2nd Call for Participation
EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
The Faculty of Education in Florina, the Faculty of Education in Bitola and the Faculty of Education and Philology in Korçё are organizing the 4th International Conference “Education Across Borders” entitled Education in the 21st Century: Challenges and Perspectives, which will be held in Florina on October 19th -20th, 2018.
The ongoing change and ambiguity of today point out the inadequacy of traditional frameworks for promoting teaching and learning, and stress the need for creating innovative learning environments. The need for innovation in education is top priority for the Faculty of Education in Florina, the Faculty of Education in Bitola and the Faculty of Education and Philology in Korçё, which take action in the same geographical area and also try to create the best possible conditions for education in the Balkans.
In this vein, the Conference aims at promoting an interdisciplinary dialogue, as well as exchange of ideas among researchers–educators on issues related to skills and competencies, values and ethics, critical thinking and soft skills, multilingualism and multiculturalism, sustainability, evaluation, accountability, leadership and quality in education, etc.
The above issues could be incorporated in the following Thematic Strands:
- Language(s), Literature
- History, Culture and Art
- Mathematics, Science and Sustainability Education
- Educational Sciences
- Social Sciences and Psychology
- Digital Technologies
CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference will be held in Florina, at the main building of the Faculty of Education, on October 19th -20th, 2018.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE: English
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts should be 250 words long. A list of 3-5 keywords that best describe the area of your submission has to be included in the abstract. The font used should be Calibri 11pt with 3 cent margins, space: 1,5 and alignment: justified.
The form of each abstract should include:
Title, author(s)’ name(s), affiliation, email address, suitable thematic strand.
The form of abstract should be submitted as a word document to: educbr@uowm.gr
Conference webpage: www.educbrconf.uowm.gr
CONFERENCE FEES
- 30 Euros for each paper
- Under/Post graduate students: free participation
- Participants can cover a maximum of 2 papers.
IMPORTANT DATES AND INFO
| Abstract submission | June 1st, 2018 June 30th, 2018 |
| Notification of acceptance | July 20th, 2018 July 30th, 2018 |
| Conference | October 19th – 20th, 2018 |
| Full paper submission | December 30th, 2018 |
- The authors who present a paper at the Conference can submit a full manuscript to be considered for publication in the Conference Proceedings.
- Full manuscripts will be subjected to peer-review and will be published only upon acceptance.
- Only those papers presented at the Conference will be submitted for peer review, in order to be considered for publication in the proceedings.