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There are already signs of this happening in Australia, but research from overseas reveals few benefits.
Lower completion rates for rural and remote universities are not necessarily a reflection on the quality of the educational experience they provide, but reflect the demographics of their students.
New research has found that results at high school aren’t good predictors of how students will perform at university.
Controversies surrounding university courses with low ATAR admission requirements have become a January ritual. Once universities make their offers to potential students, debates start over whether widening…
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Executive Director, Student Equity; and Director, Centre for Higher Education Equity and Diversity Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology and Education, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies (VISES), Victoria University
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Ph.D. Candidate, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
