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Written by Erin Watson-Lynn for HIGHER ED.ITION, Universities Australia. 23 February 2017 Erin Watson-Lynn is Chair of the Advisory Board, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and Director, Asialink Diplomacy, the University of Melbourne. Seismic shifts in our economy and our society are here. Our globalised economy has seen technology disrupt jobs, industries […]
24 February 2017
New research funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education at Curtin University and led by Dr Grant Cooper from RMIT University shows that students from regional and remote areas are significantly less likely to report an intent to study at university when compared to students in metropolitan areas. Data analysis indicates geographic location is a predictor of […]
15 February 2017
Recent conversation has focused on higher education participation and completion for students from low-SES backgrounds. The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education supports positive and practical measures with demonstrable benefits in supporting equity students, notably the provision of equity scholarships. This review, commissioned by NCSEHE and originally published in Facilitating Student Equity in Higher Education […]
9 February 2017
Written by Dr Tim Pitman for The Conversation News media are widely reporting on new data released by the government showing that one-third of students starting university in 2009 had not finished their studies within six years. This stat makes a good headline, but oversimplifies the reality, which is detrimental to improving higher education standards. […]
18 January 2017
Dr Diane Costello, a Research Officer with the NCSEHE, has over 14 years of experience in the higher education sector. During this time, she has undertaken a variety of research projects, consultancies and teaching positions in the field of community psychology. The majority of Diane’s projects have involved applied research with Indigenous, regional and remote […]
6 January 2017
On Monday 28 November 2016, the NCSEHE hosted the Facilitating an Innovative Future Through Equity 2016 National Research Forum at the National Press Club in Canberra. The Forum was an exciting opportunity for equity policy makers, researchers and practitioners to come together, share ideas and contribute to shaping the future of equity in Australian higher […]
12 December 2016
Understanding social difference and disadvantage, institutional dynamics and technological opportunities Written by Dr Erica Southgate, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow & University of Newcastle Australia Senior Lecturer, School of Education Imagine this: you are fifteen years old, and you live in a country town where you can go fishing, look after all your animals and swim […]
8 December 2016
Improving student access, participation and success in online higher education Written Dr Cathy Stone, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow & University of Newcastle Australia Conjoint Senior Lecturer in Social Work There is increasing evidence internationally that online learning is helping to widen access to higher education (Ilgaz & Gulbahar, 2015; Knightley, 2007; Stone, O’Shea, May, Delahunty […]
7 December 2016
Paradigm shift or business as usual? Written by Dr Nadine Zacharias, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow & Deakin University Honorary Research Fellow The vision of an Australian higher education system that actively widened participation and whose graduates reflected more closely the diversity of the Australian population was articulated in the Bradley Review of Higher Education (2008) […]
6 December 2016
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce Equity Fellowships for 2017 have been awarded to Associate Professor James Smith from Charles Darwin University, Ms Louise Pollard from The University of Western Australia and Mr Matt Brett from La Trobe University. The NCSEHE’s three Equity Fellows will undertake strategic, high-impact, […]
29 November 2016