- Title
- Effective teaching and support of students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds : Resources for Australian higher education
- Creator
- Devlin, Marcia; Kift, Sally; Nelson, Karen; Smith, Liz; McKay, Jade
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Journal article; Technical report
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/102137
- Identifier
- vital:10756
- Identifier
- http://www.lowses.edu.au/files/resources.htm
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781922125514 (Print) 9781922125521 (Electronic)
- Abstract
- The project found that the sociocultural incongruity that exists between students from low socioeconomic status (LSES) backgrounds and the institutions in which they study can be bridged through the provision of an empathic institutional context that: - values and respects all students - encompasses an institution-wide approach that is comprehensive, integrated and coordinated through the curriculum - incorporates inclusive learning environments and strategies - empowers students by making the implicit, explicit, and - focuses on student learning outcomes and success. These characteristics were derived through the project’s literature analysis and are supported by the evidence from interviews with 26 experienced staff and 89 successful LSES students conducted as part of this project. Synthesis and analysis of the interview data revealed four key themes to which institutions and staff need to attend to ensure the effective teaching and support of LSES students. The study found that the empathic institutional context: 1. employs inclusive teaching characteristics and strategies 2. enables student agency 3. facilitates life and learning support, and 4. takes into account students’ financial challenges. The project has generated a new integrated national resource, comprising five interrelated sets of materials and exemplars, all of which have been made available to the sector via the project website
1. a conceptual framework relevant to the Australian context 2. advice for policy makers and teaching and learning leaders 3. practical guidelines for academic staff 4. materials to support professional development, and 5. a repository of effective policy, programs and practice. - Publisher
- Australian Learning and Teaching Council
- Relation
- Vol. , no. (2012), p. 1-104
- Rights
- Copyright © Devlin et al. With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and where otherwise noted, all material presented in this document is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Effective teaching; Effective support; Low SES background students; Teaching staff; Resources; Australian higher education
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