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Catherine F. Drane, Lynette Vernon and Sarah O’Shea Originally published in The Australian Educational Researcher Published online 27 November 2020 Abstract This scoping review provides an overview of COVID-19 approaches to managing unanticipated school closures and available literature related to young people learning outside-of-school. A range of material has been drawn upon to highlight educational […]
30 November 2020
The NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) invited equity practitioners from Australia and New Zealand to a Zoom celebration on 17 November to launch World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) 2020. Over 200 national and international delegates joined us to hear keynote speaker Professor Sally Kift on Equity and the ‘Anxiety […]
19 November 2020
The NCSEHE and Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) partnered to lead the Australasian hub event for World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) on 17 November 2020. The event celebrated the life-changing work of student equity practitioners in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds into and through higher education. As part of the event, […]
17 November 2020
The new NCSEHE Equity Briefing Note is now available. It reports on undergraduate student data collected by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE). These data are also reported on the NCSEHE Student Equity Data Page. The page is an interactive resource that allow users to make comparisons between institutions, as well as at […]
4 November 2020
What works? Success factors of outreach camps for Indigenous students The NCSEHE is hosting a series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows on 26–30 October 2020. Since 2016, the NCSEHE has supported 12 Equity Fellows to conduct targeted research projects, advancing student equity research, policy and practice. The 2019/20 […]
29 October 2020
Pathways to allied health: Insights from Indigenous health professionals The NCSEHE is hosting a series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows on 26–30 October 2020. Since 2016, the NCSEHE has supported 12 Equity Fellows to conduct targeted research projects, advancing student equity research, policy and practice. The 2019/20 cohort […]
27 October 2020
Written by Ian Anderson. Palawa, Australian National University The new National Agreement on Closing the Gap has a higher education target for the first time. It’s also the first time an agreement between governments on Indigenous issues was negotiated and signed by Indigenous Australians. The Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations represented Indigenous Australians. Read more: […]
26 October 2020
Written by Maggie Walter, University of Tasmania and Michael A. Guerzoni, University of Tasmania Originally published on The Conversation 16 October 2020 We seek the wisdom of Aboriginal leaders with their deep knowledge of Country as we explore how to be a university with place at the centre of its thinking. – Acknowledgement of Country, University […]
21 October 2020
Dr Mel Henry and Professor Sarah O’Shea, NCSEHE, Curtin University Academic achievement is important but not the sole reason for schooling. We need to focus more on preparing the whole person, no matter what career path they choose. (Shergold, Calma, Russo, Walton. Westacott, Zoellner & O’Reilly, 2020, p. 12) Overview The Looking to […]
29 September 2020
A report released today provides direction for the Australian higher education sector to improve postgraduate outcomes for equity group students, as higher degrees become an expectation of employment advancement. The NCSEHE-funded study, led by Associate Professor Deanna Grant-Smith from Queensland University of Technology, indicated the need for greater research and policy attention on postgraduate students […]
10 September 2020