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On Monday night the Minister for Education and Training announced the Government’s Higher Education Reform Package. Information on the package is available at https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-reform-package-0. The announcement includes reforms to the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), which have been informed by recommendations from the HEPPP Evaluation. Thank you again for the assistance that you […]
3 May 2017
The Department of Education and Training The Australian Government’s Higher Education Reform Package will enhance the sustainability, transparency and accountability of the sector while providing students with greater choice and opportunities to succeed. Education is Australia’s third largest export industry and higher education is a key element of this. In 2016 the sector was valued […]
3 May 2017
Samantha McMahon, Ashleigh Johnstone, Brendon Newton, Jason Gillard, Valerie Harwood, Kate Senior, and Amy Priestly Over the last six years the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) has worked in partnership with university researchers to develop a research base for its practice. The research partnership is led by Professor Valerie Harwood (Australian Research Council [ARC] Future Fellow). […]
2 May 2017
This article was first published in February 2016, profiling another successful HEPPP funded initiative providing access and equality of opportunity for disadvantaged students. The AHEAD Program continues to enable students in low socioeconomic status school and community groups to overcome the challenges to participation in higher education, and will feature in the upcoming NCSEHE publication Five Years on from HEPPP to be […]
30 April 2017
New research by National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Equity Fellow Dr Cathy Stone from The University of Newcastle has informed comprehensive new guidelines for improving student outcomes in post-secondary online learning, with a focus on undergraduate retention and course completion. Qualitative interviews with 151 higher education practitioners from Australia and the United […]
24 March 2017
Presentation by Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Dr Anna Bennett, March 2017 On Thursday 9 March, we welcomed Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Dr Anna Bennett to the NCSEHE to present an overview of the enabling programs and research projects at the University of Newcastle focusing on access and widening participation. Representatives from Curtin University, The University of […]
14 March 2017
A new study, funded by the NCSEHE and led by Dr Ian Li from the University of Western Australia, has confirmed that equity students are generally well-supported in their university study, although challenges remained, in particular for students with disability and from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds (NESB). Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, […]
8 March 2017
Written by Dr Tim Pitman and Professor Sue Trinidad (NCSEHE), Professor Marcia Devlin (Federation University Australia), Dr Andrew Harvey and Mr Matt Brett (La Trobe University), and Dr Jade McKay (Deakin University) Background This report details the findings of the Enabling programmes for disadvantaged student groups project, which was funded as part of the Australian […]
8 March 2017
Written by Marcia Devlin for The Conversation. 23 February 2017 Professor Marcia Devlin is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Quality) and Professor of Learning Enhancement at Federation University Australia. Prior to this, she held academic appointments at RMIT University and the University of Western Sydney; was Associate Professor of Higher Education and Deputy Director of the […]
1 March 2017
Equity Fellow Louise Pollard is seeking Expressions of Interest for an Australian university practitioner to participate in elements of her 2017 Fellowship; in particular, the study tour to Canadian universities and participation in the 2017 Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) Conference. The Associate Fellow will also take an active role in […]
23 February 2017