State of the Pacific 2024 - Pacific Education Transformations

Panel Convenor: David Oakeshott, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU
Day: 4 September 2024
Time: 11.45-1.15pm
This panel seeks to learn from current efforts underway in the region to transform formal education systems and schools in ways that serve people and place better. It will put new policy developments at regional and national levels into dialogue with changes taking place in university departments, school classrooms, and even grassroots education initiatives adjacent to formal schooling. Panellists will share insights from the Pacific Regional Education Framework 2018-2030, Solomon Islands National University, and the classrooms of New Caledonia and Solomon Islands.
• Shadows and Lights in New Caledonian Schools? What Paths to Reconciliation?
Clara Filippi, PhD Candidate, Catholic University of Louvain
• Pacific Regional Education Policy: What, and Who, Is It Good For?
Rebecca Spratt, Independent Education Development Specialist and Research Assistant, Australian Catholic University
• Community-Led Language Education in Solomon Islands: Challenges and Possibilities
Debra McDougall, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
• Embracing Education Reforms: The Solomon Islands National University's Role in Preparing Teachers for the Future
Patricia Rodie, Dean of Faculty of Education and Humanities, Solomon Islands National University