Tim Pitman
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View article: Three decades of misrecognition: defining people with disability in Australian higher education policy
Three decades of misrecognition: defining people with disability in Australian higher education policy Open
In Australia, the Disability Discrimination Act and associated Educational Standards prevent educational institutions from treating people with disability less favourably than those without disability–directly or indirectly. However, peopl…
View article: Pathways to higher education: the efficacy of enabling and sub-bachelor pathways for disadvantaged students
Pathways to higher education: the efficacy of enabling and sub-bachelor pathways for disadvantaged students Open
This report details the findings of the Enabling programmes for disadvantaged student groups project, which was funded as part of the Australian Government Department of Education and Training National Priorities Pool funding 2014 round wi…
View article: ‘Profitable for the country’. An Australian historical perspective of the contested purpose of public universities
‘Profitable for the country’. An Australian historical perspective of the contested purpose of public universities Open
This article analyses the social contract formulated between state and university, in the period 1850–1930. Using contemporary records–for example, legislation, parliamentary debates, university acts, newspaper articles, senate and profess…
View article: Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report
Australian Higher Education Equity Ranking Project: Final Report Open
This report details the findings of a feasibility study for the Department of Education and Training (DET) into the development of a higher education student equity ranking index. The purpose of study was to determine whether it was possib…
View article: An Australian study of graduate outcomes for disadvantaged students
An Australian study of graduate outcomes for disadvantaged students Open
Whether or not disadvantaged students are realising the same benefits from higher education as their peers is of fundamental importance to equity practitioners and policymakers. Despite this, equity policy has focused on access to higher e…
View article: Widening participation in higher education: a play in five acts
Widening participation in higher education: a play in five acts Open
Policies and programs to address higher education disadvantage reveal four distinct approaches, each revealing certain assumptions about the nature of educational disadvantage. These are: creating mass higher education systems; redistribut…