Empowering Collaboration: Practical Approaches to Student Equity Program Evaluation. A Practice Report

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Title: Empowering Collaboration: Practical Approaches to Student Equity Program Evaluation. A Practice Report
Language: English
Authors: Nadine Zacharias, Elisa McGowan, Catie Gressier, Riett Kriel, Katie Douglas
Source: Student Success. 2025 16(2):61-70.
Availability: Queensland University of Technology. QUT Library, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, OLD 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-07-3138-5345; e-mail: journal@unistars.org; Web site: https://studentsuccessjournal.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Equal Education, Program Evaluation, Best Practices, Educational Cooperation, Teamwork, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 2205-0795
Abstract: Student equity program evaluation is an emerging field of practice in the Australian higher education sector. Driven by reporting requirements from the Department of Education, it is incentivised through targeted funding provided by the Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES). Currently, the evaluation capability of equity practitioners is highly variable. Universities have responded to this challenge by employing evaluation experts to work with their student equity teams, or by commissioning expert consultants to build evaluation capability and/or undertake evaluations of student equity programs. This practice report focuses on a project that aimed to explore best practice in equity program evaluation, recognising that these are often collaborative endeavours. Through structured reflective activities, the diverse project team generated insights on factors that enable or challenge evaluation partnerships. The report concludes with a set of principles for implementing collaborative evaluation projects and outlines the key roles and responsibilities of an evaluation team.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1479595
Database: ERIC
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