Learning Rights
Why equity is not an optional extra
May 25 2021 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm AEST
The Hon. Verity Firth
Executive Director, University of Technology Sydney
Dr. Andrew Harvey
Executive Director, Student Equity Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research
Professor Braden Hill
Pro Vice Chancellor Equity and Indigenous, Edith Cowan University
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
