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To Be Seen and Heard: Enhancing Student Engagement to Support University Aspirations and Expectations for Students from Low Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds
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Cunninghame, Ian; Vernon, Lynette; Pitman, Tim – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
An important goal for educators is to foster student engagement in order to support a sense of valuing and aspiring to higher levels of education. To value education, students need to perceive that they are welcome, express their ideas and engage meaningfully in each education space they enter. Therefore, 'pupil voice' has the potential to become…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Aspiration, Low Income Students, Student Empowerment
University Enabling Programs While Still at School: Supporting the Transition of Low-SES Students from High School to University
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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
Parents Influencing Secondary Students' University Aspirations: A Multilevel Approach Using School-SES
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Watson, Stuart; Vernon, Lynette; Seddon, Sarah; Andrews, Yolanda; Wang, Angela – Issues in Educational Research, 2016
Students' university aspirational capacity and expectancies are key factors in predicting future university participation. Aspirations and expectations to attend university are strongly influenced by parent educational socialisation and school culture. This study investigates associations between students' university discussions with parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Educational Attainment, Undergraduate Students, High School Students
University Aspirational Pathways for Metropolitan and Regional Students: Implications for Supporting School-University Outreach Partnerships
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Vernon, Lynette; Watson, Stuart J.; Taggart, Andrew – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
Young people in low socioeconomic (SES) regions, including regional and rural areas of Australia, aspire to attend university after high school at a comparable rate to young people in higher SES regions. However, without concrete opportunities to support and develop their aspirations, students in regional areas are unable to internalize the goals…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries