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Place Partnerships and Practice Place, Partnerships and Practice... Widening Participation Activities at Griffith University’s Logan Campus University s Logan Campus

Suzanne Wilkinson Principal Adviser – Student Equity & Educational Partnerships Student Equity Services Student Services Griffith University suzanne.wilkinson@griffith.edu.au Ph 07 3382 1261 / 0401 996 119

Griffith University’s Logan campus

• One of 5 campuses in Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor
• Community embedded; community focussed
• Committed to engaging student aspirations, providing

pathways, supporting success – 38.72% (undergraduate) LSES students

• Rapid growth corridor – is strategically placed for

widening participation objectives

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Logan Demographics Logan Demographics

• 41% of Logan residents (15-64) have completed Year 12 (vs 52% in

Brisbane and 45% in QLD)

• 8% have attained a Bachelor degree or higher (vs 19% in Brisbane

and 15% in QLD) and 15% in QLD)

• 21% single-parent families (national average = 16%)
• Diverse ethnicity – 170 groupings
• Significant Pacific Islander community
• Youthful population

M i d kill d k hi h l t

• More semi- and unskilled workers; higher unemployment
• Tony Vinson (2007)...on Logan

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S h li d t Schooling data (2008 school leavers)

Y 12 OP li ibl QLD 59 6% U i R h h l L 32% Year 12 OP eligible QLD = 59.6% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 32% Year 12 OP 1-15 QLD = 72% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 38% Year 12s entering uni QLD = 35.1% Brisbane = 43.1% Logan = 28% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 15.7% g 1 Uni-Reach school = 6% Fewer students are selecting subjects that allow them to be OP Eligible

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Equity Access & Participation Equity Access & Participation

Access Rates Low SES Griffith = 14 11% Logan campus = 32 25% Low SES Griffith = 14.11% Logan campus = 32.25% Indigenous Griffith = 1.61% Logan campus = 4.47% Students with Disabilities Griffith = 3 12% Logan campus = 4 47% Students with Disabilities Griffith = 3.12% Logan campus = 4.47% Participation Rates Low SES Griffith = 14 22% Logan campus = 35 07% Low SES Griffith = 14.22% Logan campus = 35.07% Indigenous Griffith = 1.80% Logan campus = 2.43% Students with Disabilities Griffith = 3.57% Logan campus = 4.77% Stude ts t sab t es G t 3 5 %

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ca pus % Highest % in QLD on Centrelink benefits (2010 HEPPP allocative formula) More of our students work in paid employment & they work longer hours (reality of Low SES/FIF students) (reality of Low SES/FIF students)

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G ff S S Griffith Student Equity Services: what we do

Schooling Uni-Reach (1996

Outreach Discipline connections

Schooling – Uni-Reach (1996 – current) TAFE/Senior Secondar

Discipline connections Careers support Financial Assistance

TAFE/Senior Secondary Colleges – Adult Learner Social Inclusion Project 2009 2011

Parental & community Engagement Staff development

Inclusion Project 2009 – 2011 (with QUT); post-Logan Tertiary Access Program (1989 2008)

Staff development

Access Program (1989 – 2008) Cohort-specific - various

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G iffith E it H It All Fit T th Griffith Equity: How It All Fits Together

OUTREACH

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PREPARATION

• ADMISSION
• TRANSITION

SUPPORT OUTREACH

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PREPARATION

• ADMISSION
• TRANSITION

SUPPORT

UNI-REACH UNI-START UNI-KEY Specific Initiatives targeted

• Equity Admissions
• Pre-Orientation

Specific Initiatives, targeted at Grades 8 – 12 including - Uni-Reach Drama Griffiti

• Equity Admissions
• Scholarships
• Start-Up Benefit
• Pre-Orientation

activities

• Peer mentoring
• Semester 1 monitoring

Griffiti In-school mentoring On-campus experience Cohort-specific

• QTAC Application

Fee Support Scheme g p Now developing primary school & careers outreach

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Coherent Practice Models: Systems Process (Caplan, 1964)

L l f ‘i t t’ f k Levels of ‘investment’ framework

Starting@Griffith Survey (Weeks 6-8, 2009)

Satisfaction with program Griffith = 69.9% Logan campus = 72.8% Know and interact with staff and students Griffith = 64.8% Logan campus = 69.8% Effectiveness of Orientation Griffith = 67.9% Logan campus = 75.8% K l d f S i Knowledge of Services Griffith = 67.1% Logan campus = 70.2%

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The Real Measures: Student Outcomes

• Uni-Reach students perform as well as their general cohort

counterparts in semester 1 E it G t d t f ll i th i t di O

• Equity Group students perform well in their studies. Of 214 students -
• 81.3% retention factor
• 71.8% achieving GPA 4+

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• Despite differential retention patterns, equity students do re-engage

with study E it G t d t hi HD i U i it d l

• Equity Group students achieve HDs, win University medals,

scholarships and external awards

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S k Some take-away messages...

• Low SES/FIF students do aspire to go to uni
• OP score is influential, but evidence shows Low SES/FIF students

can/do achieve as well as their peers

• Students seek programs with clear vocational outcomes (i e
• Students seek programs with clear vocational outcomes (i.e.

Nursing, Teaching) BUT discipline mix highly genderised - need to better engage LSES/FIF males; better engage across programs

• Pathways partnerships and coherent practice promote
• Pathways, partnerships and coherent practice promote

participation

• Good practice strategies that start early and are scaffolded across

the student lifecycle - within the local context - facilitate success the student lifecycle - within the local context - facilitate success

• Increasing student poverty - financial assistance is a key student

retention strategy

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