Student selection and admission to higher education:Policies and practices in the Asian region

Harman, Grant

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“…A focus on Māori and Pacific health workforce development is also driven by general workforce demand pressures [7,17-20]. Because Māori and Pacific are young, high-growth, population groups there will be an increasing future reliance on the Māori and Pacific working population to support the economy and ageing of the non-Māori non-Pacific population [21,22].…”

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A tertiary approach to improving equity in health: quantitative analysis of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS) process, 2008–2012

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Jiang

et al. 2015

Int J Equity Health

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IntroductionAchieving health equity for indigenous and ethnic minority populations requires the development of an ethnically diverse health workforce. This study explores a tertiary admission programme targeting Māori and Pacific applicants to nursing, pharmacy and health sciences (a precursor to medicine) at the University of Auckland (UoA), Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). Application of cognitive and non-cognitive selection tools, including a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI), are examined.MethodsIndigenous Kaupapa Māori methodology guided analysis of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS) for the years 2008–2012. Multiple logistic regression models were used to identify the predicted effect of admission variables on the final MAPAS recommendation of best starting point for success in health professional study i.e. ‘CertHSc’ (Certificate in Health Sciences, bridging/foundation), ‘Bachelor’ (degree-level) or ‘Not FMHS’ (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences). Regression analyses controlled for interview year, gender and ancestry.ResultsOf the 918 MAPAS interviewees: 35% (319) were Māori, 58% (530) Pacific, 7% (68) Māori/Pacific; 71% (653) school leavers; 72% (662) females. The average rank score was 167/320, 40–80 credits below guaranteed FMHS degree offers. Just under half of all interviewees were recommended ‘CertHSc’ 47% (428), 13% (117) ‘Bachelor’ and 38% (332) ‘Not FMHS’ as the best starting point. Strong associations were identified between Bachelor recommendation and exposure to Any 2 Sciences (OR:7.897, CI:3.855-16.175; p < 0.0001), higher rank score (OR:1.043, CI:1.034-1.052; p < 0.0001) and higher scores on MAPAS mathematics test (OR:1.043, CI:1.028-1.059; p < 0.0001). MMI stations had mixed associations, with academic preparation and career aspirations more consistently associated with recommendations.ConclusionsOur findings raise concerns about the ability of the secondary education sector to prepare Māori and Pacific students adequately for health professional study. A comprehensive tertiary admissions process using multiple tools for selection (cognitive and non-cognitive) and the provision of alternative entry pathways are recommended for indigenous and ethnic minority health workforce development. The application of the MMI within an equity and indigenous cultural context can support a holistic assessment of an applicant’s potential to succeed within tertiary study. The new MAPAS admissions process may provide an exemplar for other tertiary institutions looking to widen participation via equity-targeted admission processes.

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A tertiary approach to improving equity in health: quantitative analysis of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS) process, 2008–2012

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Int J Equity Health

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“…Consequently, students are forced to play a complicated admission game induced by the choice of universities, and usually it is beneficial for them to manipulate their true preferences. This point has also been advocated by some researchers working on college admissions reform 6 The system of choice of universities emphasizes the choices students make. Whether they are accepted by colleges does not only depend on students' own test scores, but also on how other students make choices Second, the student who make their choice of university after taking NCEE are also at risk but less than those who choose before taking NCEE.…”

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Chinese Higher Education Enrollment Policy: Fairness of System for Students’ Choice of University

Ashraf¹

2014

Advances in Intelligent Systems Research

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-China has made a great progress in the expansion of higher education system in recent years. The enrollments into higher education institutes has been increased from 3% in 1991 to 27% in 2010 and it is projected that gross enrolment rate in higher education will increase to 40% by 2020. China has made a lot of policies and reforms during this massive expansion of its higher education system. This paper deals with the enrollment policy for students in which students has to make choice for university before or after taking College Entrance Exam. The focus of this paper is, how much fair is this system for the Chinese students to make choice for university, challenges for students in making choice for university, different governmental policies in different provinces which creates imbalance between students and universities and what government should do to bring fairness in enrollment system.

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“…Alasan terakhir, seleksi masuk perguruan tinggi berpengaruh terhadap keadilan dan kesatuan bangsa (Harman, 1994).…”

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Validitas Prediktif Bakat Skolastik dan Prestasi Belajar sebagai Kriteria Seleksi Masuk Perguruan Tinggi

Asrijanty¹

2014

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Student selection and admission to higher education:Policies and practices in the Asian region

Cited by 41 publications

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A tertiary approach to improving equity in health: quantitative analysis of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS) process, 2008–2012

A tertiary approach to improving equity in health: quantitative analysis of the Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (MAPAS) process, 2008–2012

Chinese Higher Education Enrollment Policy: Fairness of System for Students’ Choice of University

Validitas Prediktif Bakat Skolastik dan Prestasi Belajar sebagai Kriteria Seleksi Masuk Perguruan Tinggi

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