Post-Secondary Student Support Program: An Examination of Alternative Delivery Mechanisms
November 24, 2009 - 8:09am | by brianbeaton
The Post-Secondary Student Support Program: An Examination of Alternative Delivery Mechanisms
A Report to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada from the Educational Policy Institute
November, 2009
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The Educational Policy Institute is an international, non-profit think tank dedicated to the study of educational opportunity. Our mission is to provide high-level research and analysis to support policymakers and practitioners and expand educational opportunity to all students.
The Post-Secondary Student Support Program: An Examination of Alternative Delivery Mechanisms (Usher 2009) is based on research conducted by the Educational Policy Institute (EPI Canada) in 2009 for the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
Contents
- Introduction................................................................. 4
- Part I – Barriers to Post-Secondary Education for First Nations and Aboriginal Students ............................ 5
- Part II – The Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) ....................... 10
- Program Description ........................................................................... 10
- Program Limitations and Priority Areas for Remediation .................................. 11
- Part III – Options for Change in PSSSP Program Delivery ................................ 16
- Option 1: Status Quo with Improvements in Accountability ............................ 19
- Option 2: Administration by Regional First Nations Education Organizations .......... 20
- Option 3: A pan-Canadian Aboriginal Educational Foundation ........................ 23
- Option 4: Administration by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ...................... 26
- Option 5: Administration by Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSD) Canada .. 28
- Bibliography....................................................................................30
THE IMPORTANCE OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
