Explaining Low High School Attainment in Northern Aboriginal Communities
An Analysis of the Aboriginal Peoples' Surveys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11970001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie O’Gorman (0000-0003-3275-4707, University of Winnipeg, corresponding author), Manish Pandey (0000-0001-5253-0693, University of Winnipeg) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 297-308 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cpp.2015-002 |
| OpenAlex | W598730941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 10 |
Within the off-reserve Canadian Aboriginal population, high school graduation rates are about 45 percent lower in Northern communities (North) than the rest of Canada (South). Using data from the Aboriginal Peoples' Surveys for 2000 and 2005, we document that economic incentives do not appear to be important in explaining the North–South gap in graduation rates. We then consider individual-specific and schooling-related determinants of high school graduation and find that these factors can explain between 31 percent and 59 percent of the North–South gap in the probability of graduation for those who had graduated by the time of the survey. Further, much of the gap is attributable to a respondent speaking/understanding or being taught an Aboriginal language. We discuss the possible implications of these results for language and curricular programming in the North
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Geography · Graduation (instrument · Incentive · Political science · Population · Respondent · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Survey data collection · Demography · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Parental Involvement in Education · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |