Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University.

RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

Urban Inequality and Educational Leadership

Posted on: October 20th, 2017

In this oration for the Australian Council for Educational Leadership, MID’s Tom Bentley addresses education’s role in responding to global challenges of inequality, disruption, and social conflict.  He argues that the core purpose of education requires leadership to build broader communities and challenge injustice, in the service of education’s over-arching purpose – to deepen understanding.  Send feedback on this unpublished text to tom.bentley@rmit.edu.au

 

Click here for a copy of the presentation: ACEL_Oration 2017 and draft speech: ACEL Oration Oct 19 2017.

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