Housing ‐ Understanding Its Wholistic Relationship to Aboriginal Post‐Secondary Student Success
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This study examines the role of housing in recruiting and retaining Aboriginal students attending college and university in the urban area of Vancouver. The housing challenges and successes that Aboriginal students face on‐ and off‐campus and in single and family residences were documented. Michelle Pidgeon, PhD Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education Simon Fraser University
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Housing ‐ Understanding Its Wholistic Relationship to Aboriginal Post‐Secondary Student Success
- 1. Understanding the Wholistic Relationship of Housing & Aboriginal Post-secondary Student Success Dr. Michelle Pidgeon, Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Presentation to National Housing Research Council Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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- Survey Female 63%; Male 37% Single 56%; Married/in-partnership 38%; Divorced 5%; Widowed/separated 1% 52% of respondents had dependents Average age: 32 years College students tended to be younger; those with dependents were typically older e.g., BCIT avg age was 26 where as UBC as 35 (might also be explained by some at university were graduate students) Majority moved from within BC (48%); Outside BC (within Canada) 14% University students were more likely to move to attend school compared to college respondents Majority of students (63%) rented off-campus and also had roommates/family living with them– almost ¼ of students moved more than once since moving to Lower mainland (29% had moved once; 36% had not moved)
- T HEMES: Family and community matters a lot Safety and security needs for housing are essential Need sense of community especially for students moving into city
- T HEMES: Family and community matters a lot Safety and security needs for housing are essential Need sense of community especially for students moving into city