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Publication : Online learning in Australian higher education: Opportunities, challenges and transformations
Cathy Stone, NCSEHE and the University of Newcastle, Australia Published in Student Success Vol 10 No 2: 2019 STARS Conference Special Issue 9 August 2019 Abstract Higher education is being rapidly transformed by the growth in online learning, with an increasing number of universities worldwide offering degree programs in online, distance modes of study. Australian […]
19 August 2019
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Publication : Beyond graduation: Long-term socioeconomic outcomes amongst equity students
Wojtek Tomaszewski, Francisco Perales, Ning Xiang and Matthias Kubler The University of Queensland Executive Summary This report aimed to address significant gaps in scientific knowledge about the trajectories of post-graduation outcomes of students from equity groups by examining the following research questions: Do equity graduates reap the benefits of university education to the same extent as […]
28 July 2019
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Publication : Career construction, future work and the perceived risks of going to university for young people from low SES backgrounds
Research Fellowship Final Report Maria Raciti, University of the Sunshine Coast Executive Summary The aim of this Fellowship project was to understand the interplay between career construction in the 21st century, future work, and the perceived risks of going to university for young people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Making career decisions is becoming […]
23 July 2019
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Publication : NCSEHE Focus — The National Priorities Pool Program
The National Priorities Pool Program: Past trends and future opportunities In 2017–18, the NCSEHE was commissioned by the Department of Education (“the Department”) to deliver a web resource providing open access to a diverse collection of National Priorities Pool (NPP) research and projects. Projects conducted under the NPP (a component of the HEPPP, funded by the […]
6 July 2019
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Publication : Embedding mental wellbeing in Australian regional universities: Equity interventions
Helen Scobie, Michelle Picard Published in International Studies in Widening Participation Vol 5, No 1 Abstract Student wellbeing is an important issue to address because research shows that a high percentage of Australian university students experience mental health problems and that higher numbers are found in equity groups. Research also shows that regional universities have […]
20 June 2019
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Publication : Equity and diversity in institutional approaches to student–staff partnership schemes in higher education
Lucy Mercer-Mapstone and Catherine Bovill, Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Published in Studies in Higher Education 27 May 2019 Abstract Student cohorts in higher education are rapidly diversifying. Approaches to student engagement in teaching and learning must evolve to meet the changing needs of these diverse groups of students equitably. Student–staff partnership […]
31 May 2019
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Publication : NCSEHE 2018 Annual Report
Director’s Report The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has been successfully promoting equity in higher education from its base at Curtin University since June 2013 and as such, has been recognised by securing a contract from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) to continue its operations for a […]
30 May 2019
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Publication : ‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree: Literature Review
Sarah O’Shea, University of Wollongong May 2019 Abstract This literature review provides the context for the NCSEHE Research Fellowship by Professor Sarah O’Shea (University of Wollongong) entitled ‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree. This one-year study will explore […]
3 May 2019
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Publication : Chronicling engagement: students’ experience of online learning over time
Tracey Muir, Naomi Milthorpe, Cathy Stone, Janet Dyment, Elizabeth Freeman and Belinda Hopwood Published in Distance Education 28 April 2019 Abstract Although there is ample research into student engagement in online learning, much of this investigates the student experience through surveys administered at a fixed point in time, usually at the exit point of a […]
1 May 2019
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Publication : Experiences of dyslexia and the transition to university
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 Development 14 April 2019 Abstract Dyslexia is a common specific learning difficulty. In higher education two models of disability are prevalent, ‘disorder’ and ‘difference’, which each differentially […]
18 April 2019
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