Leading social justice campaigner and founding director of the School and Choir of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, will reflect on his own early hardships and how music education transformed his life at NCVER’s National Research Forum "Realising our potential: widening participation through education and training"
Married women who are active in the workforce play a significant role in influencing their husbands to follow suit. But the reverse does not hold true, according to new research.
Aspirations have a substantial effect on educational outcomes as they influence whether students will complete Year 12 and go on to study at university, according to a recent study by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Research by NCVER shows that the number of enrolments for low socioeconomic status (SES) students has grown, but not to the same extent as other groups.
As was the case in the mid-1970s, socioeconomic status (SES) still remains a major influencer on school performance.
Early trend estimates for trade and non-trade commencements in apprenticeships show a decline following growth in the September quarter 2013.