[Maths-Education] Maths Sci Ed conference, Goa, 2004

[dfalmeid]

Colleagues,

I bring the following conference to your attention.

I need not say anything to commend Goa in December!

Dennis Almeida
Lecturer in Mathematics Education
University of Exeter


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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