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Post : Country Universities Centre welcomes funding to encourage more people from the regions to go to university
The Country Universities Centre (CUC) has welcomed the announcement from Minister for Regional Education Bridget McKenzie on funding the Eastern Australia Regional University Centre Partnership to nurture the aspirations of young people in regional communities to go to university. The Eastern Australia Regional University Centre Partnership is a collaboration of 25 universities and 16 Regional […]
10 May 2022
Featured, General, Regional, rural and remote
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 : 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 : Supporting rural, mature-aged nursing & allied health students
An interdisciplinary collaboration to build the rural health workforce Dr Nicole Crawford, NCSEHE Dr Claire Quilliam, Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne Associate Professor Carol McKinstry, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University There is an undersupply of medical, nursing and allied health professionals in regional, rural and remote Australia and, as a […]
6 April 2022
Featured, General, Mature age, Regional, rural and remote
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 : New research — Insights from country students inform effective university supports
A universal understanding of the challenges faced by university students from regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas would inform equitable course delivery and support measures, major research has shown. The Fellowship report by NCSEHE Equity Fellow Dr Janine Delahunty recommends engaging and supporting students from RRR areas to identify their strengths and hopes for the […]
9 February 2022
General, NCSEHE Equity Fellows, Regional, rural and remote
Post : Does regionality influence students’ perceived employability and career orientation?
A study of students at an Australian university Dawn Bennet1, Elizabeth Knight2, Paul Koshy3 and Ian Li4 Undertaking university study is a significant step for all students, but particularly those from rural, regional, and remote (RRR) areas. For this cohort, the pathway to higher education is often riskier and more challenging, and one with fewer […]
16 December 2021
Featured, General, Regional, rural and remote
Post : NCSEHE launches Regional University Centres Network website
A new website launched today, produced by the NCSEHE, provides a central point of information about Regional University Centres (RUCs) and unites Australia-wide RUCs. Featuring targeted resources, news and events related to regional tertiary education, the website has been developed in consultation with the RUC Network Advisory Committee and funded by the Australian Government Department […]
14 December 2021
General, Regional, rural and remote
Post : Possible selves: Using a strengths-based approach towards educational equity
Written by Dr Janine Delahunty, University of Wollongong Illustrations by Kate Delahunty Taking steps towards what we’d like to be doing in the future, the kind of person we’d like to become, or alternatively what to avoid doing or becoming, can be likened to a “bridge between the present and the future”. For students from equity […]
12 December 2021
Featured, General, Regional, rural and remote
Post : How can effective career education be achieved for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds?
Written by Kylie Austin1, Olivia Groves2, Sarah O’Shea2 and Jodi Lamanna1 Effective career education has the potential to help all individuals to reach their full potential, by reducing the gap in educational and employment outcomes between students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In Australian schools, the current provision of career education has been identified to be outdated and not […]
6 December 2021
Featured, General, Low SES, Regional, rural and remote