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Organisation: University of Queensland
Lead Researcher: Katelyn Barney
Type of Publications: Journal article
Year Published: 2021
Drawing on findings from interviews with Indigenous university students as part of a NCSEHE Equity Fellowship, this paper identifies what works and what areas to strengthen in Indigenous specific outreach programs. The paper concludes by discussing the development of strategies and resources to build the evidence base of effective outreach activities for Indigenous students.
Type of Publication: Journal article
Organisation: NCSEHE
Lead Researcher: Nicole Crawford
This article shines a light on a little-known cohort of higher education participants, mature-aged students in, and from, regional and remote Australia. The presentation of four vignettes from the interviews uncovers the stories behind the numbers, revealing students’ diverse and complex circumstances; two of the students shared experiences of facing systemic obstacles, while the other two described receiving invaluable institutional support.
Lead Researcher: NCSEHE
Type of Publications: Multimedia
Year Published: 2020
On 26–30 October 2020, the NCSEHE hosted the Student Equity Snapshots Forum — a week of lightning talks and live discussions with the 2019/20 cohort of NCSEHE Equity Fellows. The event was complemented by a series of #NCSEHE_Snapshots publications.
Type of Publication: Multimedia
Lead Researcher: Maria Raciti
Type of Publications: Impact report
Professor Maria Raciti details the policy impact, academic impact, media impact, social impact, capability-building impact and personal career impact of her 2018 NCSEHE Research Fellowship project.
Type of Publication: Impact report
Organisation: University of Wollongong
Lead Researcher: Sarah O'Shea
Type of Publications: NCSEHE Fellowship report
Year Published: 2019
Paper provides context for Sarah O'Shea's 2019 NCSEHE Research Fellowship on post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree.
Type of Publication: NCSEHE Fellowship report
Lead Researcher: Tim Pitman
Type of Publications: Professional commentary
Year Published: 2014
This article provides an outline of the submissions made to the Senate's inquiry into the higher education reform bill.
Type of Publication: Professional commentary
Organisation: Griffith University
Lead Researcher: Sorrel Penn-Edwards
We propose that higher education institutions move beyond the third generation approach to transition pedagogy (Kift, Nelson, & Clarke, 2010) to a fourth generation approach. This approach is characterised and driven by a social and civic community. This community of practice has a place at each point in the progression of the student’s studies and is an integral part of the first year student transition.
Organisation: University of Newcastle
Lead Researcher: Jill Scevak
Type of Publications: Research report
Year Published: 2015
Recent government objectives aimed at increasing student enrolment from non-traditional backgrounds has led to a broadening of the university student enrolment base. The profile of the university student population has diversified, and diversification is likely to continue. The aim of this guide is to address the changing needs of undergraduate students, provide perspectives on pedagogy, and suggest a number of teaching strategies.
Type of Publication: Research report
Lead Researcher: Mark Rubin
Year Published: 2016
The present research used a longitudinal design to investigate whether social contact with friends mediated this relation between subjective social status and mental health and well-being among first-year undergraduate students at an Australian university. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for the mental health and well-being of lower class students at university.
Prior research has found that the higher one's perceived status in society, the better one's mental health and well-being. The research used a longitudinal design to investigate whether social contact with friends mediated this relation between subjective social status and mental health and well-being among first-year undergraduate students at an Australian university.