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Book What Explains the Educational Attainment Gap Between Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal Youth

Download or read book What Explains the Educational Attainment Gap Between Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal Youth written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aboriginal people generally have lower levels of educational attainment than other groups in Canada, but little is known about the reasons behind this gap. This study is the second of two by the same author investigating the issue in detail. The first paper (Frenette 2011) concludes that the labour market benefits to pursuing further schooling are generally not lower for Aboriginal people than for non-Aboriginal people. This second paper takes a more direct approach to the subject by examining the gap in educational attainment between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth using the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), Cohort A. Aboriginal people who live on-reserve or in the North are excluded from the YITS and, thus, from this analysis. The results of the analysis show that most (90 percent) of the university attendance gap among high school graduates is associated with differences in relevant academic and socio-economic characteristics. The largest contributing factor among these is academic performance (especially differences in performance on scholastic, as opposed to standardized, tests). Differences in parental income account for very little of the university attendance gap, even when academic factors are excluded from the models (and thus do not absorb part of the indirect effect of income). Differences in academic and socio-economic characteristics explain a smaller proportion of the gap in high school completion than in university attendance.

Book Economics of the Labour Market

Download or read book Economics of the Labour Market written by P. N. (Raja) Junankar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global crisis has led to dramatic increases in unemployment rates over most of the countries of the OECD. This book provides alternative explanations of this phenomenon. Junankar begins with surveys of the labour market: labour demand, labour supply, and labour force participation. He argues that the growth of unemployment and long-term unemployment is mainly due to a lack of aggregated demand and not due to high unemployment benefits. Economics of the Labour Market shows that unemployment and long-term unemployment impose serious and significant costs on individuals, families, and society in general. Raja Junankar focuses on vital social issues arising from the malfunctioning of economies and this collection of essays tackles the real cost of unemployment.

Book Human Capital Development and Indigenous Peoples

Download or read book Human Capital Development and Indigenous Peoples written by Nicholas Biddle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In all countries for which data is available, Indigenous peoples have lower rates of formal educational participation and attainment than their non-Indigenous counterparts. There are many structural reasons for this, but it may in part be related to the perceived relationship between the costs and benefits of education. Human Capital Development and Indigenous Peoples systematically applies a human capital approach to educational policy, to help understand the education and broader development outcomes of indigenous peoples. The basic Human Capital Model states that individuals, families and communities will invest in education until the benefits of doing so no longer outweigh the costs. This trade-off is often considered in monetary terms. Here the author broadens cost-benefit definitions to include health and wellbeing improvements alongside social costs driven by discrimination and unfair treatment in schools. With coverage of the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the book critiques existing approaches, and provides an outlet for the self-described experiences of a diverse set of indigenous peoples on the breadth of educational costs and benefits. Combining new quantitative analysis, cross-national perspectives and an explicit policy focus, this book provides policy actors with a detailed understanding of the education decision and equips them with the knowledge to enhance benefits while minimising costs. This book will appeal to policy-engaged researchers in the fields of economics, demography, sociology, political science, development studies and anthropology, as well as policy makers or practitioners who are interested in incorporating the most recent evidence into their practice or frameworks.

Book Handbook of Research on Higher Education in the MENA Region  Policy and Practice

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Higher Education in the MENA Region Policy and Practice written by Baporikar, Neeta and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines the need for a paradigm shift in the area of post-secondary education and innovation in the emerging, yet relatively understudied, MENA region"--Provided by publisher.

Book Aboriginal Education

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jerry Patrick White
  • Publisher : Thompson Educational Publishing
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book Aboriginal Education written by Jerry Patrick White and published by Thompson Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the enormous resources and thought that has been put into improving our educational systems, there has been little success in reducing the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal educational success. This book reviews the actual situation in terms of Métis, Inuit, and First Nations peoples in Canada using the most recent data available. It explores the issues historically, assesses the costs to both Aboriginal peoples and the country, reviews alternative approaches to solving the problems, and includes innovative analysis of the causes of these problems. Book jacket.

Book Aboriginal Policy Research

Download or read book Aboriginal Policy Research written by Jerry Patrick White and published by Thompson Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Volume IV begins with a look at health and health care followed by issues and governance, and concludes with an examination of housing and homelessness"--Page 4 of cover, Volume IV.

Book The Determinants of Indigenous Employment Outcomes

Download or read book The Determinants of Indigenous Employment Outcomes written by Boyd Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America

Download or read book Indigenous People and Poverty in Latin America written by George Psacharopoulos and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous people constitute a large portion of Latin America's population and suffer from severe and widespread poverty. They are more likely than any other groups of a country's population to be poor. This study documents their socioeconomic situation and shows how it can be improved through changes in policy-influenced variables such as education. The authors review the literature of indigenous people around the world and provide a statistical overview of those in Latin America. Case studies profile the indigenous populations in Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, examining their distribution, education, income, labour force participation and differences in gender roles. A final chapter presents recommendations for conducting future research.

Book OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Indigenous Employment and Skills Strategies in Canada

Download or read book OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Indigenous Employment and Skills Strategies in Canada written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report looks at a range of key labour market, economic and social indicators related to Canada’s growing Indigenous population (First Nations, Inuit and Métis).

Book Aboriginal Population Profiles for Development Planning in the Northern East Kimberley

Download or read book Aboriginal Population Profiles for Development Planning in the Northern East Kimberley written by John Taylor and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aboriginal australians; Western australia; Kimberly; Population; Economic conditions; Social conditions.

Book Indigenous Peoples Production and Trade

Download or read book Indigenous Peoples Production and Trade written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs

Download or read book Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs written by Australia. Committee of Review of Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs and published by Australian Government Publishing Service. This book was released on 1985 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines problems faced in the open labour market, both public and private; discusses Aboriginal participation in employment and training programs, including TAP, CDEP, Aboriginal Study Grants Scheme, CEP, NESA, NAEDC; role of CES, DEIR, DAA; problems in establishing commercial business development and the ADC; the use of mining royalties; problems of Aboriginal communities without economic infrastructure and the possibility of providing livelihood in accordance with their lifestyle, including outstation movement; concept of land as economic base Recommendations.

Book Resources in Education

Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Freedom in Practice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Moises Lino e Silva
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2016-11-25
  • ISBN : 1317415493
  • Pages : 204 pages

Download or read book Freedom in Practice written by Moises Lino e Silva and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Freedom’ is one of the most fiercely contested words in contemporary global experience. This book provides an up-to-date overview from an anthropological perspective of the diverse ways in which freedom is understood and practised in everyday life, including the emergent relationships between governance, autonomy and liberty. The contributors offer a wealth of ethnographic insight from a variety of geographic, cultural and political contexts. Taken together the essays constitute a radical challenge to assumptions about what freedom means in today’s world.