Abstracts
Abstract
We present a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) based on a survey of 362 Inuit students and graduates from Nunavut who attended college or university in Canada. Most participants reported that they were satisfied with their postsecondary educational experience and that postsecondary education had greatly improved their income and job outcomes. Results also show that postsecondary education clearly contributes to capacity building: Half of the participants reported working in their communities, and a majority said they wanted to work there. Nevertheless, some issues still need to be addressed by policymakers, the most notable being gender inequality in terms of job status, systemic discrimination against Inuit language speakers in the educational system, and the need to provide more access to postsecondary education.
Keywords:
- Students,
- Postsecondary,
- Nunavut,
- Language,
- Discrimination,
- Satisfaction,
- Job,
- Multiple Correspondence Analysis
Résumé
Nous présentons une analyse des correspondances multiples (ACM) basée sur une enquête menée auprès de 362 étudiants et diplômés inuits du Nunavut ayant fréquenté un collège ou une université au Canada. La plupart des participants ont déclaré qu’ils étaient satisfaits de leur expérience d’études postsecondaires et que celles-ci avaient grandement amélioré leur revenu et leur situation professionnelle. Les résultats montrent également que l’éducation postsecondaire contribue clairement au renforcement des capacités : la moitié des participants ont déclaré travailler dans leur communauté, et une majorité d’entre eux ont dit vouloir y travailler. Néanmoins, certains problèmes doivent encore être abordés par les décideurs politiques, les plus notables étant l’inégalité entre les sexes en termes de statut professionnel, la discrimination systémique à l’encontre des locuteurs de la langue inuite dans le système éducatif, et la nécessité d’offrir un meilleur accès à l’éducation postsecondaire.
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