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Ian W. Li and David R. Carroll The University of Western Australia Abstract Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, but factors including health, finance and disposition towards study can contribute to the decision of disadvantaged students to drop out of university study. This study looked at the determinants of student satisfaction and academic […]
8 March 2017
Introduction (Professor Sue Trinidad and Professor John Phillimore) There is overwhelming evidence that a society based on social mobility and social justice reduces economic and social disadvantage. Equity in education is instrumental to this process because it is transformative for individuals, families and communities. It leads to greater social cohesion and a widening of the […]
5 December 2016
Mr Ian Cunninghame, Dr Diane Costello and Professor Sue Trinidad, NCSEHE 1. Background, Purpose and Aims As identified by many researchers working in the field of disability research, there is a lack of comprehensive information as to: the participation and performance of students with disability, the various pedagogical issues impacting their engagement with higher education, […]
28 November 2016
Written by Dr Joanne Lisciandro, Dr Angela Jones and Dr Karin Strehlow, Murdoch University Background and Context The burden of mental health issues on university students and their ability to successfully access, transition and participate in university has been recurrent in contemporary educational discourse (Cleary, Walter, & Jackson, 2011; Said, Kypri, & Bowman, 2013). This […]
14 November 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Education is transformative. Education delivers benefits to individuals, their families and communities. It is this far-reaching impact that compels research into understanding why people from low-socio economic status (SES) backgrounds are under-represented in tertiary education, and finding new ways to address this situation. This position paper reviews what is currently known about interventions […]
25 October 2016
Briefing Note written by Paul Koshy, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) Introduction This NCSEHE Briefing Note provides an update on domestic undergraduate student enrolment and equity outcomes from 2008 to 2015, following Koshy and Seymour (2015). In keeping with the earlier editions of this series, the briefing note focuses on undergraduate […]
17 October 2016
Written by Dr Neal Dreamson, Associate Professor Gary Thomas, Professor Anita Lee Hong and Ms Soyoung Kim (Queensland University of Technology) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A Learning Management System (LMS) such as Blackboard, Moodle and Web City has been utilised for enhancing the quality of learning and teaching in Australian universities. Yet there are no specific university […]
7 October 2016
Written by Associate Professor Michele Fleming and Dr Diana Grace (University of Canberra) INTRODUCTION The purpose of the report is to provide an understanding of the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with disability in Australian higher education and the support they currently receive. Further, the report provides a series of recommendations for […]
1 September 2016
Written by Dr Tim Pitman and Professor Sue Trinidad (NCSEHE), Professor Marcia Devlin (Federation University Australia), Dr Andrew Harvey and Mr Matt Brett (La Trobe University), and Dr Jade McKay (Deakin University) BACKGROUND This report details the findings of the Enabling programmes for disadvantaged student groups project, which was funded as part of the Australian […]
24 July 2016
Foreword by Professor Sue Trinidad and Professor John Phillimore — NCSEHE Program Leaders The issues facing disadvantaged students wanting a tertiary education are multi-faceted. Being accepted into a course at university is the first of many hurdles that a student must overcome to complete their degree. University cohorts are also increasingly diverse and require different […]
5 July 2016