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The NCSEHE has commissioned four large-scale projects to improve access to information about higher education study options, pathways, and careers for disadvantaged students and those who influence them. With a particular focus on low socioeconomic status (SES), regional and remote, and Indigenous students, the research projects are being conducted under the Australian Government Department of […]
26 September 2019
Higher education careers advice for low SES students, including low SES Indigenous students and low SES regional, rural and remote students Kylie Austin, Sarah O’Shea and Steph Musgrave (University of Wollongong) The University of Wollongong, in partnership with five universities including the University of Tasmania, Macquarie University, University of New South Wales, Australian Catholic University and […]
26 September 2019
A student-centred approach: Understanding higher education pathways through co-design Mollie Dollinger, Andrew Harvey and Ryan Naylor (La Trobe University); and Marian Mahat (University of Melbourne) Every student’s pathway to higher education is unique. A range of factors, from their personal aspirations, the support and advice they receive in schools, and their distinct socio-cultural backgrounds can influence […]
26 September 2019
Sue Kilpatrick, (University of Tasmania [UTAS]), Jess Woodroffe (UTAS), Nicoli Barnes (UTAS), Robin Katersky Barnes (UTAS), Kylie Austin (University of Wollongong [UOW]), Julia Coyle (UOW) and Sarah O’Shea (UOW). Effective career education is crucial in preparing rural, regional and remote people of all ages for life and work in the increasingly globalised economy. Schools alone […]
26 September 2019
Ameliorating disadvantage: Creating accessible, efficacious and equitable careers and study information for low SES students Dawn Bennett (Bond University) Jane Coffey (Curtin University), Michael Dockery (Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre), Ian Li (University of Western Australia), Sherry Bawa (Curtin University) and David Carney (Career Industry Council of Australia) The career and study decisions made by secondary […]
26 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
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
Jenny Gore, Leanne Fray, Sally Patfield and Jess Harris The University of Newcastle Executive Summary This project, Community influence on university aspirations: Does it take a village…?, examined how post-school aspirations are formed within, and shaped by, the communities in which young people live. While “aspirations” have become a key feature of Australian higher education […]
19 September 2019
19 September 2019
Team led by Professor Sarah O’Shea used digital stories to capture diverse student experiences. New research from the University of Wollongong’s Professor Sarah O’Shea has offered an insight into the challenges faced by regional students as they move into higher education. The study, led by Professor O’Shea, with colleagues from the University of New South […]
12 September 2019