Authors:Heather Smith FowlerSheila CurrieSophie HébertIsaac KwakyeReuben FordJudith HutchisonSabina Dobrer
The goal of the Future to Discover Pilot Project is to develop evidence about what works to improve access to post-secondary education for young Canadians. It tests the effectiveness of two interventions: Explore Your Horizons, which has been designed to provide high school students with enhanced career education over three years through workshops, a magazine, and a members-only Web site; and Learning Accounts, which promises non-repayable financial aid to students from low-income families.
Explore Your Horizons was implemented in Manitoba (where it was known as Future to Discover) and New Brunswick; Learning Accounts was implemented only in New Brunswick.
Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Post-Secondary Education - Access and Persistence, P-12 Education - Specialized Services and Programs
Population: Students - Youth - Communities and Families - Children
Type: Full Report, Deck/Notes, Executive Summary
Start Date: August 2003
Completion Date: December 2013
Sponsors: Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
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