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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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Helping hand for at-risk learners pays off for WITT pass rates - Polytech/TAFE - Indigenous - Student Support

Helping hand for at-risk learners pays off for WITT pass rates - Polytech/TAFE - Indigenous - Student Support | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
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Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding

Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The accord calls for meaningful steps to increase the numbers of Indigenous graduates and Indigenous leaders in higher education. In a post-referendum Australia, this is more important than ever.
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The Gap will never close if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students don’t feel safe on university campuses

The Gap will never close if Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students don’t feel safe on university campuses | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
New research has found that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students are more likely to be sexually harassed in a university context than any other students.
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Kenisha Gumbula, single mum from Arnhem Land, set to become first Yolngu lawyer

Kenisha Gumbula, single mum from Arnhem Land, set to become first Yolngu lawyer | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Kenisha Gumbula says she thought law would be too hard "for someone like me". Now she is not far off graduating, and helping other Yolngu Matha speakers navigating the English-language legal system.
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‘Taking your mob with you’: giving voice to the experiences of Indigenous Australian postgraduate students: Higher Education Research & Development: Vol 32, No 4

‘Taking your mob with you’: giving voice to the experiences of Indigenous Australian postgraduate students: Higher Education Research & Development: Vol 32, No 4 | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Indigenous Australian postgraduate students experience different barriers from those encountered by non-Indigenous students. In the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate study, Indigenou
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At 81-years old, Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Jim Everett graduates with Masters.

At 81-years old, Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Jim Everett graduates with Masters. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
From Cape Barren Island, Uncle Jim Everett Puralia Meenamatta shared why he chose to study Aboriginal philosophy.
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Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more

Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Universities Australia is calling on the federal government to uncap university places for all Indigenous students, regardless of where they live.
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Indigenous curriculum sees enrolments double at Minto's Campbellfield Primary School

Indigenous curriculum sees enrolments double at Minto's Campbellfield Primary School | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Nicole Wade used to run away from school when students and teachers didn't recognise her Aboriginality. Now she's a school principal, harnessing the strength of children who were just like her.
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WTF is a PhD? Demystifying the process + opportunities for aspiring Indigenous PhD students

WTF is a PhD? Demystifying the process + opportunities for aspiring Indigenous PhD students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Looking to do a PhD can be really confusing, I know it was for me, and that is okay. If I had let a lack of understanding of the structures and processes of higher education stop me from following my desire to continue to learn, and study, then I wouldn’t have the two degrees I…
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