This is the start of a collection of materials relevant to the value of a University education. I eventually hope to put a lot of statistical evidence related to the educational and economic benefits of University, and in particular of a Liberal Arts University education. Much of the evidence is necessarily nonexperimental in nature and caution is therefore necessary in drawing causal conclusions from the results. 

Participation Rates in Training

	A central theme in the "Knowledge Economy" is the need for people
to continually update and modify their skills and knowledge.  People's
participation rate in continuing education and training is one indicator
of the motivation and capacity for such upgrading.  The following results
indicate that University students are more likely than those with less
education to participate in ongoing educational programs following
graduation.

	Participation	Education
	Rate		Level
	 5.9		0-8 Years
	13.5		Some secondary education
	21.5		High school graduation
	35.9		Some postsecondary education
	32.7		Postsecondary certificate or diploma
	41.2		University degree

	Statistics Canada #81-003-XPB, 1997, Vol. 4, no. 1, p. 20