Authors:Reuben FordIsaac Kwakye
This report presents the latest results from the Future to Discover project. It is the second in a series produced for New Brunswick, evaluating new ways to tackle a key challenge provinces face in meeting their future needs for skilled workers: engaging enough young people in post-secondary education.
Promoting high school students access to post-secondary education is a major goal of Canadian governments, partly because of its increasingly important role in helping individuals attain social and economic success. Yet, uncertainty remains as the best policy intervention to encourage students to make the transition.
Capability: Policy Research
Policy Area: Post-Secondary Education - Access and Persistence, P-12 Education - Specialized Services and Programs
Population: Students - Youth
Type: Report
Start Date: August 2003
Completion Date: May 2018
Sponsors: Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
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