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Publication : NCSEHE briefing note: Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018
Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Introduction This NCSEHE briefing note reports on domestic undergraduate equity student participation in Australian higher education from 2013 to 2018. It focuses on trends among domestic undergraduate enrolments in Table A Provider institutions in identified equity groups: Low socioeconomic status (Low SES) students Students with […]
17 December 2019
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Publication : Understanding completion rates of Indigenous higher education students from two regional universities
Fiona Shalley, James Smith, Denise Wood, Bronwyn Fredericks, Kim Robertson and Steven Larkin Charles Darwin University, CQUniversity, The University of Queensland and The University of Newcastle Executive summary Data shows that Indigenous higher education students have lower access, participation and completion rates compared with non-Indigenous students. Indigenous students from regional and remote areas face additional challenges […]
17 December 2019
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Publication : Access, quality and wellbeing in engineering Work Integrated Learning placements
Natalie Lloyd (University of Technology Sydney), Megan Paull (Murdoch University), Teena Clerke (University of Technology Sydney) and Sally Male (The University of Western Australia) Executive Summary Access, quality and wellbeing in engineering Work Integrated Learning placements: Implications for equity and diversity is a mixed methods study which examines student engineers’ experiences in Work Integrated Learning […]
5 December 2019
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Publication : Informing Policy and Practice IV
Foreword Professor Sue Trinidad — NCSEHE Director The objective of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) is to build the evidence base through research informing policy and practice. One of the ways we have achieved this is through the NCSEHE Research Grants Program which has funded 47 projects since 2014, with […]
27 November 2019
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Publication : My Story — Student Voice
Preface Professor Sue Trinidad, Director, NCSEHE Ms Nina-Marie Thomas, Editor, My Story — Student Voice The NCSEHE provides national leadership in student equity in higher education. The Centre connects research, policy and practice to improve higher education participation and success for marginalised and disadvantaged people. An emphasis on the “student voice” and evaluation and communication […]
25 November 2019
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Publication : Do MOOCs contribute to student equity and social inclusion? A systematic review 2014–18
Sarah R. Lambert Published in Computers & Education Volume 145, February 2020, 103693 Abstract In recent years, hopes that Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) would make access to education fairer faded in the light of research showing MOOCs favoured the already educated and relatively advantaged. This paper presents the results of a systematic review of […]
8 November 2019
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Publication : Good Practice in Online Teacher Education
Janet Dyment, Jill Downing, Cathy Stone, Naomi Milthorpe, Tracey Muir, Elizabeth Freeman and Belinda Hopwood Published by the University of Tasmania July 2019 Context The growth in online Initial Teacher Education Online learning is fast becoming the preferred mode of study for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students in Australia. Between 2007 and 2016, the proportion of […]
18 September 2019
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Publication : Structural inequality in higher education: Creating institutional cultures that enable all students
Ryan Naylor and Nathan Mifsud La Trobe University Executive Summary In Australian higher education, there is—rightly—significant pressure on institutions to support and improve retention, success and completion rates for students without compromising the access and participation of students from equity group backgrounds, for whom these rates have previously been shown to be lower than for […]
16 September 2019
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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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