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In the September issue of NCSEHE Equity Insights eNews, the NCSEHE welcomes new Advisory Board members, Professor Marcia Devlin and Emeritus Professor Lesley Parker, as well as our 2019/20 Equity Fellows, Dr Nicole Crawford and Dr Katelyn Barney. We congratulate the four successful research teams awarded large-scale projects to improve access to information about higher […]
27 September 2019
Seminar with Professor Sally Kift Our Australian world class higher education system has now been without systematic, sector-wide investment into pedagogical research and development since mid-2016. Of itself, this would be enough of a grand challenge, but the hiatus has coincided with increasing competition in the global educational market, sector scrambling in the face of […]
20 September 2019
Communities exert a powerful influence on young people’s aspirations for university education, according to new research led by the University of Newcastle, Australia. The study, funded by the NCSEHE, found consistently high student aspirations for university across a diverse range of Australian communities. Eight case study communities represented broad population demographics, with variations in socioeconomic […]
19 September 2019
Seminar with Professor Sally Kift Our Australian world class higher education system has now been without systematic, sector-wide investment into pedagogical research and development since mid-2016. Of itself, this would be enough of a grand challenge, but the hiatus has coincided with increasing competition in the global educational market, sector scrambling in the face of […]
19 September 2019
Janet Dyment, Jill Downing, Cathy Stone, Naomi Milthorpe, Tracey Muir, Elizabeth Freeman and Belinda Hopwood Published by the University of Tasmania July 2019 Context The growth in online Initial Teacher Education Online learning is fast becoming the preferred mode of study for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students in Australia. Between 2007 and 2016, the proportion of […]
18 September 2019
18 September 2019
The Student Voice Australia (SVA) Symposium invites students and staff to come together to showcase the achievements of the SVA Pilot and share good practice in student engagement from across our Australian institutions. The Symposium is an opportunity to: share initiatives from across institutions that meaningfully engage a diversity of students in influencing and improving […]
18 September 2019
An institution-wide approach, including staff and students, could reduce the structural barriers to higher education retention and success for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new report. The research, led by Dr Ryan Naylor from La Trobe University and funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), recommended institutions prioritise […]
16 September 2019
Ryan Naylor and Nathan Mifsud La Trobe University Executive Summary In Australian higher education, there is—rightly—significant pressure on institutions to support and improve retention, success and completion rates for students without compromising the access and participation of students from equity group backgrounds, for whom these rates have previously been shown to be lower than for […]
16 September 2019
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) and the National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program are hosting a panel discussion on the intersectionality between the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the post-secondary education system. Hear from TAFE and university disability practitioners about their experiences. The panel will be given a case study to […]
16 September 2019