[topicmapmail] epiSTEME-1 Conf Announcement and CFP

[Nagarjuna G.]

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First Announcement and Call for Presentations

epiSTEME - 1 

An international conference to review research on
Science, TEchnology and Mathematics Education

International Centre
Dona Paula, Goa, India
December 13-17, 2004

This event is organised by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science
Education, a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Mumbai, India. It is the first in a proposed series of
biennial conferences meant to review research world-wide in
science, technology and mathematics education.

Topic of the conference:

Over the last thirty years science, technology and mathematics
education have emerged as lively new research areas. This
research, inspired by issues of learning and teaching, has clear
uniting themes in the cognitive, pedagogical, historical,
philosophical and socio-cultural aspects of the sciences. The
name epiSTEME connotes, at one level, a systematic study of
knowledge, while as acronym it suggests a meta-view of science,
technology and mathematics education.

Aim of the conference:

The conference will survey the global progress of research in
science, technology and mathematics education by inviting leading
scholars in the field to give overviews of notable areas of
current work. Paper and poster sessions will complement the
reviews and will aim to identify promising directions for future
research. In the Indian context this series of conferences will
strive to nurture a research community in the country while
fostering interaction between academic research, teaching and
curriculum development. The conference should strengthen academic
linkages among research groups in this field across the world.

Areas:

* History and philosophy of science: implications for STME
* Knowledge representation
* Models of cognition
* Language and cognition
* Culture and cognition
* Affect in learning
* Gender issues in STME
* Assessment and measurement of learning
* Methodological issues in STME research
* Trends in Science Education research
* Trends in Maths Education research
* Trends in Technology Education research

The conference will include about 10 review talks, 20 papers and
20 poster presentations.

Format of daily sessions:

Session 1: 09:30 - 12:30 - Review talks
Session 2: 14:00 - 15:30 - Paper or Poster presentations
Session 3: 16:00 - 17:30 - Paper presentations

Expected number of participants: 120

Venue:

Goa is well-known for its fine beaches, historic churches and
temples and fun-loving people. The International Centre Goa has a
beautiful campus on the Dona Paula plateau. Dona Paula is a site
of cultural and historical significance and a popular tourist
destination.

Conference fees:

Participants from Institutions outside India

Regular	       USD 300
Student	       USD 200

Participants from Institutions within India

Regular	       INR 3000
Student	       INR 2000

Conference fees will cover: accomodation for 5 nights (December
12-16), food from December 12 (dinner) to December 17 (lunch),
conference materials and proceedings.

Financial support:

* A fifty-percent waiver of conference fees may be available to a
  limited number of participants, especially from developing
  countries.

* Partial support for travel may be available to a limited number
  of Indian participants.

* Interested persons may write to us by April 30, 2004.

Note: Foreign participants require a visa and other clearances
for visiting India; they are encouraged to apply well in advance.

Dates to remember:

Receipt of form F1		April 30, 2004
Notification of acceptance
and of financial support	June 30, 2004
Registration with payment	July 31, 2004
Dates of conference		December 13-17, 2004

If you wish to participate, please fill the online form F1 at
http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme

Alternatively you may mail or fax the form to:

Conference epiSTEME-1
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd
Mumbai 400 088, India.

email: episteme@hbcse.tifr.res.in
fax: 91-22-2556 6803, 2558 5660


					Jayashree Ramadas, Convener
					Local Organising Committee, epiSTEME-1
					http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme


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nagarjuna g.
nagarjun@gnowledge.org
www.gnowledge.org