The Asian Conference on Education and International Development 2017 (ACEID2017)

Dear Colleague, On behalf of the International Academic Forum (IAFOR), our Global Academic Partners, and the 2017 Conference Committee, we invite you to join us in Kobe, Japan for the Third Annual Asian Conference on Education & International Development. To be held at the Art Center of Kobe from March 26 - 29, join us as we discuss this year's conference theme, "Education for Change" along with International Director of Program Sue Jackson, conference co-chairs Haruko Satoh, Monty Satiadarma, and more. Be a part of ACEID2017 by submitting an abstract for oral, poster or virtual presentation, organize your own symposium or participate as an audience member in this international, intercultural and interdisciplinary event. Submit your abstract by November 15: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/aceid2017/ Enquiries: aceid@iafor.org ***ACEID 2017 Conference Committee: Professor Haruko Satoh Osaka University, Japan Dr. Monty P. Satiadarma Tarumanagara University, Indonesia Professor Sue Jackson Birkbeck, University of London, UK ***Join ACEID2017 and: - Present your research to delegates from around the world - Have your research published in the conference proceedings and considered for IAFOR's internationally peer-reviewed, open-access journals - Hear the latest research in Education, International Development & more! - Network and create research synergies with academics, researchers and professionals from more than 40 different countries - Explore the beautiful city of Kobe, Japan and the surrounding Kansai area including Kyoto, Nara and Osaka *Delegates that have attended a previous IAFOR event or belong to one our Global Partner Institutions are eligible for discounts on registration. Please contact us for details. Register for this event: http://iafor.org/aceid2017-registration/ ***About the Conference Whether we are looking at why we must change, or how education has changed or even how education will change, change affects all of us involved in language education in many ways. Administrators, teacher trainers, teachers, students: we all wear many hats and we all come face-to-face with change, sometimes on a daily basis. Positive change is about improvement: improving proficiency, improving lives, helping learners achieve their goals and dreams and ultimately, broadening horizons. In our work as educators we are often asked to effect change – that we are change-makers can be seen in the new curriculums, new material, and even new techniques or methods that we develop. For those of us who conduct research, our research is often focused on finding "better" or more effective ways of teaching, often measured in outcomes such as 'students entered with an average of X and improved to an average of Y'. In such a case, improvement = change. But change is also an area of research as can be seen by looking at journals such as the Journal of Educational Change, Changes in Higher Education, Culture and Change, and Educational Research for Social Change, to mention four. It is a serious area of study, and one worth our attention. The focus of the last journal mentioned above is worth looking at. Change is not only about test scores or proficiency going up; it is also about lasting change in one's life, life choices, and looking beyond us as individuals, the society we live in. Social change and a focus on improving the societies we live in is another outcome of education. In recent years, there has been a focus on language and identity and there has been an embrace of sociocultural theory and language development. At the same time change for the sake of change is not a good reason for change. There is often a tension between the status quo (which is not always bad) and the desire to change. As invested members of our field, we need to be able to examine change, identifying and applying that which is appropriate and will further our goals while also having the wisdom and gumption to reject change that does not make sense. As Dewey said, "reforms which rest simply upon the enactment of law, or the threatening of certain penalties, or upon changes in mechanical or outward arrangements are transitory and futile." And so we welcome you to this year's conferences, where we can examine change in ways that are important to each of us. What are its challenges, its complexities, and its constraints? It is electrifying to think about the wide-ranging conversations we will have as we consider how we can go about educating for change the world over. In conjunction with our global partners we look forward to extending a warm welcome to you in 2017. ***Conference Theme: "Educating for Change" The conference theme for ACEID2017 is "Educating for Change", and the organisers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organised into the following thematic streams: 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? '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 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 Submit your abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp ***IAFOR's events on Education IAFOR's education conferences are held across three continents, attracting more than 2,000 delegates a year from more than 100 countries. Education as an (inter)discipline drives the purpose of the forum by bringing alive the notions of the international, the intercultural and the interdisciplinary through scholarly, political, and personal encounters with some of the most important academics and practitioners working in the field, as well as the thought leaders of tomorrow. Our education conferences are organised in partnership with some of the world's most prestigious universities and schools of education, including Birkbeck, University of London, University of Glasgow, National Institute of Education (Singapore), Waseda University, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, University of Indonesia and Virginia Tech. Our conferences have included featured addresses by teachers and academics, university presidents, government ministers, journalists, and policy makers, as well as academic fora around some of the pressing issues in the fields of education. We invite you to use the IAFOR platform to share and test your ideas with scholars around the world, and to join us very soon at one of our education conferences. http://iafor.org/education/ ***About IAFOR and its events IAFOR welcomes thousands of academics to our conferences each year, which range in size from around 100 to in excess of 500 attendees. They do so because of the supportive and nurturing research environment, because of the unique networking opportunities, and because of the strength of the organization's platform. Our conferences are meticulously planned and programmed under the direction of prominent academics to ensure that they offer programs of the highest level, and are also quite unique in the way in which they are supported by some of the world's leading academic institutions, including the University of London (UK), Virginia Tech (USA), Monash University (Australia), Barcelona University (Spain), Waseda University (Japan), the National Institute of Education (Singapore), and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR). IAFOR's credibility has enabled it to become a genuine pioneer, and has grown to be the most respected and trusted organization encouraging international, intercultural and interdisciplinary study. The organization is a formative influence in providing new research avenues and visionary development solutions necessary in our rapidly emerging globalized world. We welcome you to engage in this expanding global academic community of individuals and network of institutions, and look forward to seeing you at one of our future events, as we look forward to breaking new ground, together. To learn more about IAFOR - http://iafor.org