Rethinking Reconciliation and Pedagogy in Unsettling Times. In the context of ?unsettling times', reconciliation processes have the potential to strengthen the fragile network of relationships that holds Australian society together. Unfortunately, the pedagogical potential of reconciliation processes has yet to be adequately elaborated. We need more accounts of reconciliation in action. This project will provide cross-cultural comparative accounts of reconciliation processes in Australia, South ....Rethinking Reconciliation and Pedagogy in Unsettling Times. In the context of ?unsettling times', reconciliation processes have the potential to strengthen the fragile network of relationships that holds Australian society together. Unfortunately, the pedagogical potential of reconciliation processes has yet to be adequately elaborated. We need more accounts of reconciliation in action. This project will provide cross-cultural comparative accounts of reconciliation processes in Australia, South Africa and Israel. The project will also develop case study accounts of how reconciliation is represented and pursued in media culture particularly on the world-wide web. The analysis of these accounts will culminate in the development of a theory of pedagogies for reconciliation.Read moreRead less
Transnational literacies - diaspora, schooling and identity. The need for transnational literacies - the capacity to function successfully within and between nations and cultures - is increasingly significant for multicultural Australia due to globalisation. The Greek-Australian community is used to explore schooling and its capacity to assist young Australians form productive cultural identities. This provides insights into a significant Australian community that will assist with the developmen ....Transnational literacies - diaspora, schooling and identity. The need for transnational literacies - the capacity to function successfully within and between nations and cultures - is increasingly significant for multicultural Australia due to globalisation. The Greek-Australian community is used to explore schooling and its capacity to assist young Australians form productive cultural identities. This provides insights into a significant Australian community that will assist with the development of all ethnic communities. The project contributes to understandings of identity, learning and schooling. It reviews three decades of multicultural education and consolidates our national capacity to school for cultural difference and global citizenship.Read moreRead less