Despite being a sector of utmost importance to Canadians, there are countless problems with Canada’s education system and as it relates, many barriers Canadians face in achieving a higher or better standing education. With regards to problems/concerns, some denoted concerns include student dropout rates, inadequate school facilities and supports for students challenged with disabilities, and student violence. As for barriers, such include social class and family background as well as race and ethnicity given its inter-connectedness with socioeconomic status.
An astounding 82 percent of parents are concerned with the quality of education received by their children, and nearly half of Canadian’s feel their children’s education to be in worse shape than that of 25 years prior, this according to two separate surveys (Reuben; Richard).
School dropout rates are a problem in the Canadian education system. According to the latest figures from The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Canada stands at a 10.9 percent inclusive dropout rate (Statistics Canada). The decision to leave school, as documented in the Youth in Transition survey, somewhat differs from males and females. (Bowlby). …show more content…
In contrast, teenage pregnancy plays a large role in the young women’s decision to withdraw from school (Bowlby). As stated in a Youth in Transition survey, 15.9 percent of female students drop out of school due to pregnancy or to care for their child (Bowlby). To emphasize the seriousness of the given concern, Quebec, which holds Canada’s highest dropout rate, refuses to release graduation data, among which one will find hundreds of significantly underachieving high schools
An astounding 82 percent of parents are concerned with the quality of education received by their children, and nearly half of Canadian’s feel their children’s education to be in worse shape than that of 25 years prior, this according to two separate surveys (Reuben; Richard).
School dropout rates are a problem in the Canadian education system. According to the latest figures from The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Canada stands at a 10.9 percent inclusive dropout rate (Statistics Canada). The decision to leave school, as documented in the Youth in Transition survey, somewhat differs from males and females. (Bowlby). …show more content…
In contrast, teenage pregnancy plays a large role in the young women’s decision to withdraw from school (Bowlby). As stated in a Youth in Transition survey, 15.9 percent of female students drop out of school due to pregnancy or to care for their child (Bowlby). To emphasize the seriousness of the given concern, Quebec, which holds Canada’s highest dropout rate, refuses to release graduation data, among which one will find hundreds of significantly underachieving high schools