“Our understanding about how this student group navigate and engage in higher education remains limited and we fear they may be slipping through the cracks.” (O’Shea, 2015) Part of this Fellowship is to collate the experiences and reflections of practitioners across the country, recognising the importance of input from individuals working with students who… Read More
“Adopt a strengths based approach to university outreach that seeks to empower students by recognising what they bring to the university environment and also, encourages students to reflect upon the support that exists outside the university environment.” (Draft Principles for Support First in Family Students) I know that there are many institutions already successfully… Read More
“More than 50 per cent of Australian tertiary education students are the first in their family to go to university and that number is increasing.” (O’Shea, 2015) In February 2015, we ran a very successful forum entitled Breaking the Barriers Forum on First in Family Students in Higher Education. The forum was very well… Read More