Tag Archives: low socioeconomic status

ARE STUDENTS 'THE PROBLEM' WHEN IT COMES TO UNI SUCCESS?

When uni drop out happens, it can be tempting to balme the student. But this is simplistic thinking at its worst. The ways in which students from low socio-economic status in Australian higher education are thought about and talked about need some careful examination.  There are deficit conceptions of students from low socio-economic backgrounds and […]

Free money and help for uni students

The caps are coming off and university administrations are nervous. Just what a demand driven system means for university recruitment, no-one really knows for sure.  What I know for sure is that as well as ensuring recruitment targets are met, we need to be ready to ensure the success of the students we recruit, especially […]