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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 : 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 : 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 : Understanding wellbeing challenges for university students during crisis disruption
Lynette Vernon1, Dr Kathryn Modecki2, Dr Kylie Austin3 Executive summary For students studying at university, maintaining optimum mental health and wellbeing is imperative to participate and engage in all aspects of learning: including but not limited to lectures, tutorials, laboratories, workshops, assessments, and practicums. Because of the repercussions from the disruptions of 2020, Australian university […]
31 March 2022
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Publication : Investigating the relevance of mental health for the current equity groups framework: An analysis of multi-agency linked-administrative data
Tomasz Zając1, Francisco Perales1, Ning Xiang1, Wojtek Tomaszewski1, Stephen R. Zubrick2 Executive summary There are currently six recognised equity groups in the Australian higher education system: people from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, people from Non-English Speaking Background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people from regional and remote areas, people with disability and women in non-traditional […]
24 March 2022
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Publication : Supporting persons with disabilities to succeed in higher education
NCSEHE Equity Fellowship final report Tim Pitman, Curtin University Executive summary This report details the findings and recommendations from the NCSEHE Research Fellowship entitled “Supporting persons with disabilities from regional, rural, and remote Australia to succeed in higher education.” The study explored how students with disabilities were supported in their higher education studies by trained, […]
8 March 2022
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Publication : Recommendations for equitable student support during disruptions to the higher education sector: Lessons from COVID-19
Dr Lucy Mercer-Mapstone (CI)1, Tahlia Fatnowna1, Professor Pauline Ross1, Dr Lisa Bricknell2, Dr William Mude2, Professor Janelle Wheat3, Dr Ryan P. Barone4, Associate Professor Doreen E. Martinez4, Professor Deborah West5, Dr Sarah Jane Gregory6, Professor Jessica Vanderlelie7, Professor Tricia McLaughlin8, Dr Belinda Kennedy8, Professor Amanda Able9University of Adelaide, Professor Philippa Levy9, Dr Kasia Banas10, Dr Florence Gabriel11, Professor Abelardo Pardo11, Dr Ian […]
8 March 2022
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Publication : Re-imagining exams: How do assessment adjustments impact on inclusion?
Joanna Tai1, Rola Ajjawi1, Margaret Bearman1, Joanne Dargusch2, Mary Dracup1, Lois Harris2, Paige Mahoney1 Executive summary Exams and other high-stakes time-limited assessments can act as barriers to success for some students in higher education. Though required by Australian law, adjustments do not necessarily lead to equitable academic outcomes (Brett, 2016; Kilpatrick et al., 2017), nor […]
21 February 2022
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Publication : Equity implications of non-ATAR pathways: Participation, academic outcomes, and student experience
Dr Ian W Li1, Dr David R Carroll 2, Professor Denise Jackson3 Executive summary There have been expansionary policies aimed at widening participation in higher education in developed countries worldwide. In Australia, increasing participation among underrepresented groups is a national priority. This has led to the formation of six official student equity groups whose access, […]
17 February 2022
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