CONFERENCE THEME

Evolving Pedagogies: Meeting the global challenges of diversity and interdependence

In the rapidly changing, interdependent world of the twenty-first century, learners will be best served by pedagogies designed to help them to learn how to learn throughout their lives and in new contexts, by pedagogies that prepare them to transfer what they learn to novel situations and to learn from the inherent variation present in their lives. Evolving Pedagogies is a conference for researchers, practitioners and policy makers who are working to make a difference through the development of new approaches to teaching and learning for a diverse yet interdependent world.

Aim of the conference

The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for networking by education professionals to share and reflect on new approaches to teaching and learning to prepare learners for the global challenges of diversity and interdependence.

Proposals for papers are welcome in the following sub-themes:

• Perspectives on gender, ethnicity and spirituality in education
• Developments in learning theory and in pedagogy
• Links between education policy and national and global economic development
• Emerging theories of teacher learning and practice in teacher education
• Improving learning and teaching of school subjects
• Technology and learning
• Citizenship education
• Personal, social and health education
• Policy and practice in education to meet the different needs of individuals
• Making schools effective Education for sustainable development

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Thank you for your abstract. Please note that we must receive your completed Registration Form by 28th April if you wish your paper to be included in the programme. This is the final deadline. The Programme for ICE 08 will be posted on the conference site on 1st May 2008. We are willing to accept payment of Registration Fee from you on arrival at the conference.  We cannot provide any financial assistance to you to attend the conference.  We expect you to make your own visa arrangements. Please let us have your flight details. We look forward to meeting you at ICE 08 Best wishes. Conference Secretariat