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WCCES 39th Meeting

16th March 2008

Columbia University, New York

In conjunction with the CIES Conference at Teachers College Columbia University, New York.

Website: www.cies.us

51st Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2008

18-22 March 2008

New York, USA

Theme: Gaining Educational Equity Around the World

Teachers College, Columbia University welcomes the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). CIES was founded in 1956 to foster cross-cultural understanding, scholarship, academic achievement, and societal development through the international study of educational ideas, systems, and practices.

This year's conference will be devoted to 'Gaining Educational Equity Around the World'. The Meetings will place special emphasis on the theme of educational equity within and among regions and countries, focusing on the impact of factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, income, wealth, disability, and urbanization.

Website: www.cies.us

Enquiries: secretariat@cies.us

Sociedad Española de Educación Comparada XI Congreso Nacional de Educación Comparada

7-9 May 2008

Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

Title: "La Educación como respuesta a la diversidad. Una perspectiva comparada"

Thematic Groups:

  1. Inmigración, emigración y minorías étnicas.
  2. Diversidad, Inter y multiculturalidad.
  3. Marginación y exclusión social.
  4. Respuestas educativas a colectivos específicos (personas con discapacidad, género, etc.)
  5. Retos emergentes (Educación para la Paz y No Violencia, Educación para la Ciudadanía, Educación para la Salud, etc.)
  6. Familia, adultos y relaciones intergeneracionales.
  7. Epistemología, metodología y experiencia en Educación Comparada

Deadline for papers: 28 February 2008

Early Bird registration: before 14 March 2008

Contact: congresocomparada@upo.es

Website: www.upo.es/congresocomparada

More updated information in Spanish in PDF format

Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education (MESCE) Conference

11-13 May 2008

Dolmen Resort Hotel, Malta

Theme: Intercultural Dialogue through Education

Keynote Speakers:

Website: www.educ.um.edu.mt/mesce

Enquiries:

44th Annual Conference of the Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) 2008

27-29 June 2008

Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Website: wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jces

Enquiries: jces-edu@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

6th International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)

1-4 July 2008

Sofia, Bulgaria

Theme: Comparative Education and Teacher Training

Workshops:

  1. Comparative Education as a University Discipline
  2. Pre-service and In-service Teacher Training
  3. Policy of Education and Schooling Reform
  4. Large-scale Assessments in Education
  5. Lifelong Learning Education and Social Inclusion
  6. Cultures of education within the world-society. Perspectives of system-theoretical educational sciences within international comparison

Deadline for registration and paper submission: 10 March 2008

Enquiries: npopov.bces@mail.bg or npopov@fnpp.uni-sofia.bg

Website: bces.conference.tripod.com

Annual Conference of the Comparative Education Society in Europe (CESE) 2008

7-10 July 2008

Athens (Hotel Titania), Greece

Theme: Changing landscapes, topographies and scenarios: Schooling systems and Higher Education

Deadline for proposal submission: March 31, 2008

Deadline for registration and full payment: June 7, 2008

Enquiries: Yiannis Roussakis cese@ceseathens2008.gr

Website: www.ceseathens2008.gr

Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES) Annual Conference 2008

17-19 July 2008

Kaya Kwanga, Maputo, Moçambique

Theme: Education and Regional Development

Deadline for abstracts, proposals for papers, round tables and panels: May 16, 2008

Download the Flyer in Word DOC format or Flyer in PDF format.

Enquiries: Jo-Anne Adams adamsja@unisa.ac.za

Fax: + 27 (0)12 429-4909
Tel: + 27 (0)12 429-4525
Mobile: + 27 (0)72 622-3955

The British Association for International & Comparative Education (BAICE) Annual Conference 2008

4-6 September 2008

University of Glasgow, Scotland

Theme: Internationalisation in education: culture, context and difference

Sub-themes:

Deadline for further workshop proposals: 30 October 2007

Deadline for registration and paper submission: 10 March 2008

Enquiry: Professor Brian Findsen b.findsen@educ.gla.ac.uk

Website: www.BAICE.ac.uk