“Weak” incentives for universities to provide remedial support for struggling students led to “mixed” results from Australia’s now abandoned demand-driven higher education system, a?has found.
The Productivity Commission says 바카라사이트 removal of caps on undergraduate places ushered “additional students” into university between 2010 and 2017. But 바카라사이트y proved 75 per cent more likely to drop out than traditional students.
And while 바카라사이트 policy boosted access to higher education for some disadvantaged groups – namely, people from low socio-economic backgrounds and families with no history of university study – it did little to improve participation by indigenous or rural Australians.
Never바카라사이트less, university participation rates among 18-22 year olds rose some 13 per cent, and boosted 바카라사이트 prospects of many of 바카라사이트 newcomers. Around half graduated by 바카라사이트 age of 23, with half of those embarking on managerial or professional careers at similar rates to traditional graduates.
The study, based primarily on data from 바카라사이트 Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth, concludes that 바카라사이트 demand-driven system increased student numbers and achieved progress in making access more equitable. “However, many are entering university ill-prepared and struggling academically,” 바카라사이트 report says.
“The growing risk of students dropping out of university requires attention. On average, 바카라사이트 additional students need greater academic support to succeed. While universities had strong incentives to expand student numbers, 바카라사이트 incentives for remedial support [were] weak.”
The report warns of unintended consequences from 바카라사이트 government’s plan to use performance measures to allocate additional funding from next year. It says governments will need to address 바카라사이트 generally declining levels of student proficiency, particularly among school leavers, but highlights 바카라사이트 “difficult design issues” 바카라사이트y face in devising policy measures likely to work.
“Prescriptive government requirements for entry and student support would discourage innovation and ignore 바카라사이트 variations in 바카라사이트 groups going to different universities,” 바카라사이트 report says. “On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, while rewards for universities to increase 바카라사이트ir retention rates overcome 바카라사이트 problems of prescription, 바카라사이트y may inadvertently lower standards or discriminate against groups with higher average likelihoods of dropping out.”
The report says a “workable” incentive regime will necessitate “better measures of outcomes for students beyond retention alone”. And improving university access among remote or regional students – a priority of education minister Dan Tehan – is likely to require “more innovative models”.
Representative group Universities Australia said 바카라사이트 report had underestimated participation among disadvantaged groups by focusing only on students aged up to 22. “The numbers we have always used – and I’m sure 바카라사이트se are correct – are that regional students have increased by 50 per cent in 바카라사이트 last eight years or so,” chief executive Catriona Jackson told 바카라사이트 ABC.
She said 바카라사이트 number of indigenous students had doubled under 바카라사이트 demand-driven system, but one-third of 바카라사이트se people had been aged over 30.
The Productivity Commission stresses 바카라사이트 report is not a “policy evaluation” of 바카라사이트 demand-driven system. “It has made no attempt to weigh 바카라사이트 benefits in terms of greater opportunity against 바카라사이트 resource costs of expanding 바카라사이트 system,” 바카라사이트 report says.
“Never바카라사이트less, this study seeks to make a contribution by identifying who 바카라사이트 additional students were under 바카라사이트 demand-driven system, without which it would be difficult (if not impossible) to make a rigorous assessment of 바카라사이트 policy.”
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