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Curtis, David D.; Mlotkowski, Peter; Lumsden, Marilyn – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Taking a break between completing high school and entering university is common overseas, and is becoming more popular in Australia. There are many reasons why young people take a gap year. It may be to travel, to take a break, to study, or to work. The authors' definition of a "gapper" is a young person who commenced university one to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables
Lumsden, Marilyn; Stanwick, John – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Taking a gap year--a break between high school and university--is becoming increasingly popular with Australian students. In terms of length and purpose, the traditional notion of a gap year being a year off between school and university has expanded considerably over time. For the purposes of the analysis reported in this paper, a person who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Vocational Education
Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Military Training
Xu, Gong-Li; Ahmed, Nina; Abbes, Chahreddine – Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
This report presents survey findings from two cycles of data collection in a 45-km area of Montreal located east of the city centre. The study was conducted by Statistics Canada as part of the second pilot phase of the Understanding the Early Years initiative (UEY-II), using the Communities Survey, a research tool adapted from the National…
Descriptors: Family Income, Early Childhood Education, Parenting Styles, Physical Health
Shaienks, Danielle; Gluszynski, Tomasz; Bayard, Justin – Statistics Canada, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to capture and profile postsecondary education dropouts from three different types of postsecondary education--university, college and other types of institutions. It compares them with graduates from these three types of institutions. The analysis for this report is based on data from the Youth in Transition Survey…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Shaienks, Danielle; Gluszynski, Tomasz – Statistics Canada, 2009
Young adulthood is filled with major life events and pursuing higher education is one of the most common transitions. It is also the time when many young adults enter the labour market, move out of their parents' household and begin family formation. These significant events affect each other and impact the rest of their lives. Given the…
Descriptors: Intervals, Labor Market, Young Adults, Education Work Relationship
Giles, Margaret; Le, Anh Tram; Allan, Maria; Lees, Catherine; Larsen, Ann-Claire; Bennett, Lyn – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the full report, "To Train or Not to Train: The Role of Education and Training in Prison to Work Transition," and is an added resource for further information. This support document presents 21 summary tables and 2 figures. Also presented in this support document are:…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Correctional Institutions, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Larter, Sylvia; Cheng, Maisy – 1979
This, the third of three reports on a study of returning students attending Toronto Secondary Schools during the 1977-1978 academic year, provides indepth information about a sample of returning students and their non-returning counterparts on the following topics: (1) student characteristics; (2) circumstances surrounding leaving school; (3)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Tuijnman, Albert – 2000
This 22-country survey was conducted between 1994 and 1998. Representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and tested at home using the same literacy tests. The main purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults use information to function in society. Another aim was to investigate the factors that influence literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Benchmarking, Charts, Cross Cultural Studies
Ministry of Advanced Education, 2005
The 2005 Graduate Follow-up Survey of Apprenticeship Students was a pilot project undertaken by the Ministry of Advanced Education, the Industry Training Authority, and post-secondary institutions (13 public and 9 private). The pilot survey targeted those who completed their apprenticeship technical training programs in a BC post-secondary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Pilot Projects, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship
Fichten, Catherine; Barile, Maria; Asuncion, Jennison V. – 1999
This report discusses the outcomes of a project that investigated the computer, information, and learning and adaptive technology needs and concerns of Canadian postsecondary students with disabilities. A series of four bilingual focus groups involving 31 individuals was held. Focus groups included postsecondary students with various disabilities;…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Uses in Education
ABC Canada, Toronto (Ontario). – 2002
The reasons for nonparticipation in adult literacy and upgrading programs were examined in a national study during which interviewers in 12 Canadian provinces conducted in-person interviews with 44 adults who had never participated in a literacy or upgrading program. Most interviewees indicated that they had experienced transition points at which…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students