Abstract
In December 2017, the 6th Biennial National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) Conference was hosted by Southern Cross University at the Gold Coast, Australia. The Biennial NAEEA Conference brings together educators and practitioners to collaborate on issues of relevance to enabling pathway programs leading to undergraduate university education. In this special issue of the Student Success Journal, the NAEEA conference’s top ranked research papers, as selected via a blind peer review process, have been included for publication.
Highlights
The 2017 conference was held at a time when the Australian Federal Government had tabled the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) which proposed replacing the government funded loading for enabling courses with a student contribution, albeit one which could be paid through a student loan
How engagement works as an enabling mechanism for diverse cohorts at regional universities was the focus the keynote address by Professor Karen Nelson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students) at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia
Associate Professor Nick Zepke from Massey University, New Zealand, explored a success framework for enabling programs and how this could be realised in practice through learning with peers, active citizenship and student engagement
Summary
The 2017 conference was held at a time when the Australian Federal Government had tabled the Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (A More Sustainable, Responsive and Transparent Higher Education System) which proposed replacing the government funded loading for enabling courses with a student contribution, albeit one which could be paid through a student loan. We were joined at the conference by four keynote speakers: Professor Mike Osborne, Director of the Centre for Research and Chair of Adult and Lifelong Learning at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, provided an international overview on access, retention and progression in enabling programs.
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