Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report

Tim Pitman; Paul Koshy; Daniel Edwards; Liang-Cheng Zhang; Julie McMillan

doi:10.37517/978-1-74286-666-6

Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report

Tim Pitman, Paul Koshy, Daniel Edwards, Liang-Cheng Zhang, Julie McMillan

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

This report details the findings of a feasibility study for the Department of Education and Training (DET) into the development of a higher education student equity ranking index. The purpose of study was to determine whether it was possible to measure higher education equity performance at the institutional level and convey each institution’s relative performance through an ‘equity rank’. The ranking was to be based on institutional performance in regard to equity-group students, including students from low socio-economic backgrounds; students from regional/remote areas of Australia; Indigenous students; students with disability; and students from non-English speaking backgrounds.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-666-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019

Keywords

Equal education
Access to education
League tables
Universities
Higher education
Educational indicators
Aboriginal students
Torres Strait Islander students
Socioeconomic status
Disabilities
Non English speaking background
Equity ranking

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Higher Education
Inequality and Stratification

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https://research.acer.edu.au/higher_education/74

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