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Category: Education – Higher Ed

  • Aussie hunting more Quals!

    More Australians seeking qualifications.

    More Australians have been seeking higher educational qualifications, with the largest increase being in Bachelor Degrees, according to figures recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Nearly 2.5 million people (18% of all Australians aged 15-64) were enrolled in a course of study as at May 2007. The proportion with a non-school qualification (such as TAFE or University) was 53%, up from 40% in 1997. The largest increase has been in people attaining a Bachelor Degree or above, up from 14% in 1997 to 21% in 2007. ABS Media release, 18 December 2008.

    [Government Education Portal News Headlines]

  • Universities to Get 4600 Extra Places

    An extra 4600 Australian students will undertake tertiary study next year, with more than half of the new places created in medical and teaching courses. Victoria is the largest beneficiary of the extra funding, securing 1326 new places, under a Federal Government plan to increase the number of university places. NSW universities are next, with 1307 extra students.

    Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop will today announce the extra places, rising to more than 12,700 by 2010, which will target shortages in skilled workers.

    Link: Universities to Get 4600 Extra Places.

  • Quality teaching – extending the blowtorch

    Monika Krusemann has a piece on teaching in universities in Online Opinion.

    Link: Extending the blowtorch

     

  • Applying but Missing out on University

    Often at this time of year, newspapers report on disappointed year 12 students who have missed out on a place in universities. A study released by ACER included 8000 students evaluates those who were unsuccessful.

    The study, Unmet Demand? Characteristics and Activities of University Applicants Not Offered a Place, was released by ACER in December 2005 as part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). It included almost 8000 young people who were in Year 9 in 1998. Most completed Year 12 in 2001. A relatively small proportion of the group, around 5 per cent, applied to enter university but were not offered a place. This amounted to about 10 per cent of all Year 12 university applicants in 2001. These unsuccessful applicants are commonly referred to as indicating ‘unmet demand’ for university places. The study followed members of the unmet demand group from 1998 until 2003, which was two years after Year 12 for most of them.

     

    Link: Applying but Missing out on University.

  • Nine Principles Guiding Teaching & Learning in The University of Melbourne

    This document is a statement on the scholarship of teaching and learning in a research-led University and a reference guide to good practice and University resources. It was developed on behalf of the Academic Board by Richard James and Gabrielle Baldwin of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education and adopted by the Academic Board on 18 April 2002.

     

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    Nine Principles Guiding Teaching and Learning in The University of Melbourne. The Framework for a First-class Teaching and Learning Environment.

     

  • It Takes a Counselor, Not a Village

    New research shows that a single, optimistic college adviser can propel legions of low-income high school students to higher education.

    Thomas described his research Monday at the annual meeting of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, in New York City. Thomas is studying the efficacy of policies that seek to make college available in various cultural and socioeconomic settings.

    One of his most interesting finds so far is that the college aspirations of many students in disadvantaged high schools hangs by the thread of a single adviser. At poorer schools that buck the trend and send a lot of kids to college, its maybe one, two or three counselors that are orienting them toward college, Thomas said. It’s comforting that a few people can make a difference.

    Link: It Takes a Counselor, Not a Village.

    Source: [Dan Mitchell’s Teachnology Blog]