Higher education research
Publication Date
6-2019
Subjects
Equal education, Access to education, League tables, Universities, Higher education, Educational indicators, Aboriginal students, Torres Strait Islander students, Socioeconomic status, Disabilities, Non English speaking background, Disadvantaged
Abstract
This report details the findings of a feasibility study for the Department of Education and Training (DET) into the development of a higher education student equity ranking index. The purpose of study was to determine whether it was possible to measure higher education equity performance at the institutional level and convey each institution’s relative performance through an ‘equity rank’. The ranking was to be based on institutional performance in regard to equity-group students, including students from low socio-economic backgrounds; students from regional/remote areas of Australia; Indigenous students; students with disability; and students from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Recommended Citation
Pitman, T., Koshy, P., Edwards, D., Zhang, L., & McMillan, J. (2019). Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report. Australian Council for Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-666-6
Creative Commons License
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Copyright Statement
Copyright Curtin University 2022
Recommended attribution:
Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report by T Pitman, P Koshy, D Edwards, L-C Zhang & J McMillan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence 4.0.
Place of Publication
Camberwell, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
ISBN
978-1-74286-666-6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-666-6
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Higher Education Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons
Comments
This project was conducted by a team from Curtin University and the Australian Council for Educational Research and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment through the National Priorities Pool Program (NPPP).