cover image: An overview of Francophone postsecondary education participation in Ontario / : Aperciu de la participation des francophones à l'éducation postsecondaire en Ontario

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An overview of Francophone postsecondary education participation in Ontario / : Aperciu de la participation des francophones à l'éducation postsecondaire en Ontario

21 Nov 2013

They identify the most significant as: 1. a migration of Francophones to the English-language postsecondary education and training system that is largely due to the limited availability of French-language programs in some fields of study; 2. the need for more teaching resources to enable francophone students to learn and thrive in French; 3. difficulty maintaining a linguistic balance as the deman [...] The purpose of this paper is to summarize data on the participation and persistence levels of Francophones at the postsecondary level in Ontario. [...] Figure 1 below indicates that the proportion of francophone youth in the three age groups capturing 0 to 34-year-olds is always below the proportion of the Ontario population in the same age groups. [...] Educational rights are part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but the issue of whether this protection extends to PSE was never resolved, and this despite the provisions in the Official Languages Act of 1988 (modified in 2005). [...] Institutional logic would suggest that the supply of educational opportunities should be driven by demand and that the absence of demand in particular regions of Ontario can explain at least some of the restrictions in availability.
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Authors

Arnold, Hillary, DeClou, Lindsay, Motte, Anne

Pages
20
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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