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October 8, 2019

Universities don’t control the labour market: we shouldn’t fund them like they do

Denise Jackson, Edith Cowan University and Ruth Bridgstock, Griffith University

Graduate employment outcomes will determine 40% of the $80 million extra government funding for universities. This is a problem for three reasons.

Students stage a walkout to raise awareness about systemic discrimination in the Canadian justice system during a protest at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C., on March 14, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

August 29, 2019

What does ‘We are all treaty people’ mean, and who speaks for Indigenous students on campus?

Paul McKenzie-Jones, University of Lethbridge

As students and faculty start a new academic year, it’s a good time to highlight the barriers to Indigenizing the campus and the importance of Indigenous voices on campus.

Indigenous students usually start university later in life. Photo by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash

June 20, 2019

Three charts on: how uncapped university funding actually boosted Indigenous student numbers

Michael Luckman, La Trobe University and Andrew Harvey, La Trobe University

A recent Productivity Commission report showed the demand driven system of university funding didn’t increase participation rates for Indigenous students. But our analysis actually shows the opposite.

Students credit tutoring sessions with enhancing their ability to negotiate academia and successfully complete degrees. Centre for Aboriginal Studies

November 5, 2017

Tutors are key to reducing Indigenous student drop out rates

Dr Lesley Neale, Curtin University

There has been an increase in Australian Indigenous students enrolling in university in the last 10 years, and we need to provide them with tutors to keep them there.

Thousands of copper nails representing thousands of Indigenous children who died in Canada’s residential schools were hammered into the Reconciliation Pole before its raising at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., on April 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

September 14, 2017

This is why most teachers need Indigenous coaches

Emily Milne, MacEwan University

Many Canadian teachers worry about how to incorporate Indigenous content into the classroom. For one sociology professor, finding Indigenous mentorship was richly rewarding.

Northern Territory has the highest proportion of Indigenous school students. Neda Vanovac/AAP

June 6, 2017

Infographic: Are we making progress on Indigenous education?

Claire Shaw, The Conversation; Jamal Ben Haddou, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation

Indigenous students who graduate from university have slightly higher full-time employment prospects than their non-Indigenous peers.

A year of high expectations, yet little action. from www.shutterstock.com

December 27, 2016

2016, the year that was: Education

Claire Shaw, The Conversation

Gonski funding was scrapped and the vocational education sector got a new student loan system. Here’s what else happened in education this year…

Offering more scholarships could help boost Indigenous PhD completion rates. from www.shutterstock.com

March 17, 2016

Three ways to increase the number of Indigenous academics in Australian universities

Ian Anderson. Palawa, The University of Melbourne and Elizabeth McKinley, The University of Melbourne

Reforming Australia’s research training system and providing more funding support could help increase PhD completion rates for Indigenous students.

Labor has announced it would fully fund Gonski if it wins government. Lukas Coch/AAP

January 29, 2016

Labor has put Gonski back on the table, but should we be excited?

David Zyngier, Monash University

Labor has announced it will commit to fully funding Gonski, with a reform package costing $37.3 billion over the next decade. But is this actually what the Gonski review recommended?

No improvements have been made to Indigenous higher education participation or completion despite a major review. from www.shutterstock.com.au

May 11, 2015

Nothing has changed since Indigenous higher ed review

Ekaterina Pechenkina, Swinburne University of Technology

Three years after the Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People which aimed to increase university attendance for Indigenous Australians, not much has changed.

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