Conferences
Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 August 2009 - Colloquium with Professor Pat Thomson
This two-day colloquium will be moderated by Professor Pat Thomson, the Director of Research in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham. She is an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Australia, a Visiting Professor at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia and Director of the Centre for Research in Equity and Diversity in Education (CREDE).
She was awarded a Public Service Medal in 1991, a Fulbright Scholarship in 1992, the Garth Boomer Curriculum prize from the Australian Curriculum Studies Association in 1995, and the Australian Association for Research in Education Outstanding Thesis award in 2000.
21st July 2008 - Conference at the Royal Children's Hospital
The conference is a one-day event designed to provide professional development for teachers and other education and health professionals working with young people who have experienced disruption to their schooling following illness or accident. It will profile research in progress for the Australian Research Council (ARC) "Keeping Connected" project. The conference will advance understandings of the educational issues faced by young people with a health condition. The event will provide an opportunity to engage with other professionals working with students in similar situations and to learn more about the support provided to students by the RCH Education Institute.
For more information, please email the project officer, Dr Ria Hanewald or phone her on (03) 9322 5130.
Perspectives from the inside: The voice of the student [pdf,168KB]. For more information about this presentation please contact Dr Peter Ferguson via email: p.ferguson@unimelb.edu.au or phone (03) 8344 4235.
