Delwar Hossain; Don Gorman; Jill Lawrence; Lorelle Burton

Factors That Impact on Rural and Remote Students’ Participation in Higher Education

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Delwar Hossain ^1,* Don Gorman ² Jill Lawrence ³ Lorelle Burton ⁴

1. Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health, University of Southern Queensland, Qld, Australia

2. Faculty of Science University of Southern Queensland, Qld, Australia

3. Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland Qld, Australia

4. Faculty of Sciences, Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, Qld, Australia

* Corresponding author.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2012.07.01

Received: 15 Apr. 2012 / Revised: 23 May 2012 / Accepted: 10 Jun. 2012 / Published: 8 Jul. 2012

Index Terms

Students, Admission, Higher education, Scholarship, Performanc, Academic support

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the factors that impact on rural and remote students’ participation in higher education at university. The findings indicated that the students were familiar only with university scholarships, tertiary preparation program, and head start. Before admission, most students required information on pathways to university, admission requirements, scholarships, and range of courses and after admission they required information on academic support, tutorial assistance, library and IT services. This paper also suggests that universities need to evaluate the effectiveness of the services they offer to both attract and support rural and remote students to University if participation rates are to be raised.

Cite This Paper

Delwar Hossain, Don Gorman, Jill Lawrence, Lorelle Burton, "Factors That Impact on Rural and Remote Students’ Participation in Higher Education", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS), vol.4, no.7, pp.1-8, 2012. DOI:10.5815/ijmecs.2012.07.01

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