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Australian Regional Higher Education: Student Characteristics And Experiences, Sarah Richardson, Tim Friedman
Australian Regional Higher Education: Student Characteristics And Experiences, Sarah Richardson, Tim Friedman
Higher education research
This study was undertaken for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) during May, June and July of 2010. It focuses on students who study at higher education institutions (HEIs) in regional parts of Australia, with particular attention paid to their characteristics, motivations, experiences and outcomes, both in terms of further study and of employment. The study catalogues a number of existing data sources which can be utilised for research into this population and identifies key gaps in the current collections which inhibit some areas of analysis into students at …