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Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 14: Embracing diverse identities. Melbourne, Australia, 2014

melb14_3From the conference organisers: We hope you can join us for the 2014 Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity conference from Friday 21 November to Saturday 22 November 2014 at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 

The Conference themes this year are:

  • Exploring identities in a changing world (including but not limited to gender, culture, religion, linguistics, ability and environment)
  • Sharing stories of and for diverse identities
  • Exploring identities to support equity in research, practice and policy
  • Exploring localised identities in globalised contexts
  • Challenges to exploring diverse identities with young children
  • Ways forward in policy and practice

Our Keynote Speakers are:

  • Priscilla Reid-Loynes, Indigenous Education Consultant
  • Annette Sax, Director, Yarn Strong Sista
  • Dr Sandy Farquhar, University of Auckland
  • Mr Neville Dwyer, Dorothy Waide Centre for Early Learning
  • Professor Kerry Robinson, University of Western Sydney

Conference Website: http://web.education.unimelb.edu.au/yrc/honoring_child_equity_conference_2014/index.html

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