Event information
Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer, Asia Building Swanston Street, Parkville Campus, The University of Melbourne
Event presented by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at The University of Melbourne and KPMG
A recording of the seminar is available here.
Invited speakers:
- Andrew Norton, Higher Education Program Director with the Grattan Institute
- Andrew Harvey, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research at La Trobe University
- Professor Martin Doel – FETL Professor of Leadership in Further Education and Skills, University College London Institute of Education
- Chaired by Professor Kerri-Lee Krause Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at La Trobe University.
Background
“Australians believe we live in a fair and egalitarian country. We believe in a fair go: in equality of opportunity. We also believe that accessible education and training is a fundamental right and it facilitates prosperity, social mobility and a richer and more engaged economy.
Are these beliefs about who we are based in fact? While access to higher education has increased dramatically over the past 30 years, income and wealth inequality is also on the rise. This seeming contradiction challenges our most fundamental believes about intergenerational mobility.”
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Twitter updates from 2017 NCSEHE Equity Fellow Matt Brett:
Audience question … how do you achieve an equitable system … in a backdrop of social and economic inequity? and what is the role of scholarships??@andrewjnorton responds, completion rates drop with age, convinced students should (particularly regional) should start HE sooner
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Audience question … how do you achieve an equitable system … in a backdrop of social and economic inequity? and what is the role of scholarships?? @LTU_CHEEDR A Harvey responds – enabling programs work (at low cost) and should be supported @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Audience question … on how to achieve more equitable system … what is the role of MOOCs as a filtering mechanism for developing nations@FETforL Martin Doel responds… very tricky to get the money to support the investment required @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Audience question … on how to achieve more equitable system.. how do we reconcile global mission of universities with local need@LTU_CHEEDR Andrew Harvey responds on a regional level – opportunities exist to tie professional learning/ WIL to benefit local economies @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Audience question … on how to achieve more equitable system … what is needed in terms of institution diversity@andrewjnorton responds… review of DDS recommended extending subsidy to NUHEIs – but VET FEE HELP scandal killed the appetite for change @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Audience question … on how to achieve more equitable system … postgrad equity and cost is a problem@andrewjnorton responds… govt now clamping down on high cost pgrd professional entry qualifications when could be done at bachelors @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
Great question from Monash student rep…. many changes have been made as technocratic administrative changes…. is there scope to democratise HE put more power in hands of teachers@andrewjnorton responds – 40 years ago at Monash these ideas were VERY POPULAR (audience laughs)
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
How to make a more equitable system… final thoughts@FETforL Martin Doel says … all institutions/staff should ask who I serve, how I serve, how I am accountable, how I make a difference @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
How to make a more equitable system… final thoughts@LTU_CHEEDR A Harvey says … need to update the Australian HE equity framework … doesn’t do a good job for looking at pgrad, nor international, need a new and more holistic framework, @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
How to make a more equitable system… final thoughts@andrewjnorton .says.. should focus on entrenching quality support across the system / institution for all students – not just on low SES – don’t see it as a charity model – equity is core business @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
How to make a more equitable system… final thoughts@stephenparkerED … future lens… big change coming with AI and Machine Learning – 4th industrial revolution – may have worse equity in future if we don’t have a more inclusive HE system @MelbCSHE
— Matt Brett (@MattBrettLTU) February 26, 2018
