Open AccessFixed Trajectories: Race, Schooling, and Graduation from a Southern Ontario University
Author(s) -
Carl E. James,
Gillian Parekh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2293-6602
pISSN - 0316-1218
DOI - 10.47678/cjhe.v51i4.189081
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , descriptive statistics , sociology , logistic regression , government (linguistics) , categorical variable , odds , higher education , postsecondary education , race (biology) , mathematics education , psychology , economic growth , gender studies , statistics , economics , mathematics , philosophy , linguistics , geometry
According to Statistics Canada, during this decade (2019–2028) about 75% of new jobs will require a post-secondary education (Government of Canada, 2017). This study explores a unique dataset that follows students (n = 11,417) from a large urban school district to a local university in Southern Ontario. Using both descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression and a framework of categorical inequality (Domina et al., 2017), we examine the academic trajectories of students—particularly of Black students. Findings show that, compared to their peers, neither high school nor university programs provide Black students with the kinds of educational experiences needed for university graduation and academic success that wouldenable them to realize their fullest social and economic potentials.