A new symposium on Wednesday 24 July will see researchers and policymakers exploring the effect of government policies on Australian youth aspirations and unemployment, in a drive to create new evidence-driven recommendations on future directions.
“The Australian Government believes that our education system must produce students with the skills and desire to succeed in a knowledge economy,” says symposium host, Natal’ya Galliott.
“Policy changes have attempted to improve academic outcomes; and to raise career aspirations among our youth, in particular those from disadvantaged backgrounds.”
However, to date there have been few studies into the success of these policies, to feed into resulting recommendations for future reforms.
“With the upcoming federal elections we are gathering academics, research students and policy makers to assess where we are now in youth aspirations, and where to from here,” says Galliott.
Speakers include:
Professor Trevor Gale (Deakin University)
Keynote - Sustainability, Aspiration, Opportunity: Dilemmas for Widening Participation in Australian Higher Education
Dr Sam Sellar (University of Queensland)
‘Unleashing potential’: The emergence of aspiration in human capital policy.
A/Professor Valerie Harwood (University of Wollongong)
Perceptions of young people aged 12-15 years from low socioeconomic backgrounds about university.
Professor Jenny Gore (University of Newcastle)
Educational and career aspirations in the middle years of schooling.
A/Prof. Linda Graham (Queensland University of Technology),
Dr. Penny Van Bergen, Dr. Naomi Sweller, (Macquarie University)
“To educate you to be smart”: Disaffected students and the purpose of school.
Dr Richard Reed (Macquarie University)
'"You could call it Hope" : Understanding the Impact of Widening Participation'.
Dr Stephen Parker (Deakin University)
This isn’t for the likes of us’: Taste and capability in aspirations for higher education.
Natal’ya Galliott (Macquarie University)
Online Career Guidance: Does Knowledge Equate to Power for High School Students?
“The Australian Government believes that our education system must produce students with the skills and desire to succeed in a knowledge economy,” says symposium host, Natal’ya Galliott.
“Policy changes have attempted to improve academic outcomes; and to raise career aspirations among our youth, in particular those from disadvantaged backgrounds.”
However, to date there have been few studies into the success of these policies, to feed into resulting recommendations for future reforms.
“With the upcoming federal elections we are gathering academics, research students and policy makers to assess where we are now in youth aspirations, and where to from here,” says Galliott.
Speakers include:
Professor Trevor Gale (Deakin University)
Keynote - Sustainability, Aspiration, Opportunity: Dilemmas for Widening Participation in Australian Higher Education
Dr Sam Sellar (University of Queensland)
‘Unleashing potential’: The emergence of aspiration in human capital policy.
A/Professor Valerie Harwood (University of Wollongong)
Perceptions of young people aged 12-15 years from low socioeconomic backgrounds about university.
Professor Jenny Gore (University of Newcastle)
Educational and career aspirations in the middle years of schooling.
A/Prof. Linda Graham (Queensland University of Technology),
Dr. Penny Van Bergen, Dr. Naomi Sweller, (Macquarie University)
“To educate you to be smart”: Disaffected students and the purpose of school.
Dr Richard Reed (Macquarie University)
'"You could call it Hope" : Understanding the Impact of Widening Participation'.
Dr Stephen Parker (Deakin University)
This isn’t for the likes of us’: Taste and capability in aspirations for higher education.
Natal’ya Galliott (Macquarie University)
Online Career Guidance: Does Knowledge Equate to Power for High School Students?
