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Written by Lindsay DeClou, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While discussions on the value of education often focus on economic gains, the social returns to education are vast and can be reaped at both the individual level (e.g., better health) and societal level (e.g., lower crime rates). Based on a combination of […]
16 April 2014
Written by Janice Catterall, Janelle Davis and Dai Fei Yang ABSTRACT An increase in students who enter higher education in Australia following their studies in the vocational education and training (VET) sector has led to heightened national interest in the transition experiences of these students. This paper reports on the experiences of students who, as […]
27 March 2014
Written by Sonia White (Queensland University of Technology) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) established the foundation for students with a vocational education and training (VET) qualification to receive advanced standing when entering a university program. However, VET students face many challenges when transitioning to university. While these vary, commonly identified challenges relate to […]
21 March 2014
Written by Gerry Redmond (Flinders University) and Melissa Wong, Bruce Bradbury and Ilan Katz (University of New South Wales) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim of this report is to investigate change in one measure of intergenerational mobility in Australia since the mid-1970s. Intergenerational mobility can be defined as the relationship between parents’ socioeconomic status and their […]
17 March 2014
Report written by Lisa Aitken (UTS) and presented at the 2013 Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australiasia (EPHEA) Conference held at UWA BACKGROUND Students from low socio economic backgrounds are significantly under represented in higher education in Australia. The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth (LSAY) research program reported that socio-emotional factors were important in encouraging […]
11 February 2014
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, Curtin University INTRODUCTION This NCSEHE Briefing Note reports on recent trends in student enrolment in Australian higher education in key equity groups. Specifically, it reports on the number of domestic undergraduates between 2007 and 2012 in the 38 ‘Table A […]
24 January 2014
Report commissioned by the Federal Council of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia (ICPA Aust.). Executive Summary written by the ICPA Federal Council. Survey results compiled by Rural Press Marketing. PURPOSE This survey was commissioned by the Federal Council of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia (ICPA Aust.) as a means to examine the […]
13 January 2014
Report to the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC) Australia, written by Trevor Gale, Steven Hodge, Stephen Parker, Shaun Rawolle, Emma Charlton, Piper Rodd, Andrew Skourdoumbis, and Tebeje Molla. A Deakin University and University of Ballarat collaboration. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report on VET Providers, Associate and Bachelor Degrees, and Disadvantaged Learners, is derived from research […]
10 December 2013
Preface Professor Sue Trinidad Australian universities have long demonstrated a strong commitment to student equity and to increasing the participation of people from equity backgrounds. This was also a key recommendation from the Bradley Review (2008). The Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) was set up to fund a range of university participation and […]
30 November 2013
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) report written by Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge INTRODUCTION Increasing the participation of people from low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds in higher education is a key tenet of the Australian Government. Australia is aiming to raise the proportion of undergraduate students who are from a low SES […]
13 November 2013