Learning Rights
Why equity is not an optional extra
May 25 2021 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm AEST
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The Hon. Verity Firth
Executive Director, University of Technology Sydney
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Dr. Andrew Harvey
Executive Director, Student Equity Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research
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Professor Braden Hill
Pro Vice Chancellor Equity and Indigenous, Edith Cowan University
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Professor Sarah O'Shea
Director, National Centre of Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University
Session Topics
- What will convince the community that educational equity is a national priority?
- Which students are still being left behind?
- What is required to turbo-charge Indigenous student access, participation and success?
- Are there dangers in the short-form/ micro-credentials push for equity group students?
- What additional support will be required for first year university for both school leavers and new/ returning second chance learners (mature age) as more of them return to study in response both to COVID-19 workforce disruption and to the changing world of work?
Relevant Resources
- Zacharias & Brett (2019). The Best Chance for All. Perth: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
- La Trobe Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research
- Nicole Crawford Fellowship Report: On the radar: Supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia
- NCSEHE Research Database
- NCSEHE COVID Resources
- NCSEHE Data Tool
- NCSEHE Student Vloggers