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dc.contributor.authorPitman, Tim
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, D.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, L.C.
dc.contributor.authorKoshy, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMcMillan, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T03:18:09Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T03:18:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationPitman, T. and Edwards, D. and Zhang, L.C. and Koshy, P. and McMillan, J. 2020. Constructing a ranking of higher education institutions based on equity: is it possible or desirable? Higher Education. 80: pp. 605–624.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78068
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10734-019-00487-0
dc.description.abstract

This paper presents findings from a research project which aimed to rank Australian higher education institutions on their ‘equity performance’; that is, the extent to which they were accessible for, supportive of and benefiting students traditionally under-represented in higher education. The study comprised a conceptual consideration of how higher education equity might be defined and empirically measured, drawing on extant scholarly research as well as observations from key stakeholders, including equity practitioners, researchers, policymakers and higher education executives and institutional planners. Based on these findings, a theoretical framework for higher education equity performance was constructed, and performance indicators identified and subjected to systematic assessment for real-world application. The ensuing ranking system was populated with institutional data from the 37 public universities in Australia. The findings from this analysis indicate that a ranking system may not be the optimal method for assessing higher education equity performance and highlights the subjective nature of both higher education equity and higher education ranking systems.

dc.titleConstructing a ranking of higher education institutions based on equity: is it possible or desirable?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0018-1560
dcterms.source.titleHigher Education
dc.date.updated2020-02-24T03:18:08Z
curtin.note

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Higher Education. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00487-0

curtin.departmentHumanities Research and Graduate Studies
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.facultyFaculty of Business and Law
curtin.contributor.orcidKoshy, Paul [0000-0002-9621-223X]
curtin.contributor.orcidPitman, Tim [0000-0002-4237-2203]
dcterms.source.eissn1573-174X
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridKoshy, Paul [7003915118]


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