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AARE 2009 International Education Research Conference
29 November 2009 - 03 December 2009
National Convention Centre Canberra ACT.
Email: pam(dot)matters(at)bigpond(dot)com
Website: aare09.confsite.com.au/
Organiser
Dr. Pamela Matters
Key Note Speakers
Professor Bill Green
Bill Green is Professor of Education at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in NSW, Australia, and CSU Strategic Research Professor, associated with the Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education (RIPPLE). He is an adjunct member of the Professional Practice and Ethics Research Group in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and he is currently Co-Editor of the UK-based journal Changing English: An International Journal of English Teaching.
Professor Raewyn Connell
Raewyn Connell holds a University Chair in the University of Sydney. She has previously held posts at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Macquarie University in Sydney, and Flinders University in Adelaide and visiting posts at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and Ruhr-Universit„t Bochum. Raewyn is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, a recipient of the American Sociological Association's award for distinguished contribution to the study of sex and gender, and of the Australian Sociological Association's award for distinguished service to sociology in Australia.
Professor Val Klenowski
Professor Val Klenowski, Professor of Education in the School of Learning and Professional Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, will conduct a stimulating session focused on assessment, evaluation and reporting in educational research.
Professor Erica McWilliam
Erica has taught in a wide range of school settings both in the government and non-government sectors. Currently she is Professor in the Centre for Research into Pedagogy and Practice at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and an Associate Fellow, Australian Learning and Teaching Council.
Professor Lesley A. Rex.
Lesley Rex is an Associate Professor and Co-chair of the Joint Ph.D. Program in English and Education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research interests are in English language arts literacy education at the secondary level, in ethnographic and discourse analytic research methods to better understand group teaching and learning, and in pioneering classroom interaction methodologies. Professor Rex received Spencer Foundation grants to study successful inclusive classrooms as well as how white teachers successfully teach students of color. Her publications appear in various books and journals including AERA's Handbook of Complementary Methods for Research in Education, in American Educational Research Journal, Teachers College Record, Research in the Teaching of English, and Journal of Literacy Research.Their topics range from researching the complexity of classroom interaction to remaking of high school readers to the pressures on teachers from high-stakes test preparation. As editor for the Discourse and Social Processes series for Hampton Press, she is publishing volumes that bring theoretical and methodological innovation to problems of educational practice and preparation.
Professor Martin Westwell
After completing his degree and PhD at Cambridge University, Martin moved to Oxford University as a Research Fellow in Biological and Medical Sciences at Lincoln College. While at Oxford, Martin undertook a number of research projects from producing artificial DNA, to drug discovery for tropical diseases and neurodegeneration. He also began a program of work in science education and public-engagement-with-science.
Presidential Address - Professor Jo-Anne Reid
Jo-Anne is Professor of Education and Associate Dean, Teacher Education in the Faculty of Education, Charles Sturt University. She began her career teaching Secondary English, and has a long-standing involvement in teacher education. She is interested in the potential of post-structuralist theories of practice for rethinking education and diversity in post-modern society. She has been continuously in receipt of research funding (through University and National Competitive Grants) over the past fifteen years, several of which have focused on English teaching, and teacher education, including overseas-born and educated non-native English-speaking teachers, and the career pathways of indigenous teachers, literacy and the environment and rural teacher education.
Description
Presenters are invited to be involved with the theme Inspiring Innovative Research in Education - Creating Global Networks - A Capital Idea! By integrating global, national and/or local perspectives and using capital cities as the interactive hub of urban, rural and remote research in education, this conference seeks to provide opportunities for researchers and practitioners to showcase the most innovative research available in education. More detail? Browse this site for updates.
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