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dc.contributor.authorBakker, Carissa
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-26 18:59:24 (GMT)
dc.date.available2011-08-26 18:59:24 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2011-08-26T18:59:24Z
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/6145
dc.description.abstractAboriginal Peoples are an underrepresented population in the Canadian work force. This is partially due to barriers to educational attainment among Aboriginal Peoples. One way to enhance educational attainment is through recreation and leisure participation. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of how recreation and leisure participation is associated with academic retention among Métis youth. It is a secondary analysis of the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Métis supplement. Using a sub-sample of 27,270 Métis youth (ages 15 – 17) who had not completed a high school diploma, high school retention was assessed and compared by participation in physical, sedentary, civic engagement, and traditional leisure activities. Older Métis youth, those living in urban areas, and those who had moved more times in the previous five years, were more likely to be not currently attending school. However, when examining leisure activities, those who participated in more physical leisure activities and were members of a club were more likely to be attending school. The aim of this study was to determine if recreation and leisure activities are associated with Métis youth academic retention. The results showed that some forms of leisure participation were associated with staying in school, and it is recommended that policies should be put in place to encourage recreation and leisure participation as it is associated with academic retention, which may enhance Métis youths’ employment prospects.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectMétis Youthen
dc.subjectRecreationen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.titleAn Examination of the Association of Métis Youth's Recreation Participation and Academic Retentionen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalseen
dc.subject.programRecreation and Leisure Studiesen
uws-etd.degree.departmentRecreation and Leisure Studiesen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Artsen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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