Welcome to TEEC

Keynote speaker 1: Prof. Michael Corbett
  Email: [email protected]

Education    
•    Ph.D. (Educational Sociology), University of British Columbia, 2001
•    M.Ed. (Literacy Education), Mt. St. Vincent University, 1994
•    M.A. (Sociology), Acadia University, 1990
•    BEd (Secondary Social Studies), Acadia University, 1983
•    BA (Hons. Sociology), Acadia University, 1981

Academic Record

Present position:
•    Professor, School of Education, Acadia University, 2018-

Previous positions:
•    Professor of Rural and Regional Education, University of Tasmania, 2015-2017
•    Professor, School of Education, Acadia University, 2011-2015
•    Graduate Coordinator, School of Education, Acadia University, 2011-14
•    Tenure awarded, 2007
•    Associate Professor, School of Education, Acadia University, 2006-2011
•    Assistant Professor, School of Education, Acadia University, 2002-2006
•    Lecturer (part-time), Mount Saint Vincent University, 2000-2002
•    Lecturer (part-time), Acadia University, 1991-2002
•    Teacher, Tri-county Regional School Board, Nova Scotia, 1987-2002
•    Acting Principal, Southwest Regional School Board, 1996-1997
•    Teacher, Frontier School Division, Manitoba, 1983-87
•    Consultant, Municipality of the County of Cumberland (part-time), 2006
•    Consultant to the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (part-time), 1996
•    Consultant to the Digby District School Board Stay in School Initiative, 1991

Areas of Scholarly Interest
     Social theory, educational sociology, curriculum theory, literacies, Canadian educational history, qualitative research methods, rural schooling, community and curriculum, space and place, Canadian educational policy, educational accountability, early school leaving and resistance, school to work transitions, youth studies, mental health and education

Title of keynote speech: Rural education in North America: Problems and opportunities



Keynote speaker 2: Prof. Hernán Cuervo (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Hernan Cuervo is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research program is built around the project of addressing equity and social justice for young people, with a particular focus on rural spaces, spanning the fields of rural education, theory of justice, and youth studies. In over two hundred publications, keynote addresses, and presentations, he has contributed to academic debates on the application of the theory of justice (distribution and recognition) to the experiences of rural students and teachers, and on the structural character of inequalities in school to work transitions experienced by young people, particularly in rural communities. Some of his latest books are: “Understanding Social Justice in Rural Education” (Palgrave, 2016); and “Thinking about Belonging in Youth Studies” (w/Prof. Harris and Prof. Wyn, Palgrave, 2021). Professor Cuervo is formerly the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Youth Studies (2019-2022) and is currently an Associate Editor of the Australian Educational Researcher, and the Australian and International Journal of Rural Education.

Title of keynote speech: Towards a socially just rural education: The uses of distributive and recognitive justice


Keynote speaker 3: Prof. Yasuyuki Tamai 玉井康之 (Hokkaido University of Education, Japan)
 
Born in 1959
Currently the Vice President of Hokkaido University of Education, Director of the Center for Research on Education in Rural and Small-Scale Schools.
Previously served as the Principal of the Kushiro Campus of Hokkaido University of Education.
Committee member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Bullying Countermeasures Council and Director of the Japan Association for Teacher Education.
Research expertise lies in the fields of regional education management, teacher education, and education in rural areas.

Title of keynote speach: History and policies of rural education in Japan

Keynote speaker 4: Dr. Cath Gristy (University of Plymouth, UK) Dr Cath Gristy: I am a member of the academic staff at the University of Plymouth. At the University I teach on undergraduate, Masters and doctoral programmes. My research is underpinned by a commitment to social justice and I am interested in research that will make a difference to the lives of young people, their schools and teachers. I have a particular interest in education in rural places and this research links me into research in rural spaces and places in European and other international contexts. My current research interests include small schools, multi-age classrooms and access to schools. My own experiences of being a school teacher doing postgraduate study and research means I am committed to developing opportunities for teachers to be involved in research.

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/cath-gristy

Title of keynote speach: Education, schools and their communities: Patterns of change in rural Europe and the UK

Keynote speaker 5: PI Dr. Tung-Liao Cheng (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
  Education:

    Ph.D. in Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin, USA
    Master's in Education, National Chengchi University
    Master's in Educational Administration, University of Wisconsin, USA
    Bachelor's in Education, National Chengchi University

Current Positions:

    Associate Professor, Department of Education, National Chengchi University
    Principal Investigator, Taiwan Experimental Education Promotion Center
    Chief Educational Consultant, Seedling Experimental School
    Principal Investigator, Tongxin Waldorf Experimental Education Institute

Title of keynote speach: 善待還是虧待？對待台灣小校的另類觀點 Right treatment or mistreatment? An alternative perspective on Taiwan's small schools