Zwicker, JenniferFredua-Agyeman, Kelvin2023-12-082023-12-082023-05-29Fredua-Agyeman, K. (2023). Tackling the post-secondary affordability crisis in a post-covid world (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/117689https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42532The price of goods in Canada has increased significantly following the COVID-19 pandemic and this change has negatively impacted the quality of life for many households in Canada. Although this has impacted the vast majority of Canadians, discussions about how this issue has affected post-secondary students has been severely limited. In order to address this, a survey conducted by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Student Association (SAITSA) was created with the specific aim of helping identify issues caused by the affordability crisis. This research paper will also analyze the history of policies that deal with how postsecondary education in Alberta has been funded up until the present day to help contextualize the issue. Through analyzing the survey results as well as performing a historical analysis on postsecondary funding policies in Alberta, recommendations will be made for key stakeholders. These stakeholders are the provincial & federal government, student associations, and postsecondary institutions.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.report