[topicmapmail] CFP: epiSTEME-2

[Ms. Meena Kharatmal]

First Announcement and Call for Presentations

epiSTEME - 2

Second international conference
to review research in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai, India
February 12-15, 2007

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 second in the series of biennial conferences meant to review research 
world-wide in science, technology and mathematics education.

Conference epiSTEME-2 will focus on three broad strands that influence science, 
technology and mathematics education: History and Philosophy of Science, 
Technology and Mathematics; Cognitive Bases of STM Learning; and STM Curriculum 
and its Transaction.  Leading scholars in the field will be invited to give 
overviews of some of the areas of interest within each strand. Paper and poster 
sessions will complement the review talks.

Important dates:

Submission of applications: April 30, 2006
Extended abstracts:         May 31, 2006
Notification of acceptance: July 15, 2006
Registration with payment:  September 30, 2006
Dates of conference:        February 12 - 15, 2007

Proposals for paper and poster presentations should be sent, in the form of an 
extended abstract of about 1500 to 2000 words, to reach us on or before May 31, 
2006.

For further details: http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme



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Chitra Natarajan,
Convener, epiSTEME-2

http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme
email: episteme at hbcse.tifr.res.in

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
V. N. Purav Marg, Mankhurd
Mumbai 400 088, INDIA

Tel: 91-22-2555 5242, 2558 0890
Fax: 91-22-2556 6803, 2558 5660
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