News Release:
Leading UK educator to give Armidale lecture
| Date 10/3/04 No 047/04 A leading British educator will give a public lecture at the University of New England next week while spending a fortnight in the University's School of Education as a Visiting Fellow. Cedric Cullingford, the author of 25 books on child development and school education, is Professor of Education and Head of Research at Huddersfield University in England. His main research interest is the effect of educational policy on the formation of children's character and attitudes. His lecture will be titled "What can Australian educators learn from recent developments in British education?" In West Yorkshire, Professor Cullingford is Chair of the Kirklees Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership, which works to raise the status of young children throughout the Kirklees region, and to ensure that their needs are met. The public lecture, at 5 pm on Wednesday 17 March, will be in Lecture Theatre 111 in UNE's Education Building. It will be followed by wine and cheese.
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The Australian College of Educators and the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, who have organised the lecture, are inviting members of the audience to join Professor Cullingford for dinner at Restaurant Q, Girraween, at 7 pm that evening (at each person's own expense). Anyone wishing to do so should contact Michaela Inglis at The Armidale School on 0408 030 522 no later than noon on Wednesday 17 March. While visiting UNE (from 16 March to 1 April) Professor Cullingford will present lectures, seminars and information sessions for local school teachers as well as for UNE staff and students, and work with UNE's Dr Catherine Scott on two books they are jointly preparing for publication. Media contact: Dr Catherine Scott, School of Education, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773 2005 or Jim Scanlan, Public Relations, UNE, Armidale (02) 6773 3049. |
