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Uni-Reach provides students from Years 6 to 12 with scaffolded activities to foster and develop aspirations, career interests, and pathways to university. For Uni-Reach participants and other equity students who enrol at Griffith University, Uni-Key provides a smooth transition and support for first year students with peer mentoring, academic workshops and social support. Partners: Uni-Reach’s […]
6 June 2018
The latest edition of Equity Insights showcases national and international news, research, resources and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: NCSEHE workshop: Equity 2030 — A long-term strategic vision for student equity in higher education Building Legacy and Capacity Project: Webinar Four NCSEHE seminar with Professor Sally Kift Feature article: ‘Stargazer: student […]
6 June 2018
The Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education (CEEHE) at the University of Newcastle, last year piloted a Writing Program for Equity and Widening Participation Practitioners, and in 2018 is again running the program with the generous support of Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA). There are 17 participants from across Australia in the […]
29 May 2018
Written by Arianne Chavez Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University Curtin alumna, Jacinta Reynolds, is a very accomplished woman. Graduating from Curtin in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science (Physics), majoring in astrophysics, and with a string of scholarships to her name, she is also a writer, a talented visual artist and an engaging public speaker […]
26 May 2018
The Student Success Journal (SSJ) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed, scholarly publication exploring the experiences of students in tertiary education. The Journal provides the opportunity to disseminate current research and innovative good practice about students’ tertiary learning experiences, which are supported by evidence. The 2018 Special Issue will focus on the critical issue of – Student […]
11 May 2018
The latest edition of Equity Insights showcases national and international news, research, resources and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: In conversation with 2018 NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria Raciti NCSEHE to host Australian conference to mark World Access to Higher Education Day My Story: Student Voice — Laura Christie Sally Kift seminar […]
4 May 2018
Written by Colin Jevons and Sophie Lindsay, Monash University Originally published on The Conversation 2 May 2018 Student attrition is of concern to universities and to politicians and, most importantly, costly for the students concerned, both financially and emotionally. Voluntary attrition – “dropping out” – has been studied extensively, and can be broadly correlated with measures of […]
3 May 2018
During 2018, NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria Raciti (Associate Professor in Marketing in the School of Business, University of the Sunshine Coast) will conduct a high-profile, targeted research project, How the perceived risks of going to university influence the decision by people from low SES backgrounds to participate in Australian higher education. The project aims to: explore […]
1 May 2018
The latest edition of Equity Insights showcases national and international news, research, resources and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: Building Legacy and Capacity Workshop 3 – Indigenous Perspectives on Evaluation in Indigenous Higher Education NCSEHE Webinar: Indigenous Perspectives on Evaluation in Indigenous Higher Education My Story – Student Voice: Arshya Pankaj […]
4 April 2018
The Australian Government Department of Education has established the Equity Research and Innovation Panel, an initiative funded through the 2017 National Priorities Pool component of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP). The Equity Research and Innovation Panel’s responsibility is to provide strategic advice on Australian Government funded research (and trials) on student equity […]
23 March 2018