cover image: Examining the Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics in Postsecondary

Examining the Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics in Postsecondary

4 Jun 2024

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario The opinions expressed in this research document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views or official policies of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario or other agencies or organizations that may have provided support, financial or otherwise, for this project. [...] The integrity and success of Ontario’s PSE system is linked not only to whether students have equitable access at the point of entry, but also to whether all students have the support they need to graduate and achieve success in the labour market. [...] HEQCO partnered with the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC)1 to leverage Statistics Canada’s Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) and its various linkages to study non-completion and earnings outcomes by Indigenous or racial identity, disability status and household structure. [...] The explanatory variables included in the model are categorical and the reference group for each variable is in parentheses next to the bolded variable title. [...] The majority of explanatory variables included in the model — other than the elapsed time since the start of PSE enrollment — are categorical and the reference group for each variable is in parentheses next to the bolded variable title.

Authors

Imran Somji

Pages
28
Published in
Canada