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ERIC Number: EJ380341
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Growth of the Canadian Education System: An Analysis of Transition Probabilities.
Pineo, Peter C.; Goyder, John
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v18 n2 p37-54 1988
Comparison of Canadian and United States school attendance patterns beyond age 17 reveals a lower rate of secondary school completion in Canada, and little indication of any trend in postsecondary or graduate study in either country. Analysis shows social factors not to be important in the high Canadian dropout rate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Bound Students, Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Dropout Rate, Enrollment Influences, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; United States