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I am the middle child of my family. I also happen to be the first in family to complete a degree. The highest education my siblings achieved was secondary education. My mum is very proud of my accompl

Males in non-traditional areas of study have just as much right to be in a core equity target group as females.

This was an interesting unit to complete. As a primary teacher, I was actually not aware of the enabling and access programs such as Open Foundation, that are available for students to enter, in order

This was so informative and the content was organised coherently. Cultural, economic, racial capital have a profound effect on defining the lives of young Australians. So much of the influence is out

I have worked in rural and remote schools for 20 years, the students in these schools are often affected by most and sometimes all of the factors examined in this unit. Approximatley 50% of the studen

A very dense unit. Interesting to see the data and how peoples views can be affected by results. I think students, across the board, are better informed about the opportunies available to them. Howeve

I've been told the above in the context of negotiating in the workplace, but doing this unit has made me realise that for many students accessing higher education there are so many other layers to wo

Geez...I always admired my Indigenous students in remote locations for giving it a go...but when you consider the multitude of layers of disadvantage they face, it is amazing how resilient they reall

I think a lot of students who would be FiF feel pressured by society to go to Uni, but they feel scared to take the risk. I think that if we take the time to support these students (or introduce them

I was the first in my family to attend University. It was difficult for me to move away from home and travel long distances. I missed my family so much, but I kept the big picture in mind and just had

I was very interested to read the data from the research. I worked in a relatively remote rural school for 8 years and we put into place many programs to encourage students in their aspirations. It re

I am a FiF but am from a high SES background but given family factors had relatively low aspirations or social and cultural capital. These drivers / categories are a guide only, and oversimplify the c

This was a dense unit! The break down of data to reveal trends in aspirations that had origins at year 3 (or younger) and life long consequences was astounding. Much of it to do with attributes the ch

It was of interest tosee how achievement was correlated with socio-demographic background and it was useful to have the six equity groups spelled out. I do wonder though if we should be paying more at

My students would mostly be first in family to attend university. Due to this I am very mindful of the varying support they receive from family and provide information and support accordingly.

Being the first one to attend uni in my family was bigger for my mother than me! I attended uni later in life and really enjoyed it. It has made my mother very proud.

I found the statistics in this category quite surprising. I was under the impression that more people went to University today than they used to. But the proportion of First in Family means that they