In this webinar, researchers from The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) will present findings from their work related to postsecondary students’ persistence, graduation and labour market outcomes. Nearly one-quarter of Ontario students enroll in but do not complete a Post-Secondary Education (PSE) credential. Some learners—especially students from marginalized backgrounds, including those with mental health accessibility needs—experience barriers at every stage of PSE and in their transitions into the labour market. The presentation will explore differences in students’ PSE completion rates and the individual and social costs of students’ non-completion. French closed captioning will be available.
Dr. Ashley Pullman is a Senior Research Associate with The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC). She specializes in policy-relevant research using surveys, assessments, and population-level administrative data to assess the relationships among education and skills and a range of education, labour market, and life course outcomes. Prior to joining SRDC, she was a Senior Research Associate at the Education Policy Research Initiative at the University of Ottawa and a Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellow with the Government of British Columbia, where she led a multi-stakeholder evaluation of a province-wide integrated mental health and social service initiative for youth. She holds a PhD in Educational Studies with a sub-specialization in Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology from the University of British Columbia
Dr. Catherine Yeh is a Research Associate at the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC). Her work focuses on understanding the barriers to education and socioeconomic mobility as well as developing and evaluating potential interventions – using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto, where she also taught courses and workshops to undergraduate and graduate students.
