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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 9:56 PM
Subject: Student Symposium on African Education
Dear Ms. Marques,
Could you please distribute this call for abstracts in your general
announcements to students in your program. We are accepting abstracts
until January 15th. I am also attaching the information in a flyer
should you want to post it. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jessica Lopez
MA candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University
(212) 280-7656
Student Symposium on African Education: "Interrogating Quality within
the African Context."
African Studies Working Group. Teachers College, Columbia University.
Call for Abstracts.
Date/Time: Friday, February 27, 2009, 10 am to 6 pm.
Location: 179 Grace Dodge Hall, Teachers College, Columbia University.
The Student Symposium on African Education brings together students,
researchers, and practitioners from inside and outside of Teachers
College, Columbia University to share ideas and learn from each other
about the topic of educational quality in Africa. This event is
organized by the African Studies Working Group, a student organization
based at Teachers College, and is primarily intended as an opportunity
for graduate students to present their work, although scholars and
practitioners are also encouraged to participate. The conference will
be interdisciplinary, drawing participants from fields
including, but not limited to, education, development studies,
anthropology, sociology,and political science. More information about
the organization can be found online at
www.tc.columbia.edu/students/aswg/.
Call for Abstracts:
"Quality is at the heart of education. It influences what students
learn, how well they learn and what benefits they draw from their
education." (EFA Global Monitoring Report,2005). The Student Symposium
on African Education will focus on a range of issues related to
educational quality in the African context. In recent years,
international organizations and donor governments have put a great
deal of emphasis on increasing access to schooling in the developing
world, epitomized by "Education for All" and the Free Primary
Education movements that swept many African nations at the turn of the
twenty-first century. One result of this shift was a new appreciation
for the need to improve educational quality. This conference aims to
critically examine and explore understandings of educational quality
and their implications for policy and practice. We welcome abstract
submissions of presentations addressing topics within the broad realm
of educational quality in the African context. Topics may include:
Pedagogy, Instruction, Curriculum, Teacher Training, Assessment,
Accountability, Inclusion, Integrated Services, Student Safety and
Security, Teacher Compensation, Teacher/Student Motivation,
Availability of Resources, Language Policy, or other related research
areas.
Proposal Formats: There are two ways to actively participate in the
symposium. Panels will be organized topically, while poster
presentations can be broader in scope. Those not selected to
participate on a panel are encouraged to participate in the poster
session, which will allow participants to present and discuss their
work in a less formal setting.
Please submit:
- Title of the paper/poster (15 words or fewer)
- Presenter's name, institutional affiliation and title, mailing
address, e-mail address and telephone numbers
- An abstract of 200 words or less of the paper/poster
- Two keyword descriptors of the paper/poster
Deadlines:
Abstracts are to be submitted no later than January 15, 2009.
Acceptance notifications will be sent by January 25, 2009. All
abstracts should be submitted electronically to [log in to unmask] Decisions
regarding proposals will be sent by e-mail. If you are unable to
receive notification by e-mail, please indicate an alternative way to
contact you on the proposal submission form.
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