34th National SPERA Conference
Event Details
Curtin University Bentley Campus
29 November 2018
- 30 November 2018
Access for All: Equity Matters
The Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA), in partnership with the NCSEHE, held the 34th National SPERA Conference on 28-30 November 2018.
The conference included a welcome reception on Wednesday 28 November, with a full program over Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November, including a whole-of-sector symposium addressing the Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education government response.
Themes
Conference sub-themes were based on Halsey’s 2018 Independent Review into Rural, Regional and Remote Education, as follows:
- Global Directives [OECD & UN SDG4]
- Asset-driven place-based innovations [international, national, local]
- More than IT solutions [Creative alternatives]
- ESL, Language and Learning [Cultural & Linguistic Competency; Aboriginal Curriculum Framework]
- Poverty and Power [General Capabilities; Enablers; Disrupting Discourse]
- System-level equity [Showcasing WA RRR -DET, AISWA, Catholic, TAFE]
Speakers
- Emeritus Professor John Halsey
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University - Associate Professor Jayne Downey
Center for Research on Rural Education, Montana State University - Denyse Ritchie
The THRASS Institute (Teaching, Handwriting, Reading and Spelling Skills) - Dr Jude Walker
Regional Australia Institute - Dr Sue Ledger
Murdoch University - Phil Brown
Country Education Partnership
Event overview
PowerPoint presentation
Photo gallery
For more information visit the SPERA website.