Papers available from the ACE National Conference

The presentations provided to us from the ACE National Conference are attached for you information and personal use. 


Equity and the current educational context


Keynote address: Professor Trevor Gale Professor Trevor Gale, Faculty of Education, Deakin University click here


Equity and the Curriculum


 Intro paper: Professor Alan Reid FACE, Faculty of Education, The University  of South Australia - Equity and the curriculum: Setting the scope and context click here


Keynote address:  Professor Rob Gilbert School of Education, The University of Queensland


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Seminar Papers  



  • Dr Susan Groundwater-Smith Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney. click here

Guest presenter: The Hon Catherine Branson QC, The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission and Human Rights Commissioner, will speak on "Strengthening human rights in the Australian National Curriculum" click here


Structuring, governing and managing the system for equity


Keynote address: Professor Bob Lingard School of Education, The University of Queensland click here


Presentation: Sally Thompson CEO of Adult Learning Australia (ALA) click here


Case Study: Smarter Schools National Partnerships-Cooperative federalism for equity in action?  What are the learnings for schools, for governments?


Panel presentation with papers from


Papers from:



  • Mary Ann O'Loughlin Executive Councillor and Head of Secretariat, COAG Reform Council)     click here

  • Dr Evan Arthur AM, Group Manager, National Schools & Youth Partnerships Group, DEEWR          click here

MySchool and Equity


An examination and analysis of recent data from a range of sources, including MySchool.  The presenters will share their research into these data and discuss what they tell us about student background and performance; what are possible explanations for the patterns and trends that emerge; and the policy implications of their analyses.


Panel session with papers from



  • Dr Brian Croke Executive Director of the Catholic Education Commission, NSW click here

  • Chris Bonnor AM, Author and former NSW Principal click here

  • Bernie Shepherd AM FACE, Education Consultant click here

 


Making Change Happen


Panel presentation


Papers available from



  • Dr Amanda Tattersall Director, Sydney Alliance and Chair, Get Up click here

  • James Whelan Research Director, Centre for Policy Development (CPD) click here

  • Eric Sidoti , Director, The Whitlam Institute at the University of Western Sydney click here