Travelling against the current: An examination of upstream and downstream educational interventions across the life span

Silburn, J. and Box, G. (2008) Travelling against the current: An examination of upstream and downstream educational interventions across the life span. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 48 (1). pp. 9-29.

Abstract

Current social and economic circumstances are presenting universities with a more diverse general student intake whose support needs are increasingly similar to those of traditionally defined equity groups. This paper examines a Murdoch University equity program to demonstrate that simply increasing access does not always translate into increased benefit. It presents an argument for the restructuring of existing equity enabling programs and increasing transitional support for all students to achieve more substantive equality in student outcomes.