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John Fischetti; Ann Hill; Debra Lynch; Joanne Pettit; Joanne Rutkowski; Viv White; Deborah Chadwick; Barry Down – Discover Education, 2024
Year 12 students in Big Picture Learning schools across Australia now use portfolios and interviews to apply for and gain entry to their first choice of university degree. They receive admission on the strength of portfolio evidence mapped to a new non-ATAR qualification, known as the International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC). Since…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Guided Pathways, College Admission
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Melissa Tham; Shuyan Huo; Andrew Wade – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2024
The long-term benefits of academically selective schools have not been thoroughly explored in the Australian context. This research draws on data from a longitudinal study of Australian young people (n = 2933) and utilises Nearest-neighbour matching techniques to explore whether individuals who attend academically selective schools have better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction
Napier, Rebecca D.; Jarvis, Jane M.; Clark, Julie; Halsey, R. John – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2024
Despite adolescent girls' superior school achievement and high career aspirations, fewer women than men achieve career eminence. Understanding early influences on the development of gifted girls' career-related values and aspirations may help to explain this discrepancy in career outcomes. This article reports findings from a qualitative,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Education, Selective Admission