Enabling Education in Australia: Emerging Themes and Shared Understandings
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Enabling Education in Australia: Emerging Themes and Shared Understandings |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Widening Participation in Higher Education |
Authors | Davis, Charmaine |
Editors | Padro, Fernando F., Green, Jonathan and David, Bull |
Page Range | 1-21 |
Series | University Development and Administration (UDAA) |
Chapter Number | 3 |
Number of Pages | 21 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811995538 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9553-8_27-1 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-981-19-9553-8_27-1 |
Abstract | The rapid expansion of higher education in Australia over the last two decades has been accompanied by an increased emphasis on ensuring quality standards and regulation. However, despite their significant role in widening participation in higher education, enabling programs are not included in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and there is no nationally recognized common standard for these non-award programs. This has led to perceptions that the enabling education sector is overly diverse and fragmented. However, the sector has seen significant development as it has expanded to meet student demand and there is evidence to suggest it is emerging as a coherent and distinct sub-discipline in higher education in Australia. |
Keywords | Enabling education; Higher education pathways; Student transition; Preparatory programs; Bridging studies; Widening participation; Equity; Quality standards; Student retention; Program evaluation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | UniSQ College |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z1549/enabling-education-in-australia-emerging-themes-and-shared-understandings
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