Effective teaching and support of students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds: resources for Australian higher education
The project found that the sociocultural incongruity that exists between students from low socioeconomic status (LSES) backgrounds and the institutions in which they study can be bridged through the provision of an empathic institutional context. Characteristics of such a context were derived through the project’s literature analysis and supported by the evidence from interviews. Synthesis and analysis of the interview data revealed four key themes to which institutions and staff need to attend to ensure the effective teaching and support of LSES students: employing inclusive teaching characte ... Show more
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Published: Sydney, New South Wales, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, 2012
Resource type: Government report or paper
Physical description: [104] p.
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