Higher Education and Digital Media in Regional Australia: The Current Situation for Youth

Autor/in	Vichie, Krystle
Titel	Higher Education and Digital Media in Regional Australia: The Current Situation for Youth
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 27 (2017) 1, S.29-42 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vichie, Krystle)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Access to Education; Enrollment Trends; Geographic Regions; At Risk Persons; Information Technology; Educational Technology; Careers; Employment Qualifications; Technological Literacy; Undergraduate Study; Access to Computers; Rural Areas; Internet; High School Students; Poverty; Disadvantaged Youth; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Risikogruppe; Informationstechnologie; Unterrichtsmedien; Career; Karriere; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Technisches Wissen; Grundstudium; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Armut; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Australien
Abstract	Equitable access and participation in higher education from regional youth is a major concern in Australia (National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), 2015). Currently 0.9% of all university students in Australia come from a regional or remote area (NCSEHE, 2015). This statistic is alarming in the context of the ever-rising digital economy in Australia, and the increasing importance of higher education for employment. This article synthesises current literature relating to Australian regional youth's low participation in higher education, and the implications of this for their employability in the rapidly-developing digital economy. The compilation of data relating to Australian youth and higher education emphasises the need for further research and understanding into how these young people make the decision to pursue university, and furthermore pursue a career in digital media. In relation to all undergraduate enrolments, the proportion of regional higher education students is stagnant or falling (NCSEHE, 2015). As a nation, the demand for digital competencies in the workforce is rising (Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), 2015). Access to these technologies in regional Australia is more limited and expensive than metropolitan areas (Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee, 2015). Consequently, regional youth risk missing out on the opportunity to master digital technologies to participate in the workforce both via their limited access to them at home, and their lack of participation in higher education where they would acquire skills for digital workplace contexts (Duncan-Howell, 2012). (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01