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Post : NCSEHE 2021 Annual Report
Director’s Report Professor Sarah O’Shea Building upon the work conducted by the NCSEHE in 2020, the Centre has continued to foreground educational equity across higher education policy, practice, and research. This eighth Annual Report details NCSEHE activities designed to build the connections between equity policymakers, researchers, and practitioners as well as provide a platform for […]
26 May 2022
General
Post : New NCSEHE publication — Informing Policy and Practice V
The fifth volume in the Informing Policy and Practice series collates 21 reports from the NCSEHE Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants and Equity Fellows Programs. In this print and digital series, each report is summarised and accompanied by expert commentary, highlighting the strengths and relevance of the projects. Foreword NCSEHE Director, Professor Sarah […]
3 May 2022
General
Post : April Bulletin: National Career Development Learning Hub for Students with Disability
The National Career Development Learning Hub for Students with Disability project is funded by the National Careers Institute (NCI) and led by the NCSEHE. The purpose of the project is to establish the first dedicated national Career Development Learning (CDL) Hub for students with disability which will showcase best practices in the field. The CDL […]
20 April 2022
Disability, Featured, General
Post : New research — Equity off course: Mapping equity access across courses and institutions
New NCSEHE-funded research using national student enrolment data released to universities by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) has examined student equity stratification by field of education and institution. The research team, Beni Cakitaki, Michael Luckman, and Professor Andrew Harvey, analysed of the patterns of course and institutional stratification for six equity groups, […]
12 April 2022
Culturally and linguistically diverse, Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous, Low SES, Migrants / refugees, Regional, rural and remote, Women in non-traditional areas
Post : New research — Understanding wellbeing challenges for university students during crisis disruption
A new study led by Dr Lynette Vernon of Edith Cowan University and funded by the NCSEHE investigates mental health and wellbeing amongst university students, and how the levels of support offered by institutions impacts students during periods of disruption. For higher education students, maintaining optimum mental health and wellbeing is imperative to participate and […]
31 March 2022
Featured, General
Post : New research — Investigating the current mental health framework for equity groups
New research led by Tomasz Zając from The University of Queensland identified the critical importance of pre-existing poor mental health as a predictor of student attrition during the first year of university. The NCSEHE-funded study found that two equity cohorts, Indigenous students and people with disability, were more likely to exhibit poor mental health prior […]
24 March 2022
Disability, Featured, General, Indigenous
Post : Student Voice — Stories of Success: Helen Miller
Helen Miller has lived with disability her whole life and faced discrimination at many turns. While studying online from her home in a small country town was ideal to help manage her health conditions, she credits creative outlets and learning with helping her through difficult times and adjusting to new realities. Since we last caught […]
16 March 2022
Disability, Featured, General, Mature age, My Story — Student Voice, Regional, rural and remote
Post : New research — Examining outcomes for care leavers in higher education
Drawing on the first longitudinal data set on care leavers in Australian higher education, new research led by Andrew Harvey at La Trobe University examines the access, geo-demographic profile, course selection, success, retention, and completion rates of care leavers across La Trobe and Federation universities. The data set focuses on all aspects of the student […]
15 March 2022
Care leavers, Featured, General
Post : New research — University-wide accessibility enhances experiences for students with disability
New research has shown a universal approach to accessible facilities, course delivery, and disability awareness will enhance participation and success for university students with disability, particularly those from regional areas. The study by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Associate Professor Tim Pitman from Curtin University identified opportunities to improve students’ experiences and outcomes. “Despite increases in participation […]
8 March 2022
Disability, NCSEHE Equity Fellows, Regional, rural and remote
Post : Now is the time to revamp university student mental health reporting systems
University student mental ill-health — the “hidden pandemic” Dr Catherine Drane, Research Fellow, NCSEHE There continues to be a sustained and enduring challenge in addressing university student mental ill-health: namely the under-reporting of mental health issues. In part, this can be attributed to inadequacies in the current university systems for collecting mental health information. Why […]
24 February 2022
Disability, Featured, General