Open AccessAccess to Higher Education in Canada
Author(s) -
Neil Guppy
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v14i3.182946
Subject(s) - higher education , graduation (instrument) , attendance , socioeconomic status , democratization , postsecondary education , sample (material) , sociology , political science , demographic economics , economic growth , demography , economics , politics , population , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , chromatography , law , democracy
This paper examines changes in access to higher education in Canada for individuals born in the first half of this century. The data show variations in attendance at, or graduation from, university or non-university postsecondary educational programmes by gender, language group, and socioeconomic background. The statistical analysis uses information from a large, nationally representative sample of Canadians. Results show a process of democratization at the postsecondary non- university level, but only a modest reduction in disparities at the university level.