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Publication : Success from the perspective of the successful: equity, success and completion in higher education
Mark Rubin1, Penny Jane Burke1, Anna Bennett1, Olivia Evans1,2, Sarah O’Shea3,4, Kristen Allen1, Jean Parker1, Nida Denson5, Heather Douglas1, Monica Gendi1, Stephanie Hardacre1, Peter Howley1, Suzanne Macqueen1, Carmen Mills6, Ryan Naylor7,8 and Maria Raciti9 Published by the University of Newcastle Australia 2022 Abstract Success is often assumed to have a common definition and to be a […]
3 June 2022
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Publication : NCSEHE 2021 Annual Report
Director’s Report Professor Sarah O’Shea Building upon the work conducted by the NCSEHE in 2020, the Centre has continued to foreground educational equity across higher education policy, practice, and research. This eighth Annual Report details NCSEHE activities designed to build the connections between equity policymakers, researchers, and practitioners as well as provide a platform for […]
26 May 2022
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Publication : Crossing the threshold: What are the experiences of male learners transitioning into higher education from an enabling course?
Jacinta Margaret McNamara, University of Wollongong Doctor of Education thesis Abstract When mature-age students return to study within higher education, they are presented with opportunities for life changing experiences. Many more students who are mature-age and from diverse backgrounds are now commencing university studies as part of the widening participation phenomenon. While quantitative data are […]
26 May 2022
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Publication : Building Bridges: Creating Mutually Beneficial Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Opportunities in East Gippsland
Sneh Bhardwaj1, Andrew O’Loughlin1 and Damian Morgan2 Executive summary Australian students living in regional and remote areas including Indigenous Australian students suffer many disadvantages when receiving and utilising work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. Several reasons – for instance the unpaid nature of WIL placements and lack of support strategies – explain proven roadblocks for regional and […]
4 May 2022
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Publication : Informing Policy and Practice V
Foreword NCSEHE Director, Professor Sarah O’Shea The NCSEHE endorses an approach to higher education policy that is grounded in inclusive participation. This vision is underpinned by an understanding that all people in Australia, whomever and wherever they are, are provided with the opportunity to successfully engage in lifelong learning that is inclusive, accountable and responsive […]
3 May 2022
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Publication : The costs of and economies of scale in supporting students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian higher education
Marcia Devlin1, Liang-Cheng Zhang2, Daniel Edwards2, Glenn Withers3, Julie McMillan2, Lynette Vernon4 and Sue Trinidad5 Originally published in Higher Education Research & Development 25 April 2022 Abstract This study examined the costs of supporting Australian university students from different socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds and whether there are economies of scale. The mixed-methods research in 2018 […]
26 April 2022
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Publication : Pathways or Goat Tracks – Non-ATAR University Entrance
Megan O’Connell, Aarushi Singhania, Maci Hamdorf and Ciannon Cazaly RMIT University Executive summary This project contributes to filling the gap in the knowledge about how young people find out about pathways into further education and future careers, including alternative non-ATAR pathways into university and pathways to vocational education. It brings to the fore the key […]
14 April 2022
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Publication : Equity off course: Mapping equity access across courses and institutions
Beni Cakitaki1, Michael Luckman2, Professor Andrew Harvey1 Executive summary This report examines student equity stratification by field of education and institution. Unequal representation within selective institutions and disciplines carries consequences for individuals, universities, professions, and the broader society. For individuals, access to selective institutions and disciplines is typically correlated with higher incomes, and perceptions of […]
12 April 2022
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Publication : Interrogating relationships between student support initiatives and Indigenous student progression
Bep Uink1, Rebecca Bennett1, Braden Hill2, Chanelle van den Berg1, Justine Rolfe1 Executive Summary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (henceforth Indigenous ) students are enrolling in university degrees at historically high rates; however, the majority of these students are not completing their qualifications. The latest available national statistics show that the national average six-year Bachelor […]
7 April 2022
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Publication : Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled
Dr Felicia Jaremus, Dr Kristina Sincock, Dr Sally Patfield, Dr Elena Prieto, Dr Leanne Fray, Laureate Professor Jennifer Gore The University of Newcastle Executive summary This project, Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled, examined which students realise their childhood aspirations, for what higher education courses, and why. ‘Aspirations’ have become a […]
5 April 2022
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