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Strengthening the intersections between secondary and tertiary education in Australia: building cultural capital
Hughes, Kate Brown, Claire
Hughes, Kate
Brown, Claire
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This paper begins by outlining the ‘education revolution’ policy direction of the Australian federal government, and the ways in which it envisages meeting its goal of having a 40% of the population between 25 and 34 with a Bachelor’s degree by 2025, and ensuring that 20% of tertiary students come form LSES backgrounds. This is contrasted with the achievements of the UK government’s ‘Widening Participation’ strategy. It then discusses the institutional and policy challenges which broad social inclusion goals generate for secondary and tertiary sectors – challenges which are likely to fundamentally reshape both sectors whilst also forcing them to become partners in a national educational mission...
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2014
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Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice
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11
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2
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1-14
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