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Written by Professor Sue Trinidad, NCSEHE Director, and Mel Henry, Curtin University Manager Corporate Values & Equity The Federal Government’s Review of the Demand Driven System report (released 13 April 2014), has strongly endorsed the current demand-driven funding system that enables students from under-represented backgrounds to access higher education, a result welcomed by the NCSEHE […]
17 April 2014
Written by Tim Pitman, Conor King, Geoff Sharrock and Hamish Coates for The Conversation The Federal Government has released a review into the demand-driven system of higher education funding implemented by the Labor government in 2009. The review, undertaken by David Kemp and Andrew Norton, largely supports the demand-driven system, and makes 17 recommendations to […]
14 April 2014
Dr Buly Cardak from La Trobe University and Dr Mark Bowden from Swinburne University of Technology are recipients of one of twelve NCSEHE 2014 research grants. Drs Cardak and Bowden will receive $68,000 across 2014 and 2015 to fund their project, “Are low SES students disadvantaged in the university application process?” Dr Cardak says: “High […]
10 April 2014
Live the life you want through higher education Description The Make Your Mark website has been developed through a partnership of the five Bridges to Higher Education universities – the University of Western Sydney; the University of Sydney; the University of Technology, Sydney; Macquarie University and the Australian Catholic University – and the Universities […]
9 April 2014
A new policy and applied research centre, the Wales Centre for Equity in Education (WCEE), was launched in Wales in December 2013. A joint initiative between the University of Wales and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the Wales Centre for Equity in Education aims to better understand the causes and effects of educational […]
4 April 2014
Our congratulations to Patrick Lim, NCVER, who is one of 12 successful NCSEHE 2014 research grants applicants. Patrick’s project, titled “Do individual background characteristics influence tertiary completion rates?” will compare the university completion rates of young people with different background characteristics. Of particular interest are young people’s different socioeconomic background, Indigenous status, language background and regionality. […]
3 April 2014
In a world of emerging technologies that engage our children at home, there is vast opportunity for teachers to use technology to engage students in the classroom and to access resources to enhance the curriculum Description Bridges Connect is a collaborative project developed by the Bridges to Higher Education initiative which aims to use […]
1 April 2014
Tomzarni Dann, a recent Curtin University Bachelor of Applied Science graduate, Research Assistant, and AIME National Presenter, sat down with the National Centre team to talk to us about his journey into higher education. NCSEHE: Research into Indigenous education often finds that it is hard enough for Indigenous students just to finish Year 12, that […]
28 March 2014
The National Centre recently welcomed Darren Thomas (VEQ) to Curtin University to host an information session about the Q Test, a language-free and culture-fair tool designed to assess an individual’s training potential, which has been identified as a key predictor for the establishment of appropriate individual educational, training and career plans. The Q Test is […]
28 March 2014
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 inaugural Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program, for a total funding amount of $741,328. The Centre received 35 applications in total, which were considered first by an […]
25 March 2014