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Podcast: THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres
Episode: (Australia) Supporting First-In-Family Students: Practitioner Experiences & Research Findings
Description: In today's episode we discuss first-in-family students in Australia with Professor Sarah O'Shea and Dr. Kylie Austin. Professor O'Shea has published a significant amount of research on first in family students in Australia and in Europe. Much of her work observes how first in family students are intersected by other categories and groupings that can lead to educational marginalisation; this includes the six equity groups currently identified in Australia. Dr. Kylie Austin is the Associate Director of Student Equity and Success at the University of Wollongong where she has led programming efforts to support and celebrate first in family s...