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Meaningful jobs for graduates with disability: From luck to business as usual Mr David Eckstein 2020 NCSEHE Equity Fellow Swinburne University of Technology deckstein@swin.edu.au Project overview and introduction Brief summary Students with disability (SwD) make up 6.8 per cent of the national tertiary student population (Koshy, 2018). However, after graduation they are seven per cent […]
28 July 2020
Erica Southgate, University of Newcastle, Australia NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellow Artificial intelligence (AI) can been defined as: a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. AI systems are designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy (OECD, 2019). AI is all […]
27 July 2020
Dr Mel Henry, NCSEHE The recently announced Job-Ready Graduates Package presents a complex set of reforms to Commonwealth funding of higher education. Some changes offer promising opportunities to further enhance student equity, particularly for regional, rural and remote (RRR) and Indigenous students; others present potential challenges to inclusive education; and some necessitate further refinement to […]
22 July 2020
NCSEHE Director Professor Sarah O’Shea will join a new advisory panel, providing strategic advice and making recommendations to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment on issues relating to student equity in higher education. The Equity in Higher Education Panel (EHEP) is a high level strategic advisory body with a focus on student equity in […]
17 July 2020
The NCSEHE is pleased to launch a new webpage that allows users to download and graph data on undergraduate equity student participation and performance in Australia, as sourced from the Australian Government’s Higher Education Student Data Collection. The “National Data” page, builds upon the format of the existing “Institutional Data” page and the NCSEHE’s annual […]
2 July 2020
Today’s launch of the NCSEHE National student equity data webpage marks the end of an eventful few weeks! You can read a wrap-up in this month’s NCSEHE Equity Insights eNews: National student equity data — New NCSEHE interactive resource Dr Nicole Crawford appointed NCSEHE Senior Research Fellow New student vloggers join the NCSEHE team Just the facts: Key changes proposed […]
2 July 2020
Written by Julie Sonnemann and Peter Goss, Grattan Institute Originally published on The Conversation 15 June 2020 Despite massive efforts by teachers and schools during the remote learning period, many students are likely to have learnt less than they would have in the classroom. Most of these students will recover without too much trouble, but […]
15 June 2020
NCSEHE Equity Fellow David Eckstein is seeking online focus group participants for his 2020 project on supporting the careers of university students with disability. Professional and academic staff are invited to share their experience and opinion about the challenges and opportunities of providing careers support that meets the needs of university students with disability. Short […]
11 June 2020
Featured in this issue: Save the date! NCSEHE Student Equity Snapshots Forum Feature article: Low SES students at the COVID crossroads: Persist with digital resource deficiency or risk public transport exposure 2018 NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria Raciti — Post-Fellowship Impact Bulletin 2020 NCSEHE Equity Fellow Janine Delahunty — Progress Bulletin NCSEHE 2019 Annual Report Seeking […]
11 June 2020
You’re invited to join us for an exciting series of lightning talks and online discussions presented by the 2019/20 Equity Fellows between 26–30 October 2020. Since 2016, the NCSEHE has supported 12 Equity Fellows to conduct targeted research projects, advancing student equity research, policy and practice. The 2019/20 cohort have each undertaken major year-long projects, […]
9 June 2020