Rethinking Multiculturalism, Reassessing Multicultural Education: International Symposium, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney, 30-31 August 2011: Report

As a part of the reassessment of the concepts, practices and goals of multicultural education, on August 30 and 31, 2011, the Centre for Cultural Research (CCR) (from 2012 the Institute of Culture and Society) at the University of Western Sydney hosted an International Symposium bringing together national and international scholars in the fields of multicultural education and multiculturalism and senior bureaucrats from education departments across Australia and other relevant national bodies. This report provides a summary of the Symposium presentations and key issues raised following each session over the two days. It concludes with a list of summative comments and possible future directions for the field.