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Equity issues in higher education: The Curtin Initiative

Yarra Korczynskyj, Amanda Willis and Sally Male
Division of Engineering and Science, Curtin University of Technology

Through its Higher Education Equity Program (HEEP), Curtin University of Technology has, over a number of years, supported a large and diverse number of projects aimed at addressing key equity issues in higher education. The program is administered by the Office of Ethics, Equity and Social Justice. In this paper we outline the general thrust of the program and describe some of the successful projects in the science and technology areas.
Equity categories embraced by Curtin are consistent with the criteria set out by the Federal Government and those addressed by these projects are

persons with disabilities
persons from non-English speaking background
persons from rural and isolated areas
women in non-traditional fields
persons from low socio-economic background

Please cite as: Korczynskyj, Y., Willis, A. and Male, S. (2003). Equity issues in higher education: The Curtin Initiative. In Partners in Learning. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 11-12 February 2003. Perth: Edith Cowan University. http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2003/abstracts/korczynskyj1-abs.html

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