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Canadian Society Does Not Directly Benefit from University Students

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the outcome can be considerably different than what the original objective initially portrayed. While a solid education is key to finding and maintaining desirable employment, contemporary academics has experienced  a significant change in how well-equipped university students are once they graduate, clearly indicative of a trend that finds this particular population does not confer a direct benefit upon society.  The need for post-secondary education continues to represent one of Canadas most hotly debated topics, due in great part to issues of funding, race and the ability to succeed  in the workforce without additional training from post-secondary schooling. "The social benefits case, briefly stated, is that post-secondary education provides individuals with a larger and more specialized set of  critical and creative skills. This so-called human capital stimulates technological innovation, allowing for greater overall productivity and a wealthier society" (Basham, 1998). II. UNDERSTANDING THE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION POLICY  Attracting students to pursue a post-secondary degree represents a large part of the reason why university students are content with limiting their academic knowledge and, therefore, do not confer a  direct benefit upon society. That the ability to earn a sufficient living with the benefit of a university degree speaks to the ever-declining need to pursue any post-secondary education;  however, part of the reason this is so is due to the manner by which colleges and universities approach potential students, with critics citing how neither institution truly understands what  is necessary in today Canadian academic climate. The vision statement of Canadas post-secondary education policy, which reads, "the education of our people is the future of our nation" (Anonymous,  2001), illustrates the extent to which support is high from both a public and academic perspective. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) allocate funds for post-secondary education, which are