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The National Priorities Pool Program: Past trends and future opportunities In 2017–18, the NCSEHE was commissioned by the Department of Education (“the Department”) to deliver a web resource providing open access to a diverse collection of National Priorities Pool (NPP) research and projects. Projects conducted under the NPP (a component of the HEPPP, funded by the […]
6 July 2019
Director’s Report The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) has been successfully promoting equity in higher education from its base at Curtin University since June 2013 and as such, has been recognised by securing a contract from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (DET) to continue its operations for a […]
30 May 2019
Ian W. Li and David R. Carroll The University of Western Australia Executive Summary Higher education policy in Australia has contributed to positive outcomes for equity groups, in terms of facilitating access, participation and completion of university. At the same time, prior research has indicated that labour market outcomes are comparable for graduates from equity […]
16 April 2019
Suzanne Macqueen Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Queensland in 2017. Abstract This study examines the experiences of non-traditional university students in higher education. Recommendations from the Review of Australian Higher Education (Bradley, Noonan, Nugent & Scales, 2008) have seen universities aiming to increase enrolments of school leavers, […]
11 February 2019
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE). Introduction This NCSEHE briefing note reports on domestic undergraduate equity student participation in Australian higher education from 2012 to 2017. It focuses on trends among domestic undergraduate enrolments in Table A provider institutions in identified equity groups: Low socioeconomic status […]
13 December 2018
Abstract This project explored the impact of widening participation activities in schools serving low socioeconomic status communities, drawing on longitudinal data from the Queensland Widening Tertiary Participation (Queensland Consortium) initiative. The study aimed to examine the comparative impacts of widening participation activities on the cohort’s participation in higher education, and the key factors responsible for […]
26 November 2018
Introduction There have been growing concerns within Australia and overseas about the way in which economic globalisation and developments in technology are disrupting the economy and society—for both better and worse—often in unpredictable ways. Within this context, higher education is experiencing significant and rapid changes, the outcomes of which are equally uncertain. This has raised […]
15 October 2018
NCSEHE 2017 Equity Fellowship Final Report Matt Brett La Trobe University Executive Summary Australian governments have actively enabled the transition from an elite to a high-participation higher education system that now places higher education within reach of all capable students. However, some groups are underrepresented in higher education compared to their representation in broader society. The […]
26 July 2018
NCSEHE 2017 Equity Fellowship Final Report Louise Pollard The University of Western Australia Executive Summary All students in Australia, regardless of where they live, should be encouraged to pursue their educational goals. However, a child born in remote Australia is only one third as likely to go to university as a child born in a major […]
3 July 2018
Higher education participation and completion of regional and remote students The second workshop in the NCSEHE Building Legacy and Capacity Series was conducted on Tuesday 17 October 2017 at The University of Western Australia. Invited panelists contributed their insights as subject matter experts: Kylie Austin, University of Wollongong Rachel Callahan, Southern Cross University Edward Campbell, University […]
7 May 2018