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Written by Dr Cathy Stone, 2016 NCSEHE Equity Fellow, The University of Newcastle Australia Online learning has a critical place in widening access and participation and facilitating success in higher education for a diverse range of students, many of whom are from backgrounds which have been historically under-represented at university. Increasing numbers of Australian students […]
26 April 2016
The National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education is pleased to announce that 10 proposals have been selected for funding as part of the NCSEHE’s 2016 Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program, for a total funding amount of $360,307. The Centre received 45 applications in total, which were considered first by an […]
21 April 2016
Dr Sarah O’ Shea from the University of Wollongong and the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) invite you to attend a half-day workshop focused on first-in-family students at university. Overview Students who are the first in their family (FiF) to attend university now comprise over half of the Australian university student […]
4 April 2016
Written by Adjunct Professor Gavin Moodie (RMIT University) for The Conversation Almost since taking office, Education Minister Simon Birmingham has reiterated the Coalition’s commitment to allowing universities to recruit as many students as they wish. It is what the higher education sector has called “the demand driven system”. Birmingham has, however, emphasised that universities should […]
31 March 2016
A mixed methods research project funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education has found that approximately two-thirds of first-year university students surveyed in their final weeks of study felt confident about their academic ability, with male students particularly likely to feel confident about their intelligence and capability. The study, undertaken by […]
22 March 2016
Written by Professor Penny Jane Burke, Dr Anna Bennett, Ms Cathy Burgess, Dr Kim Gray and Dr Erica Southgate (The University of Newcastle Australia) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The problem with ‘potential’ This project makes a unique contribution to understanding the more subtle dimensions of equity in higher education by examining constructions of ‘capability’ and experiences of […]
22 March 2016
A new study that examines labour market outcomes of more than 10,700 disadvantaged Australian university graduates has found graduates from low socio-economic backgrounds and regional and remote areas have employment outcomes comparable to graduates from more privileged backgrounds. The study, led by Assistant Professor Ian Li, from The University of Western Australia’s School of Population […]
8 March 2016
Written by Assistant Professor Ian W. Li (The University of Western Australia), Dr Stephané Mahuteau (National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS), Flinders University), Associate Professor Alfred Michael Dockery (Curtin University), Emeritus Professor P.N. (Raja) Junankar (UNSW Australia) & Professor Kostas Mavromaras (NILS) INTRODUCTION The Australian higher education sector has had a number of changes in […]
8 March 2016
8 March 2016
Written by Dr Nadine Zacharias, Professor Brenda Cherednichenko, Dr Juliana Ryan, Dr Kelly George, Ms Linda Gasparini (Deakin University), Ms Mary Kelly, Ms Smitha Mandre-Jackson (QUT), Ms Annette Cairnduff & Mr Danny Sun (The University of Sydney) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study investigates the relationships between equity scholarships and the retention and success outcomes of recipients […]
29 February 2016