Using data collected from a recent national survey of Australian first-year students, this
paper defines and validates four scales–belonging, feeling supported, intellectual …

Background: University students with vocational qualifications encounter more severe
cultural, academic, and self-evaluated challenges in the transitional process than their peers …

Background: University students with a vocational pathway face greater cultural,
psychological, cognitive, and behavioral challenges during the transition process than their …

Expansionary policies to widen participation in higher education have led to a growth in
alternative entry pathways into university. This study considers the experiences and …

Higher education participation has increased worldwide given policies devoted to widening
participation for under-represented groups, including the use of alternative entry pathways to …

In 1988 the release of the Higher Education: A Policy Statement White Paper focused
Australia's national higher education equity policy on “changing the balance of the student …

The vocational education and training (VET) system can provide an entry point to the
education sector for people who have experienced disadvantage in their lives. Participation …

Executive summary Australia has a national policy framework to promote student pathways
from vocational to higher education. Under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) …

Australian youth work education: Curriculum renewal and a model for sustainability for niche
professions Page 1 Edith Cowan University Research Online Research outputs 2014 to 2021 …

Abstract In Australia, many Enrolled Nurses (EN) complete vocational education training
(VET), undertake clinical work, and then progress into a tertiary, Registered Nurse (RN) …