About this Event
What is the Purpose of Education? Join us for a national conversation at the National Library of Australia Theatre in Canberra - LIVE.
Register for in-person or online.
Note. Online ticket holders will receive a Zoom link 24 hours prior to the event.
This forum brings teachers, school leaders and researchers together to explore the purposes of education in challenging times. It explores the shared role that schools, universities and public institutions play in advancing the aims of education within a resilient and forward-looking Australia.
Join us – including Professor Frank Bongiorno, Professor Lisa Kervin, Associate Professor David Rousell, Senator David Pocock, US Educator Jess Vance, educational leaders, teachers and researchers - for a day of interactive Q&As, panels, plenaries and spotlight talks to explore the outlook for education now and into the future. School educators, students and teachers represented include NSW Department of Education, Latham Primary School, Narrabundah College and Canberra Grammar School.
Our panel of educators, leaders and scholars will consider:
- What is education for?
- What kind of education do we need in challenging times?
- What role can the humanities and arts play within the new technological order?
This research forum is co-hosted and co-funded by:
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Education (University of Canberra)
- Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) - Language/ Literacy and Arts in Education Practice Resarch Special Interest Groups
- The University of Canberra Vice Chancellor’s Centre of Public Ideas
- National Library of Australia
- Dr Kate Halcrow
Student Poster Competition: The event includes a display of ACT student posters on schools reimagined. Prizes will be awarded to students in the afternoon schools-focused session. See details below and here.
Creative Arts Practitioners: As a precursor to the national forum event, a creative practice research event will take place at the Australian Botanic Gardens face-to-face only the day prior. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/arts-in-practice-research-for-exploring-education-in-challenging-times-tickets-1988058618846
Featuring: Creative-in-residence, Canberra graphic and sound artist, Lezarath, has designed the poster concept and will debut original music at the conference.
For all inquiries regarding this event, please contact: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
National Library of Australia, Parkes Place West, Canberra, Australia
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