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Ian W. Li and David R. Carroll The University of Western Australia Abstract Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, but factors including health, finance and disposition towards study can contribute to the decision of disadvantaged students to drop out of university study. This study looked at the determinants of student satisfaction and academic […]
8 March 2017
Associate Professor Buly Cardak, Mr Matthew Brett, Dr Paul Barry and Mr Richard McAllister (La Trobe University) Dr Mark Bowden and Mr John Bahtsevanoglou (Swinburne University of Technology) Dr Joseph Vecci (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Executive Summary This research study examines regional student participation and migration by use of novel data sources and analytic techniques. […]
27 February 2017
Grant Cooper, James Baglin and Rob Strathdee RMIT University Abstract Data analysis indicates distance is a predictor of students’ intentions to attend university, net of selected demographic and socio-economic variables. This report applies statistical modelling and geo-mapping to existing data, contributing to current literature as well as indicating an ongoing advancement from discrete categorisation to continuous […]
14 February 2017
Introduction (Professor Sue Trinidad and Professor John Phillimore) There is overwhelming evidence that a society based on social mobility and social justice reduces economic and social disadvantage. Equity in education is instrumental to this process because it is transformative for individuals, families and communities. It leads to greater social cohesion and a widening of the […]
5 December 2016
Written by Mark Rubin, Olivia Evans and Ross B. Wilkinson ABSTRACT Prior research has found that the higher one’s perceived status in society, the better one’s mental health and well-being. The present research used a longitudinal design to investigate whether social contact with friends mediated this relation between subjective social status and mental health and […]
22 November 2016
Written by Dr Chad Habel, Dr Kirsty Whitman (University of Adelaide) & Jennifer Stokes (University of South Australia) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 1980s, Enabling Pathways have been one of the main ways that prospective students from low-SES backgrounds have been able to enter into universities. These programs, often known as Foundation Studies or Preparatory Programs, […]
21 November 2016
Written by Dr Joanne Lisciandro, Dr Angela Jones and Dr Karin Strehlow, Murdoch University Background and Context The burden of mental health issues on university students and their ability to successfully access, transition and participate in university has been recurrent in contemporary educational discourse (Cleary, Walter, & Jackson, 2011; Said, Kypri, & Bowman, 2013). This […]
14 November 2016
Written by Erica Southgate, Shamus P. Smith and Hayden Cheers, The University of Newcastle Australia WHY A TECHNOLOGICAL ROADMAP? 1.1 Background The recent global ‘buzz’ surrounding the augmented reality game Pokemon Go™ and the release (or imminent release) of head-mounted displays (HMDs) devices such as the Oculus Rift™, HTC Vive™ and HoloLens™, has reinvigorated interest […]
1 November 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Education is transformative. Education delivers benefits to individuals, their families and communities. It is this far-reaching impact that compels research into understanding why people from low-socio economic status (SES) backgrounds are under-represented in tertiary education, and finding new ways to address this situation. This position paper reviews what is currently known about interventions […]
25 October 2016
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Introduction This NCSEHE Briefing Note provides an update on domestic undergraduate student enrolment and equity outcomes from 2008 to 2015, following Koshy and Seymour (2015). In keeping with the earlier editions of this series, the briefing note focuses on undergraduate […]
17 October 2016