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Unlocking the gates to the peasants: are policies of ‘fairness’ or ‘inclusion’ more important for equity in higher education?

Added 11 December 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Tim Pitman, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education INTRODUCTION The idea of social equity has been a recurrent theme in public policies relating to Australian higher ...

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Understanding ‘fairness’ in student selection: are there differences and does it make a difference anyway?

Added 20 November 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Tim Pitman, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education INTRODUCTION It is a fundamental tenet of public policy that participation in higher education is characterised by ...

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Reinterpreting higher education quality in response to policies of mass education: the Australian experience

Added 17 November 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Dr Tim Pitman, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education INTRODUCTION Democratic access to tertiary education is one of the most persistent policy issues in higher ...

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Closing the policy–practice gap for low-SES students in higher education: the pedagogical challenge

Added 4 November 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Dr Glyn Thomas (University of Queensland) ABSTRACT This paper reports on an interpretivist research study that sought to articulate the strategies being adopted by selected ...

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Just Imaginary: delimiting social inclusion in higher education

Added 2 September 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Professor Trevor Gale (Deakin University) and Dr Steven Hodge (Griffith University) ABSTRACT This paper explores the notion of a ‘just imaginary’ for social inclusion in higher ...

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‘Miraculous exceptions’: what can autobiography tell us about why some disadvantaged students succeed in higher education?

Added 19 May 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Dr Tim Pitman, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education ABSTRACT This study examines the use of the autobiographical research method, where information is gathered from a ...

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The Educational Journeys of American Indian Women: Forming Aspirations for Higher Education

Added 7 May 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Maureen Snow Andrade, Utah Valley University ABSTRACT American Indians (AIs) have lower higher education enrollment and completion rates than Whites and most minority groups. AI women, ...

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Different backgrounds – different priorities? Student perceptions of a technology initiative

Added 27 March 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Miikka J. Eriksson and Hanna Vuojärvi ABSTRACT A multitude of studies has assessed the success of different technology initiatives but rarely has the focus been on special groups. This ...

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Facilitating the learning journey from vocational education and training to higher education

Added 27 March 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Janice Catterall, Janelle Davis and Dai Fei Yang ABSTRACT An increase in students who enter higher education in Australia following their studies in the vocational education and ...

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Staying the distance: students’ perceptions of enablers of transition to higher education

Added 27 March 2014 by ncsehe

Written by Angela Bowles, Ron Fisher, Ruth McPhail, Daniela Rosenstreich and Alexandra Dobson ABSTRACT Students’ perceptions during their first semester at university may be critical in the ...

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