Urban Inequality and Educational Leadership

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  Send feedback on this unpublished text to tom.bentley@rmit.edu.au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.