Editorial 2013 - JSEEM 4(1)

Welcome to the 2014 volume of the Journal of Student Engagement: Education matters. These are changing times at the University of Wollongong (UOW), with a new faculty structure and outside factors and policies contributing to uncertainty about where everyone fits and what their role will be. This is particularly the case in the newly rebranded ‘School of Education’, with Adrian Piccoli’s (NSW Minister for Education) divisive decision to enforce Band 5 entry requirements for new undergraduate pre-service teachers, with expected impacts for both enrolments and sustainability of education programs in NSW.