (2017) indicates that only 47 percent of Canadian 19-year-olds in the lowest income quintile were enrolled in PSE, compared to 79 percent in the highest income quintile"--Executive summary, page 1.
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| Title | Exploring challenges to accessing post-secondary education for at-risk youth/young adults : final report / prepared for Employment and Social Development Canada ; supplier: Phoenix SPI. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Digital text |
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| Description | 1 online resource (60 pages) + 1 executive summary (9 pages) |
| ISBN | 9780660294629 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | POR-103-02-19E |
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