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Socio-economic backgrounds, choice of disciplines, and post-university labour market performance
R Zhu and X Gong
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study empirically examined the long-term labour market outcomes of university graduates from different socio-economic backgrounds, with a particular focus on the role of subject choice at university.
Evidence-based pedagogies to support online engagement of low SES, and regional, rural, and remote students
F Fan, D Hicks, and S Fischer
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study sought to explore how to support engagement for online students, thereby addressing issues of disengagement and attrition.
Understanding school students’ aspirations in uncertain times
L Fray, S Patfield, K Sincock, J Gore, and C Rubie
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study returned to a diverse cross-section of schools in the Aspirations Longitudinal Study (2012-2015) to understand how students’ views about their futures had changed over the past decade.
Time for a rethink: Assessment policy to enable equity
J Dargusch, L Harris, J Willis, M Kettle, J Arnold, N Rogers, J Gallagher, and D N Chi
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2026
A Small Grants Research Program final report. The study examined how assessment policies and practices around time are creating barriers for students from equity groups including First Nations people, migrants and refugees, people with disabilities, and those from low socio-economic backgrounds and regional and remote areas.
Equity Policy Options: Parity Targets, Final Report
ACSES
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2024
This report outlines policy options in relation to parity targets for four priority equity groups in Australian higher education – students from low SES backgrounds, First Nations Australian students, students with disability, and students from regional and remote Australia.
Student Equity Data Guide: Defining Equity Groups
ACSES
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2024
This guide is part of the Student Equity Data Guide Series produced by the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES). This series aims to describe key data areas for student equity in higher education. Please contact us with any feedback and questions.
The great social divide: The reality of career advice for our disadvantaged youth
Dawn Bennett, Jane Coffey
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2022
Research has found found that students who attend private schools and students from middle to high socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds have greater access to career information and are more likely to be directed toward university pathways when compared to students from low SES backgrounds, who are commonly directed towards VET and TAFE pathways.
Ditch the widgets. Start investing in their amazing futures
Daniel Edwards
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2022
This article by Daniel Edwards says that the support for equity students could be better recognised in funding agreements by switching the focus from "activity-based" to "mission-directed".
The costs of and economies of scale in supporting students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds in Australian higher education
Marcia Devlin, Liang-Cheng Zhang, Daniel Edwards, Glenn Withers, Julie McMillan, Lynette Vernon, Sue Trinidad
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2022
This Australian-first study has calculated the costs to universities of supporting students from low socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds.
Proactively supporting students’ mental wellbeing: Guidelines and recommendations for staff and universities
Nicole Crawford
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2021
A concise set of Guidelines for staff and Recommendations for universities on supporting students' mental wellbeing, informed by NCSEHE Equity Fellowship research by Nicole Crawford.
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