Joining the Dots (JTD)
A resource for Australian higher education, with a foundation of policy relevant, evidence-based research.
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Joining the Dots is a series of evidence-based Research Briefings written to make it easier to keep informed about complex, significant issues in Australian higher education.
The JTD Research Briefings provide analyses and insights on higher education that are:
• Evidence-based and data-driven
• Grounded in a deep understanding of higher education and expertise in data analysis
• Looking through Australian eyes at national and international issues
• Timely, examining emerging issues and recently released national and international data
• Objective, independent, going beyond the commentary
• Synthesised and integrated from a range of sources, and
• Time and resource saving – highlighting key facts, figures and issues.
Joining the Dots links discrete pieces of information in reports specially tailored for Australian higher education for people who need to keep abreast of rapidly unfolding issues including Higher education institution leaders and managers.
Submissions from 2017
Australia's degree-qualified workforce: Contributions of the Australian higher education system and overseas migration, Julie McMillan, Daniel Edwards, and David Phillips
Submissions from 2016
University experience in Australia and Japan: Using a common survey to understand similarities and differences, Daniel Edwards, Ali Radloff, and Julie McMillan
Submissions from 2015
Completing university in Australia : a cohort analysis exploring equity group outcomes, Daniel Edwards and Julie McMillan
Industry-university collaboration in the STEM curriculum : exploring work integrated learning in practice, Daniel Edwards and Julie McMillan
Submissions from 2013
Back to the future : re-exploring SES among university students, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Shifting students : regional mobility of undergraduates in Australia, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Changing deferral patterns : the influence of growth, changing support and geography, Sheldon Rothman and Daniel Edwards
Submissions from 2012
A return to growth : recent trends in higher education student visa numbers., Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Higher education students in Australia : what the new Census data tell us, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Tracking demand : an early audit of Australia's new student demand driven system, Daniel Edwards and Eva van der Brugge
Australia in context : an international perspective on our higher education system, Eva van der Brugge and Daniel Edwards
Submissions from 2011
The datafication of higher education : evaluating tests that measure learning outcomes, Hamish Coates
Expanding the sector : growth targets and student numbers, Daniel Edwards
International students snapshot : a global picture, Daniel Edwards
Student demand : trends, key markets and the movement towards demand-driven enrolment, Daniel Edwards
The practicalities of growth : exploring attainment targets for enrolments, Daniel Edwards
Where are the academics of tomorrow? Supply and demand issues for Australian universities, Daniel Edwards
Student retention : current evidence and insights for improvement, Julie McMillan
Higher education & community benefits : the role of regional provision, Sarah Richardson