Reports

Reports

• Community influence on university aspirations: Does it take a village? 
  This project examined how post-school aspirations are formed within, and shaped by, the communities in which young people live.
  _{Gore, J., Fray, L., Patfield, S., & Harris, J. (2019). Community influence on university aspirations: Does it take a village? Final report to the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education. Retrieved from} 
• Choosing VET: investigating the VET aspirations of school students 
  This study explores the views of 6492 NSW primary and secondary school students’ post-school aspirations.
  _{Gore, J., Ellis, H., Fray, L., Smith, M., Holmes, K., Lloyd, A., Berrigan, C., Lyell, A., & Weaver, N. (2017). Choosing VET: Investigating the VET aspirations of school students. Final report for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. Adelaide, Australia: NCVER.} 
• Choosing university: The impact of schools and schooling 
  This project sought to identify factors associated with schools and schooling that impact on students’ aspirations to attend university.
  _{Gore, J., Holmes, K., Smith, M., Lyell, A., Ellis, H., & Fray, L. (2015). Choosing university: The impact of schools and schooling. Final report to the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education. Retrieved from}
• Girls in maths research project: Extension report
  The 2017 Girls in Maths Project was a research study designed to investigate the underrepresentation of girls’ in Higher School Certificate (HSC) mathematics courses.
  _{Gore, J., Jaremus, F., Fray, L., & Prieto, E. (2018). Girls in maths research project: Extension report. Newcastle, Australia: The University of Newcastle.} 
• Girls in mathematics: Final report 
  This project drew upon state-wide HSC and university enrolment data, Aspirations Longitudinal Study survey data, and semi-structured interviews with students, teachers and parents to investigate the decision-making process surrounding girls’ participation in high level mathematics.
  _{Gore, J., Jaremus, F., Lloyd, A., Fray, L. Prieto, E., & Weaver, N. (2017). Girls in mathematics: Final report. Newcastle, Australia: The University of Newcastle.} 
• Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled 
  This project examined which students realise their childhood aspirations, for what higher education courses, and why.
  _{Jaremus F, Sincock K, Patfield S, Prieto-Rodriguez E, Fray L, Gore J, (2022). Aspirations, equity and higher education course choice: The path travelled. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.}