Benchmarking Australian Enabling Programs for a National Framework of Standards. A Practice Report

Autor/inn/en	Davis, Charmaine; Cook, Chris; Syme, Suzi; Dempster, Sarah; Duffy, Lisa; Hattam, Sarah; Lambrinidis, George; Lawson, Kathy; Levy, Stuart
Titel	Benchmarking Australian Enabling Programs for a National Framework of Standards. A Practice Report
Quelle	In: Student Success, 14 (2023) 2, S.41-49 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Davis, Charmaine) ORCID (Cook, Chris) ORCID (Syme, Suzi) ORCID (Duffy, Lisa) ORCID (Hattam, Sarah) ORCID (Lambrinidis, George) ORCID (Levy, Stuart)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Benchmarking; National Standards; Alignment (Education); Universities; Institutional Cooperation; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Guidelines; Educational Practices; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? University; Universität; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Richtlinien; Bildungspraxis; Australien
Abstract	Enabling education programs in Australia assist students, who would otherwise have been excluded from higher education, to transition into undergraduate study. These programs emerged independently in response to the needs of individual universities and the varying cohorts of students they serve. The exclusion of these programs from the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) has meant they remain unregulated, with no national framework for standards. The development of academic standards is a dynamic, consensus driven process, and benchmarking provides a method through which academics from across institutions can work in partnership to reach shared understandings and improve and align practices. This practice report outlines the results of the first comprehensive cross-institutional benchmarking project involving nine Australian universities and demonstrates there is shared understanding of the standards of enabling programs between institutions. These findings will contribute to the establishment of national standards for enabling programs in Australia. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Queensland University of Technology. QUT Library, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, OLD 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-07-3138-5345; e-mail: journal@unistars.org; Web site: https://studentsuccessjournal.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01