Ms Deborah Tranter

I provide an advisory role to the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, the Learning and Teaching Unit and the University community in general on student equity matters, advising on policy, planning and review and providing a coordination role in relation to the University's student equity strategy (refer to web page below for details)

I come to this role with an extensive background in university administration, including 10 years in corporate and strategic planning, including the University's planning in student equity.

My work is enhanced by my doctoral studies into the influence of the secondary school environment on the higher education aspirations of students from disadvantaged schools.

UniSA Equity web page

Member Association of Tertiary Education Management

Member Australasian Association of Institutional Research

Member Australian Association for Research in Education

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Flinders University of South Australia

Currently enrolled in PhD in School of Education, UniSA

• Equity and Access in Higher Education, particularly for students from low socio-economic backgrounds.
• The secondary/tertiary education interface

Tranter, D; Murdoch, L; Saville, D (2007) “Bonus points are the only reason I’m at UniSA”: equity outreach and higher education success, Paper presented at EOPHEA 2007 Conference November, University of Melbourne http://www.adcet.edu.au/EdEquity/view.aspx?id=5587

Tranter, D.(2006) Becoming Self Conscious: Exploring Habitus. Refereed paper presented at AARE 2006 conference December, University of Adelaide.

Tranter, D. (2005) Enhancing Higher Education Opportunities for Educationally Disadvantaged Secondary Students: a cross-sectoral partnership. Paper presented at EOPHEA 2005 Conference, September 2005, Brisbane http://www.adcet.edu.au/edequity/ViewFactSheetDetail.aspx?itemid=746

George, R., Lucas, J. and Tranter, D., (2005) Portfolio Entry: Alternative university access for year 12 students. Refereed paper presented at HERDSA conference Higher education in a changing world 3- 7 July 2005, University of Sydney HERDSA 2005 Conference http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2005/pdf/refereed/paper_244.pdf

Tranter, D. (2005) Why University? A case of socio-cultural reproduction in disadvantaged secondary schools. Hawke Research Institute Postgraduate working paper series No 1 http://www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/publications/default.asp#postgradpapers

Tranter, D (2004)“No greater uphill battle”: the work of teachers in disadvantaged secondary schools and their influence on student aspirations. Paper presented at AARE Conference, 28 November to 2 December, 2004 University of Melbourne

Tranter, D. (2003) “Why University? A case of socio-cultural reproduction in disadvantaged secondary schools”. Paper presented at the Joint NZARE/AARE 2003 Conference in Auckland, NZ, 29 November to 3 December (published on web)

Tranter, D. (2003) “‘Fish out of Water’: Students from Disadvantaged Schools and the University Experience”. Refereed paper presented at Creating Spaces: Interdisciplinary Writings in the Social Sciences Conference, Canberra, 17-18 July

Tranter, D. (2002) “Students from Disadvantaged Schools and the Access to University Experience”. Paper presented at the 13th Annual International AAIR Forum, in Perth, 4-6 December (published on web)

Tranter, D. (2002) “Using Institutional Research for Equity Planning and Analysis: The Performance of Low SES school leavers and Indigenous students at UniSA.” Paper presented at National Higher Education Equity Practitioners Workshop, University of Canberra, September 2002

Tranter, D., Circelli, M. and Murdoch, L. 2001 “Beyond the CEQ: developing an integrated approach to student evaluation at the University of South Australia” Paper presented at the 12th Annual International AAIR Forum, Rockhampton, 3-5 September (published on web and CD Rom and later published as refereed Journal article in Journal of Institutional Research, Vol 12, Number 1)

Tranter, D and Circelli, M (2001) “Equity Indicators Go International: The application of national (equity) indicators to measure international student performance” Paper presented at the 12th Annual International AAIR Forum, Rockhampton, 3-5 September (published on web and CD Rom)

Tranter, D. and Sumner R. (2000) “Planning for Equity at the University of South Australia”, paper presented at the 22nd Annual Forum of the European Association of Institutional Research in Berlin, September (later published as refereed journal article in Tertiary Education and Management, Vol 8, No. 1)

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline:

• Student Equity
• Access and Equity in higher education