Daniel Edwards is a Senior Research Fellow in the Transitions and Post-School
Education and Training research program at the Australian Council for Educational
Research. He was appointed in January 2008 to help develop ACER’s higher education
research. 

Dr Edwards’ research encompasses a range of educational issues, with particular emphasis
on access to university in Australia. He has a keen interest in all aspects of education
policy and has explored issues relating to demand for higher education places (both
amongst students and employers), student achievement and aspirations in the final years
of schooling, and educational ‘choice’ theories. He has also had experience researching
wider social issues regarding social stratification and demographic change. 

Much of Dr Edwards’ research involves working with large data bases and matrices
extracted from the various sources including the Department of Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and other government
departments and organisations. Dr Edwards has also been involved in a number of
evaluation projects involving widespread stakeholder consultation. 

Dr Edwards has experience in conducting survey-based research, having designed
administered a number of surveys and analysed larger national survey data such as the
Graduate Pathways Survey (GPS), the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE),
the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and the Postgraduate Research Experience
Questionnaire (PREQ). 

Articles (refereed)

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Keeping it local : geographic patterns of university attendance, Australian Universities Review (2009)
 

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The Bradley Review and access to higher education in Australia (with Bob Birrell), Australian Universities Review (2009)
 

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Half of Australian youth aged 18-20 are not in training (with Bob Birrell), University World News (2007)
 

Misc. Documents

Conference Papers & Presentations

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AUQF2008 : Quality & standards in higher education : making a difference, AUQF2008 : Quality & standards in higher education : making a difference (2008)
 
The hidden trends in school enrolments, TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference (2007)
 
Gathering quality data for management: capturing your catchment, Recognising Our Role, a Summit for Registrars & Enrolment officers in schools (2007)
 

Reports

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The attractiveness of the Australian academic profession : a comparative analysis (with Hamish Coates, Ian Dobson, Tim Friedman, Leo Goedegebuure, and Lynn Meek), Higher Education Research (2009)
 

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Supply, Demand and Characteristics of the HDR Population in Australia (with Ali Radloff and Hamish Coates), Higher Education Research (2009)