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Director’s Report This fourth Annual Report outlines the activities of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) that continue to illustrate the breadth and depth of the ongoing initiatives undertaken to link with stakeholders — including academic researchers, policy analysts in government and education, and equity practitioners. In these endeavours we act […]
31 January 2018
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Equity Student Participation in Australian Higher Education examines trends in higher education undergraduate enrolments in Australia between 2011 and 2016. This six-year period has been a time of marked change in Australian higher education, with the demand-driven system (DDS) increasing overall […]
14 December 2017
Ann Luzeckyj, Ben McCann, Charmaine Graham, et al. Published in Higher Education Research and Development 19 September 2017 Abstract First in Family (FiF) is an under-recognised equity grouping which may encompass low-SES, mature-aged, regional and remote, and Indigenous students. FiF tertiary students are more likely to be in a position of educational disadvantage over students […]
24 November 2017
Career Development for Students in low SES and Regional/Remote High Schools The first workshop in the Building Legacy and Capacity Series was conducted on 28 September 2017 at the University of Canberra. Ten expert panelists contributed their insights as subject matter experts: Kylie Austin, University of Wollongong Kate Duyvestyn, Monash University Andrew Harvey, La Trobe University Mary […]
22 November 2017
The third report in the 2017 NCSEHE Focus series provides new insights from research funded by the Centre on regional and remote students in higher education. This new resource also draws from the Centre’s submission to the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education, good practice case studies, and insights from research by the NCSEHE Equity Fellows. This […]
13 November 2017
James A. Smith, Wendy Ludwig, and Christine Robertson, Charles Darwin University; Jack Frawley, University of Sydney; Dr Ekaterina Pechenkina, and Andrew Gunstone, Swinburne University of Technology; and Steven Larkin, University of Newcastle. Abstract Enhancing Vocational Education and Training (VET) to higher education pathways and transitions for Indigenous students is important. Dual-sector universities are well positioned to take the […]
3 July 2017
NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellowship Report Associate Professor Erica Southgate The University of Newcastle Abstract People from equity groups are underrepresented in university degrees associated with high-status professions. The reasons for this are complex and relate to poverty, familial and community norms and expectations, inequitable access to high quality and adequately resourced schooling which affects achievement, […]
3 July 2017
Penny Jane Burke, Anna Bennett, Matthew Bunn, Jacqueline Stevenson and Sue Clegg The University of Newcastle Abstract Many equity students in higher education are challenged by institutional expectations about ‘time’, with time management impacted by the competing imperatives of study, work, and personal commitments. This research focussed primarily on regional and rural students, advocating an […]
1 May 2017
Wojtek Tomaszewski, Francisco Perales and Ning Xiang The University of Queensland Abstract Career guidance and positive secondary school experiences have a significant bearing on equity students’ propensity to enrol in tertiary education. This report provides new, contemporary Australian evidence on the interrelations between equity group membership, school experiences and university enrolment in young people from […]
31 March 2017
NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellowship Final Report Dr Cathy Stone The University of Newcastle Executive Summary Online learning has a critical place in widening access and participation in education for a diverse range of students, many of whom are from backgrounds which have been historically underrepresented at university. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (low SES), students […]
24 March 2017