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Step up into teaching: Increasing the engagement and academic self-efficacy of school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds

Tanti, Miriam
Labone, Elizabeth
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Abstract
The Federal government's recent mandate for increasing numbers of students' from disadvantaged backgrounds has moved some Universities into action by initiating new school partnerships (such as the University of Sydney's Compass program reported in the Sydney Morning Herald (Gilmore, 2010). Step Up Into Teaching (SUIT) is an innovative higher education program developed by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) in collaboration with two Catholic Education Offices (CEO) in Sydney. It aims to provide access to higher education for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Date
2011
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Catholic School Studies (print version)
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Volume
83
Issue
1
Page Range
64-73
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ACU Department
Faculty of Education and Arts