Secondary education

In this paper, I argue that neo-liberal policies effect post-secondary education in Canada. I determine what the barriers are and how we can overcome them. I will look at the rise of tuition, disability and cultural differences to see if they aid as a barrier. Post-Secondary education in Canada has become very demanding the last couple of years. Many students want to pursue careers and get an education that helps them in the future, from a neoliberalist approach young people have to “chase credentials” to gain security in future education (Lakes & Carter, 2011). For this paper I choose to do my research in Canada as many people attending post-secondary school have difficulty with the high tuition rates. According to StatsCan (2015), tuition…

The change from high school to post-secondary education is a tremendous one. Many students that enter post-secondary college come to school thinking that the transition will be an easy one. They find out later that the adventure is much different from the one that they had just experienced. They soon find out that college costs are more expensive, have more academic challenges, and offer a more unique social setting than in high school. The first difference between high school and college…

Every year, millions of secondary school graduates enroll in post-secondary institutions anticipating that the education they receive at these post-secondary institutions will help them secure jobs and achieve success. However, a question most students ask themselves prior to applying for a post-secondary program is, “is this worth it (time and money)?”. Yes, enrolling in a post-secondary institution is most certainly worth it. The value of post-secondary education can be explained by three…

Decisions regarding whether or not to attend post-secondary institutions have become increasingly difficult for young adults. In the past, it was easy to get a job right out of high school. More recently, people have difficulty finding well paying jobs without a post-secondary degree because many jobs have requirements, such as college or university degrees and certificates. Despite the difficulty, many young adults still favour entering the workplace right out of high school rather than…

I have always wondered what the world would be life without post-secondary education. However, the thought of this frightens me at times. The experiences that one encounters while pursuing a post-secondary education is invaluable. There are many types of post-secondary education such as vocational schools, trade schools, and of course, traditional colleges. In my situation, I believe that going to college will be beneficial to my career choice— becoming an orthodontist one day. To me, college…

In high school, one is taught that once you step out into the Real World, everything changes relatively quick, which so far I have found to be true. All of the once popular people now come crawling back to the ones they used to prey upon because they were smart. The value of a dollar to a person in university is extremely higher than that of a high-schooler, and the fact that most professors in university don 't specifically teach in class. Thus, the all around responsibility put on a person in…

slave. He said, “Only the Educated are free.” Unfortunately, Epictetus did not predict that even the basics of education would not be free in the future. With the cost of post-secondary studies at an all-consuming high, and ever getting higher, many people find it hard to cope in a society where education is necessary but not available to everyone. The high cost of tuition affects not only current and future students, but their families, the labour market and Canada as a whole. Post-Secondary…

only extra schooling can teach these. In today's society, people believe post secondary education is overrated. Millennials believe that it is not necessary to attend post-secondary education because there are many different ways we can build careers. Self employment and small business is booming. Also, with the high cost of college students are frightened they can never leave this debt. Post-secondary education is important for today’s generation because it builds character, knowledge and the…

There are several different varieties of post-secondary schools for education and experience. A more logical choice would be to stay in one’s own state to attend a post-secondary school due to the fact it is closer to one’s own home and is often cheaper for instate residents. However, this is not always the case. Therefore, I have chosen to research an out-of-state university under the belief that it suits me the best. The following essay will detail the information that has been researched when…

Secondary education systems all around the world typically maintain a distinction between academic and vocational tracks or programs. Yet, the question of whether to vocationalize the secondary school is still recurrent in many educational systems, especially in developing countries (Holsinger & Cowell, 2000; Lauglo & Maclean, 2006; Psacharopoulos, 1987). On the one hand, different studies show that vocational secondary education provides students with better chances to compete in the labour…