ACEA

current office bearers

President	Ron Cox
Vice-President	Christine Laird
A/Treasurer	Jo McAlpin
Secretary	Buktha Sathurayar
Research Officer	Ray Chavez
Juvenile Justice current state representatives Victoria representative	Yvonne Russel Keiran McCann
New South Wales representative	Janice Navin
Queensland representative	Jayne Walker
Northern Territory representative	Madonna Cochrane
South Australia representative	Heather Barry
Western Australia representative	Karren Herriott Evans
Tasmania representative	To be advised
Australian Capital Territory representative	To be advised

roles and responsibilities-ACEA positions

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary

Research Officer

Juvenile Justice

State and Territory Representatives

history

ACEA was incorporated as an association on 17 September 2004. This followed a decision taken by International Forum for Education in Correctional Settings Australia (IFECSA) committee members at the 18 August 2004 meeting to establish a new assocation.

ACEA is building on the work of previous associations, IFECSA and International Forum for Education in Penal Settings (IFEPS).

IFECSA was formed after disussions at the 22 February 2000 IFEPS Executive Meeting. IFECSA continued until the establishment of ACEA in September 2004.

IFEPS - The Melbourne International Forum on Education in Penal Systems (IFEPS) Centre was established in February 1992 following discussions among academics involved in the area of correction education internationally that had made informal contact through conferences arranged by the Correctional Education Association (USA) and the European Prison Education Association.

However, there was no formalised international network for the exchange of ideas, research or for comparison of education and training programs and policies across adult, youth, cultural, or locational lines. In the two years from 1989 to 1991 proposals were exchanged between interested parties and in December 1991, a final agreement was signed at an extraordinary conference at Blagdon, England. Australian, Bob Semmens, had agreed to the proposal however was unable to attend the conference. The founding affiliates of IFEPS clarified the title of the new organisation as follows:

"The word 'penal' in the Forum's title is meant to be as inclusive as possible, with special mention being made of post-release and community-based projects and activities related to people on remand, to young offenders, and even crime prevention." (IFEPS News, No.1, May 1992)

The founding IFEPS centres were:

• Simon Fraser, The University of British Columbia, Canada
• Bergen Folk High School, The Netherlands
• Leeds University and Leicester University, England
• Barcelona University, Spain
• California State University, San Bernardino, USA
• The University of Minnesota, USA
• The University of Melbourne, Australia

The founding IFEPS centres were invited to pay an affiliation fee that would create seed funding for IFEPS activities. The Institute of Education at Melbourne University thus formalised its status as a founding member of IFEPS in February 1992. Shortly after a founding committee for the Melbourne University centre was formed and various interested people from across Australia agreed to become consultants to IFEPS.

In April 1992, at a prison education conference in Brisbane, interest was expressed in IFEPS and a conference resolution requested that IFEPS (Melbourne) become the centre for a South Pacific network. This resolution was supported by representatives from New Zealand and Fiji. The IFEPS committee accepted this resolution at its next meeting and issued a Foundation Statement in June 1992.

policy

IFEPS - The Faculty of Education at Melbourne University, through its Department of Education Policy and Management, is the designated affiliate of the International Forum on Education in Penal Systems (IFEPS).

The purpose of the Melbourne IFEPS is to bring together academics, policy-makers, and practitioners in the correctional field to:

• form a network for the conduct of specific research projects
• collect and disseminate ideas, materials, and research reports relevant to the field of education in penal systems, particularly program development and its relationship to mainstream education, employment, and community-living issues.

IFEPS is interested in other social issues to the extent that they impact on education in penal systems.

The Melbourne IFEPS has a steering committee composed of academics, policy-makers, and practitioners in education of adult and youth in detention and community correctional programs. The steering committee was Melbourne-based and members were encouraged to contact steering committee members in relation to national or state/territory issues about which the IFEPS network should be informed, develop a policy position, or take a research interest. IFEPS related reading

summary business plan (2001 - 2005)

ACEA - An ACEA business plan will be developed during 2006.

IFECSA - business plan

Scope of Vision
• To identify, disseminate and promote best practice in corrections education
• To encourage, initiate and support research in corrections education
• To advise auspicing agencies and government agencies on policy and practice in corrections education
• To nurture linkages between IFECSA and adult and juvenile corrections education agencies
• To advocate for effective resource allocation for corrections education

Values
IFECSA believes in the intrinsic good of education. The following values underpin the planning, promotion and implementation of corrections education.
• Lifelong learning
• The centrality of education for rehabilitation
• The right of access to community accredited education for all – including prisoners and offenders

IFECSA believes in cooperative problem solving through:
• International research projects
• Dissemination of information on corrections education
• Conferencing on educational issues and programs
• Networking and consulting for best practice in corrections education

Key Functional Areas
• Research corrections education issues
• Analyse current and future corrections education issues
• Disseminatw correctiona education issues to policy makers, administrators and practitioners in Australia and overseas
• Identify and promote good corrections education practice

Business Goals
IFECAS will establish links with key national and international agencies such as:
• Correctional Education Association (CEA)
• European Prison Education Association (EPEA)
• Canadian Association
• International Centre for Prison Studies - London
• Corrections Officers’ Association - USA and Canada
• National Centre Vocational Education and Research (NCVER)
• South African agency
• UNESCO Institute for Education
• IFEPS Centres in the UK, Canada and USA

Be recognised as a primary source of advice to state, territory and federal governments regarding Corrections Education
The following strategies have been identified to support this goal:
• Providing response to government policies
• Participate in and conduct consultation forums
• Provide regular newsletter service to members and to government
• Conduct regular conferences
• Conduct regular seminars

Establish independent and sustainable business framework
The following strategies have been identified to support this goal:
• Identification of funding sources through research proposals and other sources
• Increased liaison linkages with research agencies
• Registration as an independent agency