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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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Publication : Employment and study outcomes after graduation: An Australian higher education equity perspective
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 facilitating access, participation and completion of university. At the same time, prior research has indicated that labour market outcomes are comparable for graduates from equity […]
16 April 2019
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Publication : Equity at and beyond the boundary of Australian universities
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 experiences of students enrolled in two distinct modes of higher education delivery in Australia — university programs delivered through third party arrangements, and higher education courses delivered by […]
12 March 2019
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Publication : The Best Chance for All
Student Equity 2030 — A long-term strategic vision for student equity in higher education In June 2018, the NCSEHE set out to develop a long-term strategic vision for student equity in Australian higher education through a national collaborative process under the banner of Student Equity 2030. The core outcome of this process is The Best Chance […]
5 March 2019
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Publication : Briefing Note: Equity Student Participation in Australian Higher Education: 2012 to 2017
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE). Introduction This NCSEHE briefing note reports on domestic undergraduate equity student participation in Australian higher education from 2012 to 2017. It focuses on trends among domestic undergraduate enrolments in Table A provider institutions in identified equity groups: Low socioeconomic status […]
13 December 2018
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Publication : Principles for equity in higher education performance funding
Andrew Harvey (La Trobe University), Beni Cakitaki (La Trobe University) and Matt Brett (Deakin University) Executive summary Governments have long sought to assess and reward higher education institutions for their performance. Understanding the relative performance of institutions in teaching, retaining and graduating students would provide accountability for growing public funding, and would also be extremely helpful for […]
4 December 2018
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