Student parents are a significant minority population on Canadian post-secondary campuses. As research exploring this population has been extremely limited to date, this study provides the first national profile of Canadian student parents. We explore student parent enrolment patterns over time and examine current demographic characteristics. The data for this study were drawn from two datasets collected by Statistics Canada: the Labour Force Survey 1976–2005 and the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics 2004 cross-sectional data file. Student parents accounted for between 11% and 16% of all post-secondary enrolment between 1976 and 2005. Further analyses explore participation patterns based on type of institution (college/university), study...
Knowledge of factors affecting access to post-secondary education is growing, but we know much less ...
The relationship between parental income and the post-secondary education enrolment of youth aged 18...
Student persistence is a challenge in Canadian higher education. Fortunately, parent involvement can...
Little information or research exists regarding the profile of student parents on campus even though...
This qualitative study explores the experiences of undergraduate student parents balancing school an...
Programme doctoral en SociologieOnly 4.4% of French students are parents: who are they? From a Frenc...
This qualitative study using narrative inquiry as methodology explores the ways in which five parent...
This study reports data describing the outcome of a parent training group. The study sample was comp...
Qui sont les 4,4% d’étudiant-e-s qui sont parents en France ? Comment expliquer leur situation a pri...
The purpose of this study was to gain insight from parents and guardians about their experiences of ...
This exploratory study deepens current understandings of low-income mature students in Canadian post...
The decision to attend university is influenced by the balance of the expected returns and costs of ...
Only 4.4% of French students are parents: who are they? From a French perspective, their situation i...
This research pays close attention to how student-parents are identified and served in higher educat...
Despite the substantial size of the population, relativelty little research has focused on the statu...
Knowledge of factors affecting access to post-secondary education is growing, but we know much less ...
The relationship between parental income and the post-secondary education enrolment of youth aged 18...
Student persistence is a challenge in Canadian higher education. Fortunately, parent involvement can...
Little information or research exists regarding the profile of student parents on campus even though...
This qualitative study explores the experiences of undergraduate student parents balancing school an...
Programme doctoral en SociologieOnly 4.4% of French students are parents: who are they? From a Frenc...
This qualitative study using narrative inquiry as methodology explores the ways in which five parent...
This study reports data describing the outcome of a parent training group. The study sample was comp...
Qui sont les 4,4% d’étudiant-e-s qui sont parents en France ? Comment expliquer leur situation a pri...
The purpose of this study was to gain insight from parents and guardians about their experiences of ...
This exploratory study deepens current understandings of low-income mature students in Canadian post...
The decision to attend university is influenced by the balance of the expected returns and costs of ...
Only 4.4% of French students are parents: who are they? From a French perspective, their situation i...
This research pays close attention to how student-parents are identified and served in higher educat...
Despite the substantial size of the population, relativelty little research has focused on the statu...
Knowledge of factors affecting access to post-secondary education is growing, but we know much less ...
The relationship between parental income and the post-secondary education enrolment of youth aged 18...
Student persistence is a challenge in Canadian higher education. Fortunately, parent involvement can...