Making Schools Better Conference 2004

DAY ONE
WELCOME	Professor Kwong Lee Dow, Vice Chancellor, University of Melbourne
	The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training	Speech
SESSION 1	KEYNOTE ADDRESS
	Professor Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, California	Paper	Presentation
SESSION 2	SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' FORUM: WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL
	Ms Helen Paphitis, Principal, Salisbury High School, South Australia		Presentation
	Mr Gary Costello, Principal, Mount Gambier High School, South Australia		This powerpoint is too big to place on the web, contact the Melbourne Institute for a copy
	Mr Stephen Norris, Principal, Launceston Church Grammar School, Tasmania	Paper	Presentation
SESSION 3	Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Shadow Minister for Education, Employment and Training	Speech
SESSION 4	SCHOOL PERFORMANCE IN AUSTRALIA
	Dr Ken Rowe, Research Director, Australian Council for Education Research	Paper	Presentation
	Dr Gary Marks, Principal Research Fellow, Australian Council for Education Research	Paper	Presentation
	Professor Jack Keating, Education Policy and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne	Paper	Presentation
	Additional Paper: Multivariate analysis of performance of Victorian schools, David Johnson, Ben Jensen, Simon Feeny and Ben Methakullawat	Paper
SESSION 5	TEACHERS - THE LABOUR MARKET, TEACHER RENUMERATION AND TEACHER REMODELLING
	Dame Patricia Collarbone, National Remodelling Team, England	Paper	Presentation
	Dr Beth Webster, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute	Paper	Presentation
DINNER	Mr Tony Mackay, Australian Adviser on Schools Policy to the UK Government and Director, Centre for Strategic Thinking
DAY TWO
SESSION 6	PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION: WHAT IS THE PROPER ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
	Professor Brian Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations and Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne	Paper	Presentation
	Dr Mark Harrison	Paper
	Ms Susan Pascoe, Director, Catholic Education Office, Victoria	Paper	Presentation
	Professor Peter Dawkins, Ronald Henderson Professor and Director, Melbourne Institute	Paper	Presentation
SESSION 7	Ms Lynne Kosky MP, Victorian Minister for Education	Speech
SESSION 8	SOME SPECIFIC ISSUES IN EDUCATION: EDUCATION AND THE COMMUNITY; BOYS' EDUCATION; LITERACY AND PRE-SCHOOL
	Professor Peter Cuttance, Director, Centre for Applied Educational Research (CAER)		Presentation
	Senator Lyn Allison, Australian Democrat Senator for Victoria	Speech
SESSION 9	SCHOOL REFORM PRIORITIES - A PANEL DISCUSSION
	Professor Brian Caldwell, Managing Director, Educational Transformations and Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
	Dr Martyn Forrest, Secretary, Department of Education, Tasmania
	Professor Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, California
	Ms Jennifer Buckingham, Schools Editor, The Australian