Higher education
Alternative labels
Post-secondary education
Universities and colleges study and teaching
Report
Building pathways online: Indigenous futures collaboration
This report uses evidence from the Indigenous Futures Collaboration to examine the extent to which online delivery can help overcome barriers to education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in regional and remote areas. The report looks at two different cohorts of students: those who were qualified to enter into Bachelor degree courses...
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Preparing young people for the future of work
Australia's education system is not preparing students for twenty-first century success. Young Australians are studying for longer than ever before but are disengaged and struggling to find permanent jobs. Young people entering technology-rich, global, competitive job markets need different skill sets to what our education system has traditionally valued. Young people need to bring more...
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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'.
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All change: why Britain is so prone to policy reinvention, and what can be done about it
This report examines three policy areas which have experienced near-constant upheaval: further education, regional governance and industrial policy.
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Factors influencing university student satisfaction, dropout and academic performance: an Australian higher education equity perspective
Equity groups have increasing access to higher education enrolment, but factors including health, finance and disposition towards study can contribute to the decision of disadvantaged students to drop out of university study. This study looked at the determinants of student satisfaction and academic outcomes at university, with a focus on equity group differences. Background The...