Abstract
Access to university has always been an issue for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the recent context of an expanding higher education system in Australia, some accessibility issues have been alleviated. This context offers an opportunity to explore the pathways of disadvantaged students through university. In this expanded system, will disadvantaged students be more or less likely to complete university? Will demographic or enrolment characteristics influence the likelihood of these students to complete? This report details the findings from a research project funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) that explores new data tracking student cohorts through the higher education system, alongside national engagement and experience survey data to investigate these questions.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2015 |
Keywords
- Completion rates
- Low-socioeconomic-status
- University students
- Non-metropolitan students
- Indigenous students
- At-risk groups
- Attrition
- Disadvantaged
- University growth
- Aboriginal students
Disciplines
- Disability and Equity in Education
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
- Higher Education
- Indigenous Education