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dc.contributor.authorKoshy, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:02:36Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:02:36Z
dc.date.created2017-02-24T00:09:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationKoshy, P. 2011. Targets for Low SES Participation in Australian Higher Education: Geographical Measures and State Boundaries. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government. 17 (2): pp. 45-62.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49141
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This paper examines the measurement of the socio-economic status of Australian higher education students in relation to the Rudd/Gillard Government’s establishment of enrolment targets for higher education providers in regard to students from low socio-economic status ("low SES") backgrounds. In particular, it discusses area measures of socio-economic status – where a student’s status is determined by the postcode or collection district of the student’s permanent residence. In doing so, the paper outlines issues with the relevance of current area measures which use a national benchmark, particularly in the context of geographical constraints on the draw-pool of Australian higher education providers, where students attend institutions in their own state or territory. The paper introduces a new area measure which uses the individual state or territory as a reference point, as opposed to the current national reference point. This is assessed in relation to existing area measures and the recently announced funding policy by the Gillard Government.

dc.publisherCurtin University of Technology
dc.titleTargets for Low SES Participation in Australian Higher Education: Geographical Measures and State Boundaries
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume17
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage45
dcterms.source.endPage62
dcterms.source.issn13236903
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government
curtin.departmentJohn Curtin Institute of Public Policy (Research Institute)
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