Access to Post-secondary Education: Does Class Still Matter?

A majority of Canadians believe that their children will attend a post-secondary educational institution when they finish high school. Further education after high school education is increasingly seen as a vitally important part of a person's life, both for participation and success in the kno...

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Published in:Policy File 2004
Main Author: Rounce, Andrea
Format: Report
Language:English
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Education
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Summary:A majority of Canadians believe that their children will attend a post-secondary educational institution when they finish high school. Further education after high school education is increasingly seen as a vitally important part of a person's life, both for participation and success in the knowledge economy. Human Resources Development Canada has estimated that by 2004 more than 70% of new jobs created will require a college or university education, with nearly half of these new jobs requiring at minimum a Bachelor's degree.