Australian Mobility Report Cards: Which Universities Admit the Most Disadvantaged Students?
Andrew Leigh
Australian Economic Review, 2021, vol. 54, issue 3, 331-342
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Tertiary education has a vital role to play in fostering social mobility. To assess the extent to which Australian universities enrol disadvantaged students, I use two measures of disadvantage: neighbourhood characteristics and individual characteristics, and compare higher education institutions. Neighbourhood metrics appear to be a poor proxy for individual disadvantage. Yet even so, some institutions stand out as more effective pathways for disadvantaged students. I conclude with some recommendations for improving data quality, education policy and evaluation in order to make Australian universities more effective engines of social mobility.
Date: 2021
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