Organisation
Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success
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Acronym:
ACSES
Alternate Name:
National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
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Report
Equity in postgraduate education in Australia: widening participation or widening the gap?
This report provides direction for the Australian higher education sector to improve postgraduate outcomes for equity group students, as higher degrees become an expectation of employment advancement.
Discussion paper
Artificial intelligence, ethics, equity and higher education: a ‘beginning-of-the-discussion’ paper
The intention of the paper is to equip stakeholders with talking points to prompt informed and sustained dialogue on how artificial intelligence (AI) might be used for good, and for what it’s good for, and importantly, to consider where it should not be used at all. The paper provides an introduction to AI and its...
Data portal
National student equity data
This suite of interactive resources provides public access to data on equity group students among Australia’s undergraduate population. Two data pages allow users to make comparisons between institutions, as well as at the national, state or territory, and institutional grouping level.
Literature review
The impact of ‘learning at home’ on the educational outcomes of vulnerable children in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
This review provides an overview of current approaches to managing school closures, as well as recent literature related to young people learning 'outside of school.' A range of material has been drawn upon to both highlight the educational issues of this learning context, as well as the psychosocial and emotional repercussions.
Report
‘Mind the Gap!’ Exploring the post-graduation outcomes and employment mobility of individuals who are first in their family to complete a university degree
This one-year study explored how learners intersected by a range of equity categories entered the employment market and how individuals experienced this entry qualitatively. Adopting a mixed methods approach, the study analysed statistics related to post-graduation outcomes for the general student population, comparing them to those of cohorts from key equity groups.