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Australian higher education equity policy currently focuses on access and participation, with the implicit assumption being that disadvantage will be ameliorated through educational achievement. Less is known, however, as to whether patterns of disadvantage continue post-completion. A new research project led by Dr Sarah Richardson, ACER, in collaboration with Curtin University’s Professor Dawn Bennett and […]
11 June 2015
Research conducted by the NCSEHE in late 2014 into scholarship provision in Australian universities identified a lack of knowledge around leading practice in scholarship design to improve the retention and success of disadvantaged students. Similarly, there is a lack of comparative data on the influence of scholarships on educational retention and success, and only a […]
4 June 2015
A survey conducted via Open Universities Australia (OUA) in 2014 found that OUA’s cohort of students with disability was keen to have their perspective heard regarding the online delivery of higher education. A new research project led by Dr Mike Kent from Curtin University will see 64 of OUA’s students with disability interviewed on aspects […]
27 May 2015
Pathways to Success aims to raise aspirations and expose pathways to higher education among Aboriginal people, and people of low socio-economic status DESCRIPTION The University of Tasmania aims to increase participation in higher education and enable current and future students, families and communities to engage with career possibilities aligned with Tasmania’s industries of the […]
25 May 2015
The number of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in higher education has grown significantly in recent times, a trend that is anticipated to continue in the future. While universities have academic supports in place to assist students, these supports do not address the full range of issues and subsequent support needs of students with […]
15 April 2015
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce that 12 proposals have been selected for funding as part of the NCSEHE’s 2015 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program, for a total funding amount of $342,820. The Centre received 44 applications in total, which were considered first by an […]
30 March 2015
Written by Dr Sarah O’ Shea, University of Wollongong, for The Conversation Many university students fall into one of the six “equity groups” that receive targeted funding. However, there is one group that has for too long been ignored as a group that needs extra assistance in making it through university. The six targeted equity […]
23 March 2015
On 11 February 2015, the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) hosted a forum, Equity Scholarship Provision in Australian Universities: Insights and Directions, at the University of Canberra. The forum covered the findings derived from research conducted by the NCSEHE in late 2014 into the equity scholarships already provided by Australian universities. […]
16 March 2015
A study funded by the NCSEHE and undertaken by La Trobe University advocates a framework to increase university access for care leavers – young people who spent time in out-of-home care before the age of 18. The study, Out of care, into university: Raising higher education access and achievement of care leavers, finds three reforms […]
11 March 2015
DEAP continues to have a growing effect on student aspirations for higher education DESCRIPTION The Deakin Engagement and Access Program (DEAP) is an outreach program for Year 7 to 12 students at schools in Melbourne, Geelong and Victoria’s Barwon South Western Region. Using a strengths-based approach to building community capacity, DEAP works with partner […]
4 February 2015