Academic literacies

Order Description Essay Question and Instructions Essay Question It is often suggested that Australia, and especially higher (i.e. university) education in Australia, is “meritocratic.” Using the statistics, identify a pattern in one demographic that seems to challenge this. Using academic sources, explain some theories and academic research that has sought to explain this pattern. Demographics you may choose are: • Socio-economic Status • Gender • Ethnicity • Rural / urban Patterns you may identify may be: • Overall numbers of enrolments • Type of university • Type of course Statistics: SES, ethnicity (indigenous only), rural / urban statistics: https://www.education.gov.au/undergraduate-applications-offers-and-acceptances-publications Gender statistics: https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features20Sep+2012#HIGHER