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Kirby, Dale; Greene, Melanie; Bourgeois, Monique; Sharpe, Dennis – Online Submission, 2011
Since the 1990s, the number of both out-of-province Canadian and international students enrolled at Memorial University of Newfoundland has increased substantially. During this period, the enrollment levels of students from the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island have undergone an increase of approximately ten-fold.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Out of State Students, Student Mobility, Student Characteristics
Post, David; Pong, Suet-ling – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2009
What it means to be a "student" varies within and between countries. Apart from the wide variety of school types and school quality that is experienced by young people, there also is, accompanying increased rates of school participation, a growing population of students who work part-time. The theoretical and actual consequences of…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Student Employment, Foreign Countries
Lipson, Charles – University of Chicago Press, 2008
Each year, 700,000 students from around the world come to the United States and Canada to study. For many, the experience is as challenging as it is exciting. Far from home, they must adapt to a new culture, new university system, and in many cases, a new language. The process can be overwhelming, but as Charles Lipson's "Succeeding as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Holidays, School Schedules, Universities

King, Brent; Pearson, Shani; Young, Jeffrey D. – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1997
Responses from 141 of 218 cooperative education programs in Canadian universities indicated that only a small number of student placements were in unpaid or entrepreneurial positions; mandatory programs were more likely to allow unpaid and entrepreneurial co-ops; and most programs had policies and controls regarding entrepreneurship. (SK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensation (Remuneration), Cooperative Education, Entrepreneurship

Schneider, Rita Rae; Stewart, Myrna – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1995
A survey of 536 Canadian high school students found that 343 worked at least part time. They perceived little relevance between their jobs, school, and aspirations; they considered basic math and English relevant to work but not higher math, sciences, and other subjects. Education was valued to the degree that it led to good-paying jobs and…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Etcheverry, Emily J.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1993
A Canadian university study of 308 students' time use in academic areas used a model relating variables of social background, social psychological characteristics, time use, and educational attainment. Findings suggested that, taking into account these other variables, the time students spend on academic activities and paid employment has little…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Expectation
Lawton, Stephen B. – 1994
This report assesses the literature on part-time work by high school students, describing the various types of studies that have been undertaken on this topic over the last 20 years. Most of the studies reviewed are from the United States or Canada, although a few are from the United Kingdom or Australia. Earlier studies were more likely to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Chefurka, P. M.; Simons, George – 1971
In order to help orient Indian students to the facilities and opportunities available at an institution of higher learning, the following program was developed at the University of Western Ontario. First, letters were circulated to departmental chairmen and faculty members asking them to write a papagraph describing each summer job that could be…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Housing, Evaluation, Fringe Benefits
Taylor, Charles W. – Education Canada, 1978
The Leaving School Early (LSE) Program, established in 1975, is designed for 14- and 15-year-olds who find none of the public school programs suitable. Applicants are assessed by a social worker and an individualized work or education contract written. LSE participants are monitored by teacher advisors. (SJL)
Descriptors: Contracts, Dropout Programs, Faculty Advisers, Individualized Programs
Jesse, Ken; Marquart, Ken – Education Canada, 1992
Of 157 grade 11-12 students surveyed in Alberta, most worked part-time. Most working students focused on making money and devoted minimal time to schoolwork. Of 156 first-year college students surveyed, 37% were employed part-time; 15% of these (and 30% of education majors) were gaining career-related work experience. (SV)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools

Mates, Donna; Allison, Kenneth R. – Adolescence, 1992
Used focus group interviews to identify major sources of stress and coping resources of grade 10 students (n=23). Relationships with parents and family, work, and lack of money were found to be important sources of stress. Major coping responses included substance use and diversionary activities. Examined differences between academic streams in…
Descriptors: Coping, Drug Use, Family Relationship, Financial Problems
Humphries, Jennifer, Ed.; Knight-Grofe, Janine, Ed.; Klabunde, Niels, Ed. – Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2009
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) regularly evaluates the experience of international students in Canada through a benchmarking survey. Canada First 2009 represents the fourth time CBIE has conducted this research. Previous editions appeared in 1988, 1999 and 2004. This year's survey used a revised questionnaire similar to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, Benchmarking, Student Experience
Smiley, Margaret – 1975
The study examined the labor force participation of Ontario secondary school students during the summer of 1973. A sample of schools stratified by region, size of community, and school type was taken. Within each school in the sample, students in levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 completed questionnaires. The tables presented in the report are based on the…
Descriptors: Employment Statistics, Foreign Countries, Job Search Methods, Occupational Surveys
Canadian Bureau for International Education, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1979
Designed for those who work with foreign students attending Canadian universities and colleges and students who intend to study at Canadian educational institutions, the guide outlines the provisions of the 1978 Canadian Immigration Act. The introductory section covers such areas as definitions of visas and student authorizations, the general…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Applicants, College Students, Eligibility
Home, Alice; And Others – 1995
This guide, which presents the findings of a 1994 survey of nearly 500 Canadian women who fulfill family and work responsibilities while studying in social work, nursing, and adult education programs, is designed to help employers, educators, advisors, and administrators deal with the increased numbers of female students attempting to balance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women