Title
The catalyst clemente project: Making journalism education accessible to disadvantaged Australians
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Communications and Contemporary Arts / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts,Technology, Education and Communications
RAS ID
8835
Abstract
This is a brief commentary on a new initiative to promote engagement with the wider community through the Catalyst Clemente project, which was introduced in Western Australia in 2008. It encourages participants to improve their personal situation through learning and developing essential skills in a supportive environment. It also seeks to promote self-confidence in people at risk of homelessness or physical and mental illness, by encouraging them to take control of their lives and bring about personal change through undergraduate education. The program gives applicants the opportunity to do accredited university courses in the area of the humanities. I was asked to join the project for one semester at Mission Australia's Maddington office in south-east Metropolitan Perth. Edith Cowan University (ECU) provides the lecturer while Woodside's Community Initiative Program assists with additional mid-week educational support. Mission Australia wants to expand the program to include other universities in Australia.
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Accessibility Commons, Arts and Humanities Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Psychology Commons
Comments
Cullen, T. (2009, December). The Catalyst Clemente project: Making journalism education accessible to disadvantaged Australians. Paper presented at the annual Journalism Education Association of Australia conference, the Burswood Intercontinental Hotel, Perth, Western Australia. Available here