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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u>Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice conference<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">DATE: 27-28 November, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PLACE: University of Western Sydney, Parramatta South Campus
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the Australian Research Council Linkage Project Rethinking Multiculturalism/ Reassessing Multicultural Education draws to a close, we will be hosting
<i><a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics/events/rethinking_multicultural_education_conference">Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice,</a>
</i>a two-day conference on 27-28 November that showcases the project’s findings, and engages with key stakeholders in this area.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Day 1 is directed to academics and those working in policy in this area. With links to the three project reports, it will involve three themed sessions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Multicultural and ESL education: issues around teacher education and professional learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Intercultural understanding and anti-racism<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Rethinking multiculturalism and multicultural education: knowledge translation and engaged research<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Academics, policy-makers, practitioners and community representatives will be asked to respond to the findings and to relate these to broader issues associated with these themes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Day 2 will have a practitioner focus with professional learning sessions open to educational directors, principals and teachers in NSW Department of Education and Community schools across NSW. You are welcome to attend Day 1 and/or Day
2. Both days are BOSTES accredited for NSW DEC teachers. Registration is free though places are strictly limited.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We ask if you could please circulate this invitation to other interested academics and trainee teachers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">REGISTER HERE: http://ticketing.uws.edu.au/tickets/settings/53<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ENQUIRIES: Please contact Helen Barcham: <a href="mailto:h.barcham@uws.edu.au">
h.barcham@uws.edu.au</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#6600CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Helen Barcham</span></b><b><span style="color:#B5CF00;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span></b><b><span style="color:#6600CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">|</span></b><b><span style="color:#B5CF00;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Rethinking Multiculturalism/Reassessing Multicultural Education Research Assistant
</span><span style="color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#6600CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Institute for Culture and Society</span><span style="color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span><b><span style="color:#6600CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">|</span></b><span style="color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">University of Western Sydney<span style="color:#404040"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">P:</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> 9685 9692 | <b>E:</b>
<a href="mailto:H.Barcham@uws.edu.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">H.Barcham@uws.edu.au</span></a> |
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">W:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> <a href="http://www.uws.edu.au/ics" target="_blank"><span style="color:black">www.uws.edu.au/ics</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Building EM Parramatta Campus, Locked Bag 1797 Penrith NSW 2751 Australia</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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