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Delaney, Julie; Tangtulyangkul, Ploy; McCormack, Robert – Journal of Institutional Research, 2013
In an educational context, the accurate determination of each student's socioeconomic status (SES) is important for planning, reporting and general institutional research. This article describes a project undertaken to develop the means to derive a proxy measure of students' SES, based on home address location and Australian Bureau of Statistics…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Student Records, College Students, Geographic Information Systems
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Couzens, Donna; Poed, Shiralee; Kataoka, Mika; Brandon, Alicia; Hartley, Judy; Keen, Deb – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
More students with disabilities are accessing the tertiary sector with many disabilities not easily observed (or hidden), because there are no physical indicators. These "hidden" disabilities affect a variety of cognitive processes and may be developmental or acquired. To ensure students with hidden disabilities can enrol, engage in and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Disabilities, Universities, College Students
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Grebennikov, Leonid; Shah, Mahsood – Tertiary Education and Management, 2013
Over the last decade, the assessment of student experience has gained significant prominence in Australian higher education. Universities conduct internal surveys in order to identify which of their services students rate higher or lower on importance and performance. Thus, institutions can promote highly performing areas and work on those needing…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Trend Analysis, Student Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction
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Palermo, Josephine; Marr, David; Oriel, Jennifer; Arthur, Julie; Johnston, Don – Journal of Institutional Research, 2012
Australian higher education lags behind other western countries in relation to access and attainment of equity groups (Organisation for Economic Development [OECD], 2010). This is despite major policy reforms in the last two decades targeting better educational outcomes for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Australian Labor Government's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis
Gough, J. E.; Monday, P. R. – Open Campus, 1979
Recent Australian and New Zealand studies on college student workload are reviewed. Most of the studies have viewed workload questions in the broader context of arrangements for teaching, learning, and assessment. A Monash University, Australia, study assessed the total amount of work done by students, the distribution of study time between…
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Credits, Foreign Countries
McDonald, R. J.; Gough, J. E. – 1980
The use of audio cassettes in external studies in Australia was studied. External students enrolled in four courses at Murdoch and Deaken Universities, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire to ascertain how they use audio cassettes provided as part of their course materials. Murdoch University respondents allowed comparisons to be made between…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, College Students, Extension Education, External Degree Programs
Swinburne Inst. of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria (Australia). – 1991
The Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) conference provided a comprehensive coverage of issues, concepts, and techniques in the areas of planning, data analysis and research, and related aspects of management support in tertiary education. Refereed papers from the conference include: (1) "Changes in Student Approaches…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change