This event is jointly presented by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre.
This presentation by Professor Miriam David, Institute of Education, University of London, will draw on the research findings from a suite of 7 UK projects on Widening Participation in Higher Education, funded by the UK government.
It will commence with short presentations from two high schools in the Adelaide area, Fremont-Elizabeth High School and Christies Beach High School that focus on transitions of non-traditional student groups to higher education.
Miriam will then focus on both quantitative and qualitative evidence about the diverse transitions to higher education, amongst a wide range of students. Consideration will also be given to the diversity of higher educational institutions and their policies and practices, to show how inequality persists for both individuals and institutions. Nevertheless, there are opportunities for developing critical, inclusive or 'connectionist' pedagogies, which would engage socially diverse students in a range of subjects and settings.
