How do patterns of stability and change in family structure influence the lives of Canadian children?
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), the purpose of this project is 1) to chart the family structure histories of a nationally representative sample of Canadian children from birth until adolescence, 2) to evaluate the effects of stability and change in family structure on a variety of indicators of child development, and 3) to assess how other factors such as socioeconomic disadvantage, marital quality and parenting behaviour account for the association between family structure histories and child outcomes. Professor Frank Trovato, Trends and Patterns of Fertility in Alberta in a Context of Rapid Social Change Over the past few years Alberta has received attention in the media because of its unprecedented economic boom and massive drawing power for migrants. A less noticed but equally important development is this province’s steady increase in its birth rate, a situation diametrically at variance with the persistent pattern of low fertility a
