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Place, Partnerships and Practice ... Place Partnerships and Practice Widening Participation Activities at Griffith University’s Logan Campus University s Logan Campus Suzanne Wilkinson Principal Adviser – Student Equity & Educational Partnerships Student Equity Services Student Services Griffith University suzanne.wilkinson@griffith.edu.au Ph 07 3382 1261 / 0401 996 119

Griffith University’s Logan campus • One of 5 campuses in Brisbane-Gold Coast corridor • Community embedded; community focussed • Committed to engaging student aspirations, providing pathways, supporting success – 38.72% (undergraduate) LSES students • Rapid growth corridor – is strategically placed for widening participation objectives 2

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Logan Demographics Logan Demographics • 41% of Logan residents (15-64) have completed Year 12 (vs 52% in Brisbane and 45% in QLD) • 8% have attained a Bachelor degree or higher (vs 19% in Brisbane and 15% in QLD) and 15% in QLD) • 21% single-parent families (national average = 16%) • Diverse ethnicity – 170 groupings • Significant Pacific Islander community • Youthful population • M More semi- and unskilled workers; higher unemployment i d kill d k hi h l t • Tony Vinson (2007)...on Logan 4

S h Schooling data (2008 school leavers) li d t Year 12 OP eligible Y 12 OP li ibl QLD QLD = 59.6% 59 6% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 32% U i R h h l L 32% Year 12 OP 1-15 QLD = 72% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 38% Year 12s entering uni QLD = 35.1% Logan = 28% Brisbane = 43.1% Uni-Reach schools, Logan = 15.7% g 1 Uni-Reach school = 6% Fewer students are selecting subjects that allow them to be OP Eligible 5

Equity Access & Participation Equity Access & Participation Access Rates Low SES Low SES Griffith = 14 11% Griffith = 14.11% Logan campus = 32 25% Logan campus = 32.25% Indigenous Griffith = 1.61% Logan campus = 4.47% Students with Disabilities Students with Disabilities Griffith = 3 12% Griffith = 3.12% Logan campus = 4 47% Logan campus = 4.47% Participation Rates Low SES Low SES Griffith = 14.22% Griffith = 14 22% Logan campus = 35 07% Logan campus = 35.07% Indigenous Griffith = 1.80% Logan campus = 2.43% Students with Disabilities Stude ts t sab t es G Griffith = 3.57% t 3 5 % Logan campus = 4.77% oga ca pus % Highest % in QLD on Centrelink benefits (2010 HEPPP allocative formula) More of our students work in paid employment & they work longer hours (reality of Low SES/FIF students) (reality of Low SES/FIF students) 6

G ff Griffith Student Equity Services: what we do S S � Schooling � Schooling – Uni-Reach (1996 – Uni-Reach (1996 current) Outreach Discipline connections Discipline connections � TAFE/Senior Secondary � TAFE/Senior Secondar Careers support Colleges – Adult Learner Social Financial Assistance Inclusion Project 2009 Inclusion Project 2009 – 2011 2011 Parental & community (with QUT); post-Logan Tertiary Engagement Access Program (1989 – 2008) Access Program (1989 2008) Staff development Staff development � Cohort-specific - various 7

G iffith E Griffith Equity: How It All Fits Together it H It All Fit T th � � � � TRANSITION � TRANSITION � + + PREPARATION PREPARATION OUTREACH OUTREACH ADMISSION ADMISSION SUPPORT SUPPORT UNI-REACH UNI-START UNI-KEY � � � � Specific Initiatives, targeted Specific Initiatives targeted Equity Admissions Equity Admissions Pre-Orientation Pre-Orientation activities � at Grades 8 – 12 including - Scholarships � Peer mentoring � Uni-Reach Drama � Start-Up Benefit � Semester 1 monitoring g � Griffiti � Griffiti � In-school mentoring � QTAC Application Fee Support � On-campus experience Scheme � Cohort-specific p � Now developing primary school & careers outreach 8

Coherent Practice Models: Systems Process (Caplan, 1964) L Levels of ‘investment’ framework l f ‘i t t’ f k

Starting@Griffith Survey (Weeks 6-8, 2009) Satisfaction with program Griffith = 69.9% Logan campus = 72.8% Know and interact with staff and students Griffith = 64.8% Logan campus = 69.8% Effectiveness of Orientation Griffith = 67.9% Logan campus = 75.8% K Knowledge of Services l d f S i Griffith = 67.1% Logan campus = 70.2% 10

The Real Measures: Student Outcomes • Uni-Reach students perform as well as their general cohort counterparts in semester 1 • E Equity Group students perform well in their studies. O f 214 students - it G t d t f ll i th i t di O o 81.3% retention factor o 71.8% achieving GPA 4+ g • Despite differential retention patterns, equity students do re-engage with study • E Equity Group students achieve HDs, win University medals, it G t d t hi HD i U i it d l scholarships and external awards 11

S Some take-away messages... k • Low SES/FIF students do aspire to go to uni • OP score is influential, but evidence shows Low SES/FIF students can/do achieve as well as their peers • • Students seek programs with clear vocational outcomes (i e Students seek programs with clear vocational outcomes (i.e. Nursing, Teaching) BUT discipline mix highly genderised - need to better engage LSES/FIF males; better engage across programs • • Pathways partnerships and coherent practice promote Pathways, partnerships and coherent practice promote participation • Good practice strategies that start early and are scaffolded across the student lifecycle - within the local context - facilitate success the student lifecycle - within the local context - facilitate success • Increasing student poverty - financial assistance is a key student retention strategy 12