Final Report--Improving Retention, Completion and Success in Higher Education. Higher Education Standards Panel

Institution	Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Titel	Final Report--Improving Retention, Completion and Success in Higher Education. Higher Education Standards Panel
Quelle	(2017), (54 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-76051-156-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Attrition; Higher Education; College Students; Dropouts; College Admission; Educational Quality; Reputation; Educational Improvement; School Holding Power; Academic Persistence; Graduation; Best Practices; Accountability; Standards; Expectation; Student Personnel Services; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerbeurlaubung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Abschluss; Graduierung; Verantwortung; Standard; Expectancy; Erwartung; Australien
Abstract	In September 2016, following the release of 2015 student data by the Department of Education and Training (the department), media reports suggested that high attrition rates are symptomatic of poor admission standards; the lower a student's Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) the greater the risk of non-completion; and as a result of the demand driven system, higher student numbers are leading to greater numbers of student drop-outs. The Higher Education Standards Panel (the Panel) argued in its November 2016 report, "Improving the Transparency of Higher Education Admissions" (see ED583548), that this media coverage was alarmist. In response to the Panel's report, the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Honorable Simon Birmingham asked the Panel to examine Australian higher education completion and attrition to ensure that students have the best chance of successfully completing their enrolled units, courses and qualifications. This final report of the Panel explains how the examination of retention, completion and success in higher education came about, discussing what the higher education sector is saying about factors that impact on these issues. In this report, the Panel notes there is no immediate crisis in higher education, although members are concerned about the imbalance of attrition rates between a small number of institutions and between external and internal or mixed modes of educational delivery. The Panel makes six recommendations on how Australia can further build on its efforts to support students to succeed in higher education: (1) Expectations of completion in the current context; (2) Supporting students to make the right choices; (3) Supporting students to complete their studies; (4) Sharing best practices; (5) Clarifying definitions and enhancing transparency; and (6) Accountability and regulation. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Government Department of Education and Training. International Education Group, Department of Education, PO Box 9880, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. e-mail: iehotline@education.gov.au; Web site: https://internationaleducation.gov.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01