IICE2015 - The IAFOR International Conference on Education - Dubai

The final submission deadline for the IAFOR International Conference on Education, held from March 8-10 at the Crowne Plaza, Dubai Festival City, is just just one week away. This conference, themed around "Education, Power and Empowerment", has already drawn more than 400 submissions from researchers and professionals from around the globe to discuss challenges relating to power, education and globalisation. Develop policies. Exchange ideas. Promote new partnerships. Experience Dubai. Please submit your abstract by January 1, 2015 at www.iafor.org/cfp Benefits of attending the IAFOR International Conference on Education - Be motivated by high quality international speakers. - Benefit from hearing the latest developments in Education and Language Learning research. - Excellent opportunities to promote your research, organisation, or institution. - Have your research published in the official conference proceedings and eligible for journal publication - Participate in interactive audience sessions - Daily refreshment breaks and lunch on each conference day - International networking opportunities For details on how to join as an audience member and further registration details, please go to http://iafor.org/iafor/iice2015-registration/ Any queries can be directed to iice@iafor.org We look forward to meeting you in Dubai. Conference Theme: "Education, Power and Empowerment: Developing Transnational Spaces" In this conference - one of a series of five held in 2015 on education, power and empowerment - participants are invited to explore and question the transnational spaces of education and the power relations attached to them. This might include geographical spaces but is not limited to them. Abstracts should address one or more of the streams below, identifying a relevant sub-theme: Transnational or international?: Developing new spaces of learning Education, power and globalisation Developing transnational spaces of education Challenges of literacy and communication in transnational spaces Education and transnational spaces: power and disempowerment Conference Streams: Learning and Teaching in Transnational Spaces: Education: social justice and social change Education: social and political movements Education and post-colonialism Education for sustainable development Conflicting perspectives in learning and teaching Digital technologies and communications Educational change through technologies? Challenging and Preserving Traditional Cultures: 'Englishes' in global communication Bi-cultural, bi-lingual and bi-national education Languages education and applied linguistics (ESL/TESL/TEFL) Linguistics and Pedagogy Multilingual societies Education for interdisciplinary thinking Education for intercultural communication Education for international exchange Challenges of new technologies Learning, Teaching and Educational Structures: Primary and secondary education Higher education Adult and lifelong learning Technology enhanced and distance learning International Schools and Educational goals Educational Policy, Leadership, Management and Administration Curriculum Research and Development Economic Management of Education Institutional Accreditation and Ranking Organizational Learning and Change Professional Concerns, Training and Development Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability Student Learning, Learner Experiences and Learner Diversity