Regional universities
Report
Opportunity through online learning: improving student access, participation and success in higher education
This report outlines research from Australia and the UK informing ten 'National Guidelines to Improve Student Outcomes in Online Education'.
Report
Regional student participation and migration: analysis of factors influencing regional student participation and internal migration in Australian higher education
This research study examines regional student participation and migration by use of novel data sources and analytic techniques. The data and techniques utilised within the study provide insights that are relevant to contemporary higher education policy challenges and reform processes This study builds our knowledge of regional student participation and mobility through quantitative analysis of:
Conference paper
Going off the beaten track: exploring Chinese international students’ motivations for selecting regional Australian higher education
This study aims to understand the motivations of Chinese international students who have enrolled at the University of Tasmania (UTAS), which is a regional Australian university, which is a variation in trend from the choice of majority of Chinese international students who attend universities in Australian metropolitan contests.
Report
Access to higher education: does distance impact students’ intentions to attend university?
Data analysis indicates distance is a predictor of students’ intentions to attend university, net of selected demographic and socio-economic variables. This report applies statistical modelling and geo-mapping to existing data, contributing to current literature as well as indicating an ongoing advancement from discrete categorisation to continuous measures of students’ distance from higher education providers. Background...
Report
Regional participation: the role of socioeconomic status and access
This report provides information on the factors affecting participation of regional students in Australian universities, and particularly the relative importance of socioeconomic status and access to university in influencing higher education participation across regions.