Odds are against ‘first in family’ uni students but equity policies are blind to them
- Written by Sally Patfield, Postdoctoral Fellow, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle
ShutterstockIt’s that time of year again when hundreds of thousands of Australian students start university for the first time. Commencing students account for about 40% of the more than 1.6 million Australians enrolled in university (as at 2019, the most recent available data). It’s an important step for many in pursuing their...
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