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Publication : Widening Regional and Remote Participation: Interrogating the impact of outreach programs across Queensland
Abstract This project explored the impact of widening participation activities in schools serving low socioeconomic status communities, drawing on longitudinal data from the Queensland Widening Tertiary Participation (Queensland Consortium) initiative. The study aimed to examine the comparative impacts of widening participation activities on the cohort’s participation in higher education, and the key factors responsible for […]
26 November 2018
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Publication : NCSEHE Focus: Successful outcomes for regional and remote students in Australian higher education
The third report in the 2017 NCSEHE Focus series provides new insights from research funded by the Centre on regional and remote students in higher education. This new resource also draws from the Centre’s submission to the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education, good practice case studies, and insights from research by the NCSEHE Equity Fellows. Students […]
13 November 2017
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Publication : Developing strategies to address critical teacher attraction and retention issues in Australian rural, regional and remote schools
OLT Report written by Don Boyd, Emmy Terry and Professor Sue Trinidad EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report documents the journey, deliverables/outcomes and recommendations of the project Developing Strategies at the Pre-service Level to Address Critical Teacher Attraction and Retention Issues in Australian Rural, Regional and Remote Schools. In 2009 a group of tertiary educators from […]
4 June 2014
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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 : 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 : Remote student university success: an analysis of policy and practice
NCSEHE 2017 Equity Fellowship Final Report Louise Pollard The University of Western Australia Remote student university success: an analysis of policy and practice Executive Summary All students in Australia, regardless of where they live, should be encouraged to pursue their educational goals. However, a child born in remote Australia is only one third as likely to […]
3 July 2018
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Publication : Being First in Family: motivations and metaphors
Ann Luzeckyj, Ben McCann, Charmaine Graham, et al. Published in Higher Education Research and Development 19 September 2017 Abstract First in Family (FiF) is an under-recognised equity grouping which may encompass low-SES, mature-aged, regional and remote, and Indigenous students. FiF tertiary students are more likely to be in a position of educational disadvantage over students […]
24 November 2017
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Publication : Fair connection to professional careers: Understanding social difference and disadvantage, institutional dynamics and technological opportunities
NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellowship Report Associate Professor Erica Southgate The University of Newcastle Abstract People from equity groups are underrepresented in university degrees associated with high-status professions. The reasons for this are complex and relate to poverty, familial and community norms and expectations, inequitable access to high quality and adequately resourced schooling which affects achievement, […]
3 July 2017
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Publication : It’s About Time: working towards more equitable understandings of the impact of time for students in higher education
Penny Jane Burke, Anna Bennett, Matthew Bunn, Jacqueline Stevenson and Sue Clegg The University of Newcastle Abstract Many equity students in higher education are challenged by institutional expectations about ‘time’, with time management impacted by the competing imperatives of study, work, and personal commitments. This research focussed primarily on regional and rural students, advocating an […]
1 May 2017
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Publication : School Experiences, Career Guidance, and the University Participation of Young People from Three Equity Groups in Australia
Wojtek Tomaszewski, Francisco Perales and Ning Xiang The University of Queensland Abstract Career guidance and positive secondary school experiences have a significant bearing on equity students’ propensity to enrol in tertiary education. This report provides new, contemporary Australian evidence on the interrelations between equity group membership, school experiences and university enrolment in young people from […]
31 March 2017
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