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IPSOS-REID / UBC POLL RESULTS
EDUCATION
What one thing could be done that would do the most
to improve access to university education?
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Provide students with more grants rather than
loans
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22%
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Lower / eliminate tuition fees
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21%
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Other
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20%
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Make it easier for students to get student loans
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13%
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More government funding
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8%
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Reduce the grade requirements
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7%
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Improve public schools / high schools
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7%
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More encouragement / awareness
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6%
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statements
about the university education system in Canada?
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Agree
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Disagree
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1. Grades required to get into university are too high
2. To go to university is too expensive
3. Government isn’t putting enough money into
post-secondary education
Who do you think benefits the most from university
education?
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Society in General
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58%
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Students / Graduates
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27%
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Employers
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14%
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How valuable are each of the following outcomes of
a university education?
(Percentage indicating "very valuable":)
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72%
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Critical thinking skills that allow students
to analyze problems and find solutions
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70%
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Ability of a student to get a job once they have
completed their studies
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64%
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Open-mindedness and social tolerance
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62%
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Detailed knowledge and skills within a specific
area of study
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Canadians have indicated they value
post-secondary education, but opinions vary about what it
should accomplish for students, employers and society. UBC
believes that at any level, an education should teach students
to think critically and analytically, present them with new
knowledge and ideas, and prepare them to be active participants
in a global society.
We also appreciate that many of our
students need opportunities to apply their skills to the working
world. At the same time, UBC strives to continue developing
new programs to stimulate students, staff and faculty.
MILESTONES
Partnership with Korea University establishes academic exchanges
and a 200-room joint residence at UBC.
New downtown Vancouver campus opens at Robson Square.
Three hundred Physics students use Personal Response System,
a dynamic classroom learning tool that uses infrared technology
to automatically log answers and stimulate debate.
In partnership with Mexico’s Tec de Monterrey institute,
UBC launches world’s first on-line Master’s program
in Technology Education.
80 students volunteer in Vancouver’s downtown eastside
community in year two of the Trek 2000 volunteer program.
UBC Library opens Chapman Learning Commons, an innovative
wireless learning environment.
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Carol Naylor, Career
Advisor
IS SOMEONE WITH A HISTORY DEGREE
EMPLOYABLE?
“What you could do with a degree 30 years ago was much
more defined than today. Any degree offers a graduate and
employer immense flexibility in today’s job market.”
CAROL NAYLOR As part of the team who delivered the
Future Mapping pilot program in 2001/02, Carol Naylor believes
that universities are responsible for helping students apply
their education to the workplace.
Future Mapping is a program that combines online and in class
learning that shows students how to proactively research,
create and pursue career opportunities. “Research shows
that wanting a fulfilling career is a key motivation for pursuing
a university education. If we don’t show a student how
to translate their education into that career, we’re
not meeting all of their needs.”
Funded through grants from UBC’s Teaching and Learning
Enhancement Fund and the Counselling Foundation of Canada,
Future Mapping poses three key questions: What can you do
with your degree? What options exist in today’s labour
market? How do you connect with employers? It shows students
in as early as first-year how to generate options and look
beyond traditional job and degree stereotypes.
“We teach them to build networks and opportunities.
That way they’re strategically searching for careers,
not scrambling for jobs a month before graduation.”
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