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Direct linkWilson, Jacqueline Z.; Harvey, Andrew; Mendes, Philip – Oxford Review of Education, 2019
Australian and international research documents the limited access of young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) to further and higher education. This paper examines the processes, outcomes, and key findings of the Raising Expectations project, a collaborative university and industry approach to promote higher education among care…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Vernon, Lynette; Watson, Stuart J.; Moore, William; Seddon, Sarah – Australian Educational Researcher, 2019
University participation rates are significantly lower in low socioeconomic status (SES) areas in Australia. Specifically, rates differ between-schools and within-schools, where inequalities in opportunities to access university pathway programs exist. The aim of this study was to test whether academic encouragement supported students' school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Satisfaction, Student Attitudes, Expectation
Polesel, John; Klatt, Malgorzata – Australian Journal of Education, 2014
This article investigates the phenomenon of university deferral and its impact on regional youth in Australia. It seeks to compare and contrast the post-school pathways and experiences of metropolitan and non-metropolitan deferrers over a period of three years following completion of school, with a view to establishing the unique characteristics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Metropolitan Areas, College Attendance
McNair Anderson Associates Pty., Ltd., (Australia). – 1985
The public reaction to the proposal that the Australian government should reintroduce fees for tertiary education was surveyed in 1985. The influence of the proposal on the way people would vote in a federal election was also investigated. The fee would be between $900 and $1,500 per year for full-time tertiary education. As part of a McNair…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Educational Policy, Fees, Foreign Countries
Williams, Trevor; And Others – 1987
Participation in education in Australia is reported, with attention to: completion of year 12; postsecondary education; technical and further education (TAFE); apprenticeships; higher education; universities; Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs); and degree programs. Data from two national probability samples of young people 4 years apart in age…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Attendance, Educational Opportunities
Anderson, D. S.; Verboorn, A. E. – 1983
The question of whether the social composition of postsecondary education in Australia has changed since the 1930s and 1940s is analyzed. Based on a review of studies of higher education students in Australia, it is proposed that concern for equity in access to education developed during the 1960s and has continued until the present. Attention is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Age Groups, College Attendance, Educational Background
