Posted on 1 April 2019
EOIs invited: Competitive grants to improve low SES student, low SES Indigenous student, and low SES regional and remote student and student influencer access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers.
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Posted on 27 February 2019
A new interactive online resource will allow researchers, practitioners, institutions, students and policymakers to examine trends in higher education enrolment in Australia in recent years, and in relation to equity group enrolment.
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Posted on 5 March 2019
A nationwide initiative by the NCSEHE, led by Dr Nadine Zacharias and Mr Matt Brett, has informed fundamental principles for shaping an equitable higher education system moving into the next decade.
The collaborative process yielded a core policy statement: The Best Chance for All.
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Posted on 26 July 2018
Equity Fellowship report by Matt Brett identifies opportunities for recalibrating and strengthening evaluation of student equity in higher education. Findings have informed an Operational Framework for Equity and Accountability, providing direction to policymakers and institutional leaders.
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Posted on 4 July 2018
New research by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Louise Pollard reveals remote students are among the most educationally disadvantaged in Australia with complex support requirements, distinct from their regional and metropolitan peers.
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Posted on 18 June 2018
A new report by 2017 Equity Fellow James Smith calls for urgent reform in the evaluation of Indigenous higher education policy and practice if student outcomes are to continue improving.
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Posted on 23 April 2019
Care leavers face significant obstacles in accessing university that many young people don’t. The path to university can be difficult; children in care often experience significant educational ...
Posted on 16 April 2019
Student Success Special Issue — Psychological Wellbeing and Distress in Higher Education The Student Success Journal is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed, scholarly publication ...
Posted on 1 April 2019
A much-anticipated issue of Equity Insights eNews this month opens Expressions of Interest for NCSEHE competitive research grants, launches the Centre’s new Student Equity Data site, and ...
Posted on 16 March 2019
‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree Professor Sarah O’Shea ...
Posted on 18 April 2019
A case study of five students at different stages of study Ciara O’Byrne, Caroline Jagoe and Margaret Lawler (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) Published in Higher Education Research and ...
Posted on 16 April 2019
Ian W. Li and David R. Carroll The University of Western Australia Executive Summary Higher education policy in Australia has contributed to positive outcomes for equity groups, in terms of ...
Posted on 12 March 2019
Matt Brett, Naomi Tootell, Andrew Harvey, Buly A. Cardak and Peter Noonan La Trobe University Executive Summary This report investigates the social demography, learning outcomes and educational ...
Posted on 11 March 2019
Exploring the (mis)alignment between the timing of widening participation activities and university decision-making among students from low socioeconomic backgrounds Written by Maria Raciti and ...
EVENT DATE 4-7 May 2019
The 2019 Round Table Conference, ‘The Changing Landscape for Accessible Information’, will be held in Brisbane in May. What is Round Table? Round Table on Information Access for ...
EVENT DATE 14 May 2019
The Australian Network on Disability (AND)’s 11th Annual National Conference will be held at the RACV City Club in the heart of Melbourne on Tuesday 14 May 2019. The conference is a unique ...
EVENT DATE 16 May 2019
National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO) webinar: Get the right tools for employment success — the JobAccess employer toolkit To succeed in any field, you need to have the passion, ...
EVENT DATE 3-5 Jun 2019
Three days celebrating learning and teaching will be held in Melbourne in early June beginning with the Learning Leaders in Higher Education Conference and followed by the Higher Education ...
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