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The Ten Conversations is an initiative of developing dialogues to unravel complex and often multifaceted issues and forge a consensus through over 80 equity expert’s opinions assembled at the Facilitating an Innovation Future Through Equity Forum. The goal is to develop a coalescing of perspectives and turn them into focussed narratives in which all stakeholders […]
28 November 2016
Written by Shane Duggan for The Conversation Universities are being urged to make their admission process more transparent following the release of a report by the Higher Education Standards Panel, which was set up by the government to help with reforming areas of higher education. The rapid expansion of the university sector has led to […]
17 November 2016
Written by Paul Koshy and Mike Dockery, NCSEHE The National Centre for Longitudinal Data (NCLD) hosted the inaugural Longitudinal Data Conference from 25 to 27 October at the National Convention Centre in Canberra. The conference focused not only on on-going longitudinal data collection, but also new developments in linkage to administrative data sets and very […]
3 November 2016
Earlier this year, Professor Alexander (Alex) Jun from Azusa Pacific University in California visited the NCSEHE as one of the Centre’s 2016 Visiting Fellows. Alex is a renown expert on social mobility, a TED speaker and the author of From Here to University: Access, Mobility, and Resilience Among Urban Latino Youth (Routledge Press, 2001). While […]
20 October 2016
The Belonging Project at RMIT University was a four-year project that took place from 2011-2014, investigating, designing and piloting an integrated program and school-based approach to enhancing RMIT’s university student experience. The project was aligned with the whole of an undergraduate degree structure and demonstrated the value of a binding narrative – a shared vision […]
11 October 2016
Written by Dr Daniel Edwards for The Conversation Stronger academic support for students may help lower attrition rates, new research finds. The study shows that many students feel they are not getting the support they need, despite research showing that the relationships students have with their lecturers can have a big influence over retention rates. […]
5 October 2016
Written by Dr Andrew Harvey for The Conversation The Department of Education and Training has commissioned an evaluation of the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP), which helps to improve access to university for disadvantaged students – and also increase retention and completion rates of these students. The evaluation will look at how effective […]
21 September 2016
Written by Dr Erica Southgate, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow, The University of Newcastle Australia Over several decades there has been a ‘massification’ of higher education, both nationally and internationally. This phenomenon has seen an increase in students from ‘non-traditional’ backgrounds attending university. However, non-traditional students, particularly those from low socioeconomic status (LSES) backgrounds, older students, […]
6 September 2016
Research into the labour market outcomes of university students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Australia has found that students from low SES backgrounds and from rural, regional and remote locations tend to experience comparable labour market outcomes to those of their privileged peers. They are just as likely to find jobs that utilise their qualifications and […]
30 August 2016
Regional universities play an important role in widening access to, and increasing participation in, higher education, and subsequently contributing to the development of dynamic local communities. The success of students who study at regional universities is critical to building regional capacity and a significant social justice issue. It is a research priority in 2016 for […]
24 August 2016