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This national forum—the culmination of an Office of Learning and Teaching project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training—focused on strategies for improving retention and completion rates of Australian Indigenous university students. The project has involved policy reviews and interviews with current, past and returning students and lecturers. New strategies have been developed to […]
18 May 2018
The Student Success Journal (SSJ) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed, scholarly publication exploring the experiences of students in tertiary education. The Journal provides the opportunity to disseminate current research and innovative good practice about students’ tertiary learning experiences, which are supported by evidence. The 2018 Special Issue will focus on the critical issue of – Student […]
11 May 2018
Higher education participation and completion of regional and remote students The second workshop in the NCSEHE Building Legacy and Capacity Series was conducted on Tuesday 17 October 2017 at The University of Western Australia. Invited panelists contributed their insights as subject matter experts: Kylie Austin, University of Wollongong Rachel Callahan, Southern Cross University Edward Campbell, University […]
7 May 2018
Southern Cross University (SCU)’s Uni-Bound program supports the University’s commitment to improving access, participation and success of students from equity groups. Uni-Bound currently works with 17 secondary schools, three central schools and 19 primary schools in the Mid North Coast, Northern Rivers, southern Gold Coast and Tweed regions. Schools in these regions have high concentrations of […]
4 May 2018
The latest edition of Equity Insights showcases national and international news, research, resources and events from the NCSEHE and our associates. Featured in this issue: In conversation with 2018 NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria Raciti NCSEHE to host Australian conference to mark World Access to Higher Education Day My Story: Student Voice — Laura Christie Sally Kift seminar […]
4 May 2018
Written by Colin Jevons and Sophie Lindsay, Monash University Originally published on The Conversation 2 May 2018 Student attrition is of concern to universities and to politicians and, most importantly, costly for the students concerned, both financially and emotionally. Voluntary attrition – “dropping out” – has been studied extensively, and can be broadly correlated with measures of […]
3 May 2018
A high-profile 2018 Research Fellowship will address the relationship between perceived risk and university participation for disadvantaged students, in an era of increasing vocational uncertainty. Associate Professor Maria Raciti (University of the Sunshine Coast) will be supported by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) to conduct the project, aiming to seed […]
2 May 2018
During 2018, NCSEHE Research Fellow Maria Raciti (Associate Professor in Marketing in the School of Business, University of the Sunshine Coast) will conduct a high-profile, targeted research project, How the perceived risks of going to university influence the decision by people from low SES backgrounds to participate in Australian higher education. The project aims to: explore […]
1 May 2018
Originally from a regional background and embarking upon university as a mature student, Laura Christie developed a particular interest in Indigenous perspectives in research. Through the QUT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES), Laura became involved in a NCSEHE funded research project led by Deanna Grant-Smith, Widening participation or widening the gap? Equity in […]
1 May 2018
Written by Janice Orrell, Flinders University Originally published on The Conversation 30 April 2018 Increasingly, universities are expected to prepare students to transition into the workforce with generic graduate capabilities. These include being able to recognise and mitigate potential risks, solve problems effectively, and manage diversity and ambiguity. Another important role of universities is to provide opportunities for […]
30 April 2018