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Direct linkProut Quicke, Sarah; Biddle, Nicholas – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2017
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians are significantly and substantially less likely to be attending school on a given day than their non-Indigenous counterparts. This has been shown to have long-term consequences for the development of the mainstream literacy and numeracy skills associated with formal schooling, as well…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Cultural Influences, Mixed Methods Research
Download full textEdwards, Daniel – Australian Universities' Review, 2009
The university attendance habits of Australians, in a geographic sense, are different from those in the United States, the United Kingdom and many other western countries. Australian university students are less likely to move between major cities to study. This paper finds that in addition to this, within a large metropolitan area, university…
Descriptors: College Students, Campuses, Metropolitan Areas, Foreign Countries
Helme, Sue; Lamb, Stephen – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011
School completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are well below the rates for non-Indigenous students. The target of halving the gap by 2020 in Year 12 (or equivalent) attainment rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students is a major national challenge. This paper discusses the causes of low completion rates for…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Graduation Rate, Equal Education, Pacific Islanders
Peer reviewedWright, Caroline M.; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A national study in Australia compared characteristics of students entering nursing education directly after secondary school and those delaying entry, for two cohorts (n=1,551 in 1987-90, n=2,295 in 1995). Results show significant differences in direct vs. delayed entry patterns between males and females, in geographic location (rural/urban) of…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location
