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Career Development for Students in low SES and Regional/Remote High Schools The first workshop in the Building Legacy and Capacity Series was conducted on 28 September 2017 at the University of Canberra. Ten expert panelists contributed their insights as subject matter experts: Kylie Austin, University of Wollongong Kate Duyvestyn, Monash University Andrew Harvey, La Trobe University Mary […]
22 November 2017
The third case study publication in the NCSEHE series tracks the diverse activities, partnerships, positive outcomes, and sustainable impacts of Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) programs over time. Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program: Seven Years On Preface Professor Sue Trinidad, Director, NCSEHE Dr Nadine Zacharias, Senior Research Fellow, NCSEHE Every Australian should […]
20 November 2017
Students from regional and remote backgrounds face complex, multidimensional issues in accessing and participating in higher education. This report provides an overview of the key issues, identifies the principal challenges and highlights the major policy responses in view of the findings and recommendations from recent research reports funded by the NCSEHE. It also draws on […]
15 November 2017
The Equity Fellows Program supports three Fellows each year to undertake strategic, high-impact, high-profile leadership projects targeted, sector-wide, at improving the access, participation and success in higher education of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Research projects conducted by the NCSEHE 2017 Equity Fellows are making significant progress, having already demonstrated sector-wide impact, both nationally and internationally. We are delighted […]
10 November 2017
2017 Equity Fellow Louise Pollard’s Fellowship Symposium was held at UWA last month, in conjunction with her final Advisory Group meeting. Over 110 people attended the Symposium that featured Professor Sally Kift, Professor Steven Larkin, Dr Paul Corcoran, Tim Shanahan, Sue Trinidad and Tyson McEwan, and was Chaired by Professor Grady Venville. ‘The Clever Country: The importance of […]
31 October 2017
In July 2017, the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) invited submissions from the general public, representatives from the education community, families, business, employers/employer groups, government agencies and the philanthropic sector for the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education. The review is seeking innovative solutions to help regional, rural and remote students […]
28 September 2017
Research published this month from 2016 Equity Fellow Associate Professor Erica Southgate has revealed a significant deficit in equity students’ representation in high-status degrees. Fair connection to professional careers: Understanding social difference and disadvantage, institutional dynamics and technological opportunities examined the underrepresentation of non-traditional students in high-status professions such as medicine, law, architecture and engineering, with a […]
19 September 2017
Educational outcomes for Australian Indigenous students would be improved by refining Vocational Education and Training (VET) to higher education pathways and transitions, according to a new report. The research, led by Associate Professor James Smith from Charles Darwin University, and funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), indicated that dual-sector […]
15 September 2017
The Building Legacy and Capacity Workshop Series is a strategic initiative by the NCSEHE to explore in depth four topics chosen from the ‘Ten Conversations’ conducted during the NCSEHE Forum in November 2016. This new strategy aims to further extend the NCSEHE’s capacity in synthesising, codifying and disseminating learnings from equity research and practice and […]
13 September 2017
Written by Philip Roberts and Natalie Downes (University of Canberra) for The Conversation. 7 September 2017 Recently, a teacher at Coonamble High School in New South Wales lost his job after teaching the wrong Higher School Certificate mathematics syllabus for seven months. This incident shines a light on the persisting problem of staffing rural schools. The […]
7 September 2017