2005 Events

2005 CEIEC Annual International Conference

Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 5: Reconsidering Rights and Relationships
17-20 November 2005
20 November 2005 - networking and sharing brunch
Venue: Physics Theatre Complex, The University of Melbourne

Keynotes and Featured Speakers
Dr Deevia Bhana (South Africa)
Professor Alan Pence (Canada)
Bevan Cassady (Australia)
Rita Walker (New Zealand)

Conference program

2005 CEIEC One-Day Conference

Children's Voices in Pedagogy & Policy Making
9.30am - 4.00pm 20 June 2005
Lecture Theatre A, Ground Floor Elisabeth Murdoch Building, The University of Melbourne

Keynote Speaker
Professor Peter Moss, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education University of London

Other presenters include:
Associate Professor Glenda MacNaughton & Dr Kylie Smith, CEIEC, The University of Melbourne
John Tobin, Faculty of Law, The University of Melbourne
Catharine Hydon, The Brotherhood of St Lawrence
Melanie Saballa, ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services
Millie Olcay, Department of Learning & Educational Development, The University of Melbourne

Conference Proceedings

2005 Seminars

Jointly presented by the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood and Directions in Action Research for Equity.

From Whitlam to economic rationalism and beyond: A conceptual framework for political activism in children’s services
Jennifer Sumsion Macquarie University
19th July 2005
Room 211, Frank Tate Room, Alice Hoy Building, The University of Melbourne

Indigenous Elders and Early Childhood Education and Care
Sue Atkinson, The University of Melbourne
16th August 2005
Room 211, Frank Tate Room, Alice Hoy Building, The University of Melbourne

Saying the unsayable: investigating world views and commitment to cultural diversity
Merlyne Cruz, The University of Melbourne
20th September 2005
Room 211, Frank Tate Room, Alice Hoy Building, The University of Melbourne

Beyond protection: locating early childhood within the fray of Australian cultural politics
Affrica Taylor, The University of Western Sydney
15th November 2005
Room 211, Frank Tate Room, Alice Hoy Building, The University of Melbourne

2005 Learning Exchanges & Study Tours

Chinese Welfare Institute
5 & 6 May 2005

Tauranga Regional Free Kindergarten Association
4 October 2005