Education Crossing
Boundaries
The 42th Annual Conference of the
Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) will take place in Chiayi , Taiwan ,
a mountainous island situated in East Asia in the Western
Pacific Ocean . As the meeting point of hybrid blend of cultures, the
culture of Taiwan
Boundaries could be physical or
psychological, material or immaterial, historical or geographical, political or
ethical. Boundaries separate insiders and outsiders. And yet, boundaries could not only be separators, but also connectors.
Individuals interested in presenting papers
at “Education Crossing Boundaries” are invited to submit abstracts referring
one or more of the following conference themes which explore:
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Education from cross-cultural perspectives;
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Dialogues between Eastern and
Western philosophies of education;
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Possibilities and limitation of
educational philosophies and practices crossing the boundaries between the
North and the South;
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Education, pedagogy or curriculum
across the boundaries of various languages;
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Multidisciplinary perspectives
on philosophy of education;
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Education at the crossroad of
old and new, convention and innovation, local and global;
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Transcultural or intercultural
philosophy of education;
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Any other appropriate topics
with an educational axis or focus.
The PESA
conference provides a supportive environment for the presentation and
discussion of scholarly work in education. Presenters come from many different
parts of the world and draw on a wide range of philosophical traditions and
perspectives. Postgraduate students and
others new to philosophy of education are warmly encouraged to participate.
Papers addressing
the conference theme will be considered for publication in special issues of Educational
Philosophy and Theory and Policy Futures in Education.
Submission
Deadline
Deadline for abstracts: Abstracts, not exceeding 400 words, should reach us on or before 1 September 2012. (file name: author’s name_abstract)
Deadline for working papers, proposals
of workshops or panels: Abstracts or proposals, not
exceeding 800 words, should reach us on or before 1 September 2012.
Notification: The decision of the reviewers on the acceptability of the abstract
will be intimated by 20 September 2012.
Deadline for Full Paper: A full paper of the accepted abstracts is required to be submitted
online through the Conference website so as to reach us on or before 20
October, 2012. (file name: author’s name_ full_text)
Submission
Guideline
The manuscript should be typed in
double-space with letter font size of 12 point. Submissions should be uploaded online
as MS Word files. (http://form.jotform.com/form/13052031498
)
Enquiries
Queries about submissions
should be emailed to Professor Ruyu Hung, Department of Education, National Chiayi University
