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NCSEHE 2016 Equity Fellowship Final Report Dr Cathy Stone The University of Newcastle Executive Summary Online learning has a critical place in widening access and participation in education for a diverse range of students, many of whom are from backgrounds which have been historically underrepresented at university. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (low SES), students […]
24 March 2017
New research by National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education Equity Fellow Dr Cathy Stone from The University of Newcastle has informed comprehensive new guidelines for improving student outcomes in post-secondary online learning, with a focus on undergraduate retention and course completion. Qualitative interviews with 151 higher education practitioners from Australia and the United […]
24 March 2017
The biennial EPHEA conference is as a key professional development forum for equity practitioners in a wide range of fields to highlight best practice in student and staff equity. Equity practitioners across the higher education sectors in Australia, New Zealand/Pacific and internationally are invited to participate. This year’s theme is ‘Re-imagining equity: now and in […]
22 March 2017
Practical Strategies for Success The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) and the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND) are pleased to bring you this webinar – it will be live captioned and there is no cost to participate. Students on the autism spectrum are a “burgeoning population” (Wenzel and Rowley) who may […]
16 March 2017
Presentation by Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Dr Anna Bennett, March 2017 On Thursday 9 March, we welcomed Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Dr Anna Bennett to the NCSEHE to present an overview of the enabling programs and research projects at the University of Newcastle focusing on access and widening participation. Representatives from Curtin University, The University of […]
14 March 2017
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
A new study, funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education at Curtin University and led by Dr Ian Li from the University of Western Australia, has confirmed that equity students are generally well-supported in their university study, although challenges remained, in particular for students with disability and from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds […]
8 March 2017
A new study, funded by the NCSEHE and led by Dr Ian Li from the University of Western Australia, has confirmed that equity students are generally well-supported in their university study, although challenges remained, in particular for students with disability and from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds (NESB). Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, […]
8 March 2017
8 March 2017
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 […]
8 March 2017