Literature review on factors affecting the transition of Aboriginal youth from school to work : Analyse documentaire des facteurs affectant la transition des études au marché du travail pour les jeunes autochtones

Research Objectives and Methods The purpose of this review is to identify existing evidence in the literature relevant to the success of Aboriginal youth in completing their education and transitioning to the labour market. [...] Peer-reviewed articles include those found in the Canadian Journal of Native Education, the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers’ Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, the Journal of Canadian Studies, the Canadian HR Reporter, the Canadian Journal of Education, and the Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology. [...] The review also considered the relevant works of postsecondary organizations and Aboriginal organizations and research institutions, including the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO), the Centre for Native Policy and Research, the Aboriginal Human Resources Council, the [...] While it is important to remember that 35 per cent of First Nations reserves are not included in the Canadian census, when we compare the educational attainment of the entire Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal populations aged 15 and over in the most recent census (2006), we find that the proportion of the non-Aboriginal population with a postsecondary degree at the bachelor’s level or higher is more [...] A higher proportion of the Métis population and a lower proportion of Inuit have completed a university degree than has the Aboriginal population as a whole, but these proportions are also far below the rate for the non-Aboriginal population Literature Review on Factors Affecting the Transition of Aboriginal Youth from School to Work 11 The State of Aboriginal Education and Employment in Canada (s