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Explore and Emerge: A scaffolded approach to widening participation
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Explore and Emerge: A scaffolded approach to widening participation

Sarah Glencross, Bartholomew Stanford and Belinda Chapman
Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) Conference Conference Handbook & Abstracts, p.43
Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA) Conference, 2017 (Brisbane, Australia, 20-Nov-2017–23-Nov-2017)
2017
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Specialist Studies in Education
USC is committed to a wide range of school outreach programs. In 2016, USC's primary programs were redeveloped and a new secondary program was added creating a scaffolded suite of lessons and on-campus experiences. These strengths-based programs take a long-term view to building career aspirations throughout primary and secondary school. Explore takes a creative approach to building career aspirations and improving primary students' awareness of higher education as a viable post-school option. The program offers lessons for Years 4, 5 and 6 based on themes of adventure and discovery. Students in Year 5 attend a careers expo at their local USC campus which provides hands-on experiences of a wide range of jobs and information about career pathways. EMERGE is an immersive day module which builds on the skills developed by Explore. It engages Year 8 students in activities and conversations that raise awareness of personal values, strengths, skills and aspirations. This empowers students to approach the Senior and Education Training (SET) planning process as informed designers of their own post-school pathway, which may include further study at TAFE or university. Lessons plans and teaching resources for both programs complement the Australian Curriculum and are available online so they can be accessed independently by teachers, students and their parents. By the end of 2017, 20 schools in USC's region will have participated in the programs and over 1000 students will have attended on-campus expos and workshops. Explore and Emerge comprise a cost-effective, sustainable package which is readily transferable to other institutions.

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