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National Vocational Education and Training Research Program report written by Errol Cocks and Stian H Thoresen EXECUTIVE SUMMARY People with disabilities can experience social and economic exclusion (Australian Government 2009; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2011). Moreover there is low participation in the labour market by people with disabilities, despite recognition […]
11 November 2013
ALTC Good Practice Report, written by Professor Trevor Gale and Dr Stephen Parker OVERVIEW Student transition into higher education (HE) is of considerable interest in the current policy context of equity and expansion targets for student participation and attainment in HE, recently announced by the Australian Government (Transforming Australia’s Higher Education System 2009). This Good […]
18 October 2013
A survey of school students’ navigational capacities, June 2013. Written by Trevor Gale, Stephen Parker, Piper Rodd, Greg Stratton and Tim Sealey from Deakin University, with Teresa Moore from Central Queensland University. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In recent times, student aspiration for higher education has become the subject of Australian Government policy and school/university partnerships. A perceived […]
16 October 2013
Report submitted to HEFCE and OFFA, October 2013. Written by Professor Trevor Gale and Dr Stephen Parker INTRODUCTION This report documents the current approach to widening participation (WP) in Australian higher education (HE) (as at June 2013). The WP policy has a long history in Australian HE, arguably beginning with the establishment of the nation’s […]
16 October 2013
Written by Dr Richard Reed, Stathi Karavias and Rebecca Smith OVERVIEW This research is currently investigating the impact of widening access and participation programs funded through the federal government’s Higher Education Participation and Partnership Program (HEPPP) at Macquarie University in Sydney. The evaluation represents a critical part of the University’s commitment to enhancing educational opportunities […]
16 October 2013
Report of Year 2 of a project funded through the Deakin University Participation and Partnerships Program 2012 Written by Karen Starr and Jackie Ingleby EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report documents the findings of the 2012 component of a three-year research project funded through the Deakin University Participation and Partnerships Program (DUPPP) entitled Measuring and improving the […]
15 October 2013
Written by Ameera Karimshah, Dr Marianne Wyder, Associate Professor Paul Henman, Dwight Tay, Elizabeth Capelin, and Dr Patricia Short Students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds are underrepresented in higher education (Chapman, 2004; Coates & Kraus, 2005; James, 2007; DEET & NBEET, 1990; DEEWR, 2008). Several higher education reforms in Australia have tried to redress […]
4 October 2013
Thesis written by Dr Ann Jardine ABSTRACT This study focuses on the first year experience of Australian university students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. Firstly, it examines pre commencement expectations and post commencement experiences from the perspective of six indicators of persistence identified from the literature. It then explores considerations of university drop-out and […]
27 September 2013
Written by NCSEHE’s Professor John Phillimore and Paul Koshy ABSTRACT The Rudd Government has outlined a goal that by 2025, 40 per cent of Australians aged 25 to 34 should hold a Bachelor’s level qualification and that, by 2020, around 20 per cent of undergraduate enrolments at Australian universities should be filled by students […]
18 September 2013
Written by NCSEHE’s Paul Koshy ABSTRACT This paper examines the measurement of the socio-economic status of Australian higher education students in relation to the Rudd/Gillard Government’s establishment of enrolment targets for higher education providers in regard to students from low socio-economic status (“low SES”) backgrounds. In particular, it discusses area measures of socio-economic status […]
18 September 2013