This conference will showcase case studies and examples of strategies that have been successfully implemented in schools to re-engage and support students at risk of early school leaving. Schools participating in the Effective Strategies project have been invited to present workshops at the conference, describing the approaches they have used to increase school completion rates and how they have overcome barriers to success.
When: November 28, 2008 Where: Telstra Dome, Melbourne More information:
Rachael Davey - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
iNet Online International Educator Conferences iNet (International Networking for Educational Transformation) regularly host online conferences for educators and students across the world. The online conferences provide a convenient way for teachers, academics and educational leaders to network and debate internationally. Participants exchange papers related to the conference theme, with these resources forming the basis for discussion in online forums. An archive of past conference papers and discussions can be accessed through the global iNet website <http://www.ssat-inet.net/onlineconferences.aspx> or the Australian iNet website <http://www.sst-inet.com.au/index.php> .
Upcoming online conferences include:
Theme: Student Leadership Date: 24 November – 5 December, 2008
Description: Many schools are exploring how the development of student voice and student leadership is the key to personalisation, with students becoming active partners in the construction of their education. This conference is an opportunity to share how schools are developing students as leaders and how this may inspire innovation and transformation.
iNet Online International Student Conferences iNet (International Networking for Educational Transformation) regularly host online student conferences, providing young people from across the world the chance to debate global issues. The discussions are based around materials students submit. Students can submit written pieces, pictures, presentations, videos or audio recordings to explain their point of view. Resources and discussions from past conferences can be read in the online archive on the global iNet website <http://www.ssat-inet.net/onlineconferences.aspx> or the Australian iNet website <http://www.sst-inet.com.au/index.php> . The 2008 Student Conferences are themed around the topic ‘Whose World is it Anyway?'.
Theme: What do you do for fun? Date: 10 – 21 November, 2008 Description:
This conference will explore how students around the world spend their free time, with a focus on positive and fun activities that teenagers participate in, the impact of technology on childhood fun and suggested community leisure facilities and programs for young people.
Master of Education Policy (International)
The Centre for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning (CPELL), located within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, has been providing this Master of Education Policy (International) (MEPI) since 2004. Originally a full-fee course, from the beginning of 2008 the MEPI has been offered in Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) mode (subject fees in this mode were $1019.25 during 2008). The course can be completed full-time or part-time: over 12 months, 18 months or two years.
The focus of the course is on post-compulsory education and training systems (i.e. it focuses on the school, vocational education and training, university and labour market interface for 15-20 year-olds).
One subject – Education Policy in Australia - (25%) deals in detail with the Australian policy framework, while Comparative Education Policy(25%) and Education Policy - International Study (25%) focus on European systems in the OECD context. The remaining subject (Education Policy - Negotiated Project – 25%) allows participants to focus on their own professional context. A key feature of the MEPI is the Education Policy- International Study, a three week intensive Study Tour in three European countries.
Further information, including the structure of the course, the teaching staff and the scheduled session dates for 2009 contact Dr Veronica Volkoff on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > or
03 8344 8392.
Research and Reports
Title: Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Report 54: Non School Completers – Profiles and initial destinations
Authors: David Curtis and Julie McMillan
Source: Australian Council for Educational research (ACER) – www.acer.edu.au <http://www.acer.edu.au/>Release Date: October 2008
Description: The study examines the socio-demographic and academic profiles of young people who left school without completing Year 12 between the early 1980s and 2005. It examines a nationally representative sample of young people who were 15 years old and still attending school in 2003. It places particular emphasis on how socio-demographic and school-related factors in that period influenced early school leaving. It also examines the change in rates of school non-completion from the early 1980s to 2005. The use of an alternative measure of school completion - participation in a program of vocational education and training after leaving school - is also examined.
Report Link: LSAY 54: Non School Completers – Profiles and initial destinations <http://www.acer.edu.au/documents/LSAY_lsay54.pdf>
Title: How Young People are Faring 2008
Authors: Stephen Lamb and Kate Mason
Source: Foundation for Young Australians – www.fya.org.au
<http://www.fya.org.au/>Release Date: October 15 2008
Description: The report provides important information on how successfully our education and training system is working to meet the needs of young Australians as they make the transition from school to further study and work. It provides the most up-to-date analysis of the effectiveness of transitions, including information on who is doing well and who is not doing so well in negotiating the various post-school pathways.
Report Link: How Young People are Faring 2008 <http://www.fya.org.au/downloads/FYA_HYPAFReport_ONLINE_68pp.pdf>
Annaul Report 2010