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- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2003007Geography: CanadaDescription:
This report presents information collected by the new Postsecondary Education Participation Survey (PEPS) on three themes: access, persistence and financing.
Release date: 2003-09-10 - Journals and periodicals: 81-597-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of issues related to the access and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Canadian youth. In particular, this research examines the extent to which inequities in the use and access of ICT exist among Canadian high school students, based on gender, socio-economic status and rural-urban location. Three datasets have been used to study this issue: the Canadian portion of the Second International Technology in Education Study (SITES), an international survey which measures schools' use of technological resources; the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), which was conducted in conjunction with the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); and Cycle 14 of the General Social Survey (GSS), which focusses specifically on issues related to ICT access and use.The results of these analyses suggest that there is a 'digital divide' among Canadian youth, in terms of access to and experience with ICT. Rural youth are less likely to have access to computers in the home; however, frequency of use and perceived competency levels are not compromised by this trend. Female youth and those from families with low levels of parental education are also less likely to have access to computers in their homes. These groups tend to spend less time on the computer and report lower levels of computer skills competency.
Release date: 2003-06-23 - 3. Tech and teens: access and use ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20030016530Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at Canadian 15-year-old students' use of information and communication technologies at home and at school.
Release date: 2003-06-10 - 4. Learning, Earning and Leaving: The Relationship Between Working While in High School and Dropping out ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-595-M2003004Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study investigates the link between having a job in high school and quitting school. It uses data from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS).
Release date: 2003-05-26 - 5. Understanding the rural-urban reading gap ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-003-X20020016464Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article uses data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to examine differences in reading performance between students in rural and urban schools in each province.
Release date: 2003-02-17 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2003196Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper uses the Statistics Canada Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities (LSUDA) to investigate minority-white income differences and the role cognitive skills play in those patterns. Some minority groups have substantially lower (tested) levels of literacy and numeracy skills than whites and other more economically successful minorities and, in the case of certain male groups, these differences play a significant role in explaining the observed income patterns. The ethnic-white income gaps are, however, much smaller for women, and the literacy and numeracy variables do not have much of a role to play in explaining those differences. Various policy implications are discussed.
Release date: 2003-01-24
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- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2003007Geography: CanadaDescription:
This report presents information collected by the new Postsecondary Education Participation Survey (PEPS) on three themes: access, persistence and financing.
Release date: 2003-09-10 - Journals and periodicals: 81-597-XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This paper provides a descriptive analysis of issues related to the access and use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among Canadian youth. In particular, this research examines the extent to which inequities in the use and access of ICT exist among Canadian high school students, based on gender, socio-economic status and rural-urban location. Three datasets have been used to study this issue: the Canadian portion of the Second International Technology in Education Study (SITES), an international survey which measures schools' use of technological resources; the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), which was conducted in conjunction with the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); and Cycle 14 of the General Social Survey (GSS), which focusses specifically on issues related to ICT access and use.The results of these analyses suggest that there is a 'digital divide' among Canadian youth, in terms of access to and experience with ICT. Rural youth are less likely to have access to computers in the home; however, frequency of use and perceived competency levels are not compromised by this trend. Female youth and those from families with low levels of parental education are also less likely to have access to computers in their homes. These groups tend to spend less time on the computer and report lower levels of computer skills competency.
Release date: 2003-06-23 - 3. Tech and teens: access and use ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20030016530Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study looks at Canadian 15-year-old students' use of information and communication technologies at home and at school.
Release date: 2003-06-10 - 4. Learning, Earning and Leaving: The Relationship Between Working While in High School and Dropping out ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-595-M2003004Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study investigates the link between having a job in high school and quitting school. It uses data from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS).
Release date: 2003-05-26 - 5. Understanding the rural-urban reading gap ArchivedArticles and reports: 81-003-X20020016464Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article uses data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to examine differences in reading performance between students in rural and urban schools in each province.
Release date: 2003-02-17 - Articles and reports: 11F0019M2003196Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper uses the Statistics Canada Survey of Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities (LSUDA) to investigate minority-white income differences and the role cognitive skills play in those patterns. Some minority groups have substantially lower (tested) levels of literacy and numeracy skills than whites and other more economically successful minorities and, in the case of certain male groups, these differences play a significant role in explaining the observed income patterns. The ethnic-white income gaps are, however, much smaller for women, and the literacy and numeracy variables do not have much of a role to play in explaining those differences. Various policy implications are discussed.
Release date: 2003-01-24
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