[Announce] Education and the Election

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From:  Daniel Ng <daniel.ng at uts.edu.au>

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Education and the Election

CRITICAL VISIONS AND EDUCATION POLICY
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A face-to-face and virtual forum to look critically at education
in the light of the forthcoming Federal election. The forum will
challenge current policies with a critical vision of the future.
Its purpose is not only to offer a critique of existing policies
of the major parties but also to bring new ideas and
possibilities into the policy arena.


WHERE:

face-to-face forum on 24th and 25th August, 2001 Blackfriars 
Campus, University of Technology, Sydney (entrance on 
Blackfriars Street, Chippendale - between Abercrombie and 
Buckland St. Signs will point you to the large room upstairs)  

virtual forum from August 8th to September 30th, 2001 
http://www.ala.asn.au The presenters' papers will be available 
on the web with opportunities to respond and engage in on-line 
discussion.  

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Friday 24 August 6.00 - 8.00pm: Public lecture and 
discussion  

THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION Professor Bob 
Connell University of Sydney  


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Saturday 25 August

9.30 - 11.00am
RETHINKING SCHOOLS
Professor Marie Brennan
University of Canberra
*  Lecture and discussion


11.30am - 1.00pm
RETHINKING ADULT EDUCATION AND LIFELONG 
LEARNING
Tony Brown
Director, Adult Learning Australia
*  Lecture and discussion


LUNCH There are plenty of food places about five minutes 
walk away on Broadway or beaut little cafes tucked away 
among the many small nearby lanes  Or bring your own 
packed lunch, browse through copies of Educationl Links, and 
lay about on the lawn.  


2.00pm to 3.30pm RETHINKING TECHNICAL AND 
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Kaye Schofield Executive 
Director, Research Centre for Vocational Education & 
Training, UTS, Sydney *  Lecture and discussion  



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Organised and sponsored by :

   * Education Links

   * Centre for Popular Education, UTS

   * Adult Learning Australia

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Education Links is an independent magazine that provides a 
radical critique of Australian education. For more than two 
decades it has been a voice for students, educators and 
community members working to bring about democratic and 
progressive educational change.  

With over 60 issues Education Links has addressed many 
issues. Here is a small sample:  

* Youth policy, culture, unemployment and training
* Feminism and education
* Training reform and beyond
* The politics of disability
* Assessment and cultural difference
* Environmental education
* The politics of community involvement
* Popular education and cultural action


To purchase Education Links, or other publications in the field
of education and social justice, please contact the

Centre for Popular Education, UTS
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
Fax: 02-9514 3939
E-mail:  cpe at uts.edu.au
Tel. 02-9514 3843


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REGISTRATION FORM

Name

Postal Address

Phone Number/s
Fax Number
E-mail Address


COST: free (but registration is still requested)


Please send the registration details to:

Centre for Popular Education, UTS
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
Fax: 02-9514 3939
E-mail:  cpe at uts.edu.au






For further details about the program contact:

* Ken Johnston, Education Links Editorial Group. Phone: (02) 
9816
5744; email: kjohnsto at ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au


For technical advice about the web forum contact

* Janet Burstall or Cath Styles
Adult Learning Australia
PO Box 308 Jamison Centre ACT 2614
02 6251 7933 * info at ala.asn.au * http://www.ala.asn.au


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