Cutting the Pattern to Fit the Cloth: Access to Post Secondary Education
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The post-secondary sector's ability to change is the focus of this research. The adaptability of this educational sector will have a strong impact on Canada's culture and economy in the future. The questions of funds allocation, spending on job-specific training or liberal education and student and employee contributions to the cost of education need to be resolved. Formerly, Canada's program of education was slanted in favor of general education at the post-secondary level rather than traning programs for jobs. Canada's post-secondary education began its expansion in the growth of the GNP in Canada over the last quarter century. The expansion period introduced greater chances of upward mobility for young Canadians. Canada's development of educational policies and reforms is reviewed. Recommendations for system reforms are featured. Training system flexibility must be maximized.
Publication Name: Canadian Public Administration
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0008-4840
Year: 1984
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An analysis of elementary and secondary school choice
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An empirical study of how families choose schools for their children is conducted. Research on public-private elementary and secondary school choice is important because this issue is a vital component of numerous education reform proposals. The study applies Hartman's (1982) maximum likelihood estimator to estimate a random utility model of school choice using student level data from the 1985 Current Population Survey combined with city average data schools. The empirical results show that the most powerful determinants of school selection are the school's racial composition, religious orientation and crime rate. The socio-economic attributes of the students and their families also have a significant influence on school choice.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1995
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The effect of car access on employment outcomes for welfare recipients
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The effects of car access on employment, weekly hours of work and hourly wages are examined with waves of a longitudinal survey of welfare recipients in Tennessee. Results indicate that car access generally increases the profitability of being employed and leaving welfare.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 2005
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