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Beyond curriculum, technology and transformation for an unknown future: Towards a holistic model for understanding student resilience in education

2010, Willems, Julie

Many views of fostering student resilience come from the perspective of a set of individual student traits, skill sets, or the lack of ability to "tough it out", rather than viewing resilience as a holistic entity which involves relationships, community and context. This belief, in turn, disconnects learners from the socio-cultural context in which their learning experience is embedded. These factors can play an equally pivotal role on participation and learning outcomes. This poster proposes a holistic model for understanding student resilience in a time of rapid change in education.

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Understanding the multidimensional nature of student disadvantage to better inform the provision of 'glocal' learning

2010, Willems, Julie

There are growing calls to make equity a focus of research concern in Australian higher education. In turn such research will, it is anticipated, inform the planning, delivery and implementation of education in an era of rapid global and technological change. Yet to undertake such research requires generating a greater understanding of the complex and multidimensional nature of educational disadvantage for the purposes of equity. This paper explores the 'Equity Raw-Score Matrix' as a means of capturing economic, geographic and social disadvantage.