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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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Publication : People seeking asylum in Australia: Access and support in higher education
Dr Lisa Hartley and Associate Professor Caroline Fleay, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University Dr Sally Baker, University of New South Wales Dr Rachel Burke, University of Newcastle Rebecca Field, Curtin University Executive Summary My study is the purpose of continuing my life. (Student from an asylum-seeker background: Individual Interview) Accessing higher education is […]
27 November 2018
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Publication : NCSEHE Focus — The future of Australian higher education: A synthesis of recent research and policy reports with implications for student equity
Introduction There have been growing concerns within Australia and overseas about the way in which economic globalisation and developments in technology are disrupting the economy and society—for both better and worse—often in unpredictable ways. Within this context, higher education is experiencing significant and rapid changes, the outcomes of which are equally uncertain. This has raised […]
15 October 2018
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Publication : Student Equity 2030: A long-term strategic vision for student equity in higher education
Discussion Paper — September 2018 It is a decade since the last major review of the role that equity plays in Australian higher education was undertaken, the Bradley Review of Higher Education, and over 30 years since the core framework for equity was first defined in the 1990 White Paper A Fair Chance for All. […]
17 September 2018
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Publication : PhD Thesis: The Disability Divide
A Study into the Impact of Computing and Internet-related Technologies on People who are Blind or Vision Impaired Scott Hollier Curtin University Abstract People with disabilities, and in particular people who are blind or vision impaired, are not embracing computing and Internet-related technologies at the same rate as the able-bodied population. The purpose of this […]
1 August 2018
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Publication : Internet of Things (IoT) Education: Implications for Students with Disabilities
Scott Hollier, Leanne McRae, Katie Ellis and Mike Kent Curtin University Executive Summary A 6-month research project was undertaken at Curtin University to determine the significance of the Internet of Things (IoT) in a tertiary education context. The research consisted of both an analysis of the current literature — focussing on consumer-based IoT, the IoT […]
1 August 2018
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Publication : Equity, performance and accountability
NCSEHE 2017 Equity Fellowship Final Report Matt Brett La Trobe University Equity, performance and accountability Executive Summary Australian governments have actively enabled the transition from an elite to a high-participation higher education system that now places higher education within reach of all capable students. However, some groups are underrepresented in higher education compared to their representation […]
26 July 2018
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Publication : Internet of Things (IoT): Education and Technology. The relationship between education and technology for students with disabilities
Leanne McRae, Katie Ellis and Mike Kent (Curtin University) Executive Summary In 2016 Curtin University launched its vision for 2030 which frames the development of the campus as a ‘City of Innovation’ as part of its ‘Greater Curtin’ branding. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key feature of this vision. The IoT enables advanced […]
22 February 2018
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Publication : NCSEHE 2016-17 Annual Report
Director’s Report This fourth Annual Report outlines the activities of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) that continue to illustrate the breadth and depth of the ongoing initiatives undertaken to link with stakeholders — including academic researchers, policy analysts in government and education, and equity practitioners. In these endeavours we act […]
31 January 2018
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