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Evaluating student partnership models in Australian universities: A benchmarking study
International Journal for Students as Partners, Vol.9(1), pp.74-88
2025
Abstract
This research investigates the diversity and typology of Students as Partners (SaP) models across Australian universities, providing a framework for benchmarking institutional engagement with student partnerships. By reviewing public information and employing document and critical discourse analysis (CDA) on 38 university websites, the study highlights variations in SaP initiatives, ranging from comprehensive to not evident. The study adapts Barrie’s (2007) four-quadrant framework to categorise SaP practices as: no or limited engagement, fragmented, targeted, or emancipatory. The findings reveal significant differences in how universities govern, promote, and implement SaP, with only a notable few demonstrating authentic strategic partnerships. SaP is widely recognised as a critical and transformative strategy that acknowledges student agency in engaging with how universities are governed and how curricula can be designed. Therefore, this study aims to advance current SaP practices by providing a benchmark for the various configurations of SaP at Australian higher education institutions.
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- Title
- Evaluating student partnership models in Australian universities: A benchmarking study
- Authors
- Seb Dianati - La Trobe UniversityTheresa Ashford - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyGeorgia PearsonElisa Williams
- Publication details
- International Journal for Students as Partners, Vol.9(1), pp.74-88
- Publisher
- McMaster University Library Press
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.15173/ijsap.v9i1.5909
- ISSN
- 2560-7367
- Copyright note
- Copyright (c) 2025 Seb Dianati, Dr Theresa Ashford, Georgia Pearson, Elisa Williams. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991128905102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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