A review of support funding for indigenous Australian students in higher education /
This is a review of funding provided by the Commonwealth to provide support services in universities to enable indigenous Australian students' participation in higher education. The purpose of the review is to investigate the nature, extent and cost of support provided by higher education insti...
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| Formato: | Livro |
| Idioma: | English |
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Canberra :
Australian Govt. Pub. Service,
1996.
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| coleção: | Evaluations and Investigations Program report ;
96/7 |
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| Resumo: | This is a review of funding provided by the Commonwealth to provide support services in universities to enable indigenous Australian students' participation in higher education. The purpose of the review is to investigate the nature, extent and cost of support provided by higher education institutions to indigenous students to assist the government in formulating an equitable mechanism for distributing support funds among institutions. The terms of reference for the review were to investigate: (1) the link between support funding and student load; (2) support costs and factors affecting support costs, including what is currently being spent on support services, what is the current range of support services, and what is the adequacy of support provided; (3) the link between support funding and successful outcomes for indigenous Australian students, including a review of institutional strategies to improve retention and participation of indigenous Australian students, and measurement of successful participation and outcomes; (4) consideration of support funding alongside other funding for support services through ATAS, ABSTUDY, the Vocational and Educational Guidance for Aboriginals Scheme etc.; and (5) options for providing a more equitable distribution of support funding keeping in mind the overall objectives of the Government for support funding.y institution. |
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| Descrição do item: | "National Centre for Vocational Education Reserach Ltd."--Cover. "Higher Education Division Evaluations and Investigations Program"--Cover. At head of title: Department of Employment, Education and Training. |
| Descrição Física: | xvi, 87 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliografia: | Bibliography: p. 41. |