[Maths-Education] Third international conference to review research on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Mumbai, Jan 2009

[Almeida, Dennis]

Dear mathematics education colleagues,

On behalf of my colleague Dr K Subramaniam may I bring the following conference to your attention.

Regards,

Dennis Almeida

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First Announcement and Call for Papers

epiSTEME - 3

Third international conference to review research on Science,
Technology and Mathematics Education

January 5-9, 2009

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), Mumbai, India

Conference epiSTEME-3 is the third in a series of biennial conferences
meant to review research world-wide in science, technology and
mathematics education. It is being organised by the Homi Bhabha Centre
for Science Education, a National Centre of the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.

Science, technology and mathematics education have, in recent decades,
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.

The epiSTEME conferences aim to bring together researchers in the
neighbouring disciplines of science, technology and mathematics
education, and in the disciplines that inform this research such as
history and philosophy of science, cognitive and socio-cultural
studies. For information on the previous epiSTEME conferences see
http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme.  Conference epiSTEME-3
continues the tradition of interdisciplinary exchange.

Aim of the conference:

Conference epiSTEME-3 will focus on four broad strands of research
that impact Science, Techology and Mathematics Education, which are
listed below. Under each strand, one or more focus themes have been
identified that reflect active research topics and areas of
interest. Leading scholars in the field will be invited to give
overviews of some of the themes within each strand. Paper and poster
sessions will complement the review talks. Pre and post conference
workshops are being planned, the details of which will be announced
later. The conference will strive to nurture the research community in
India while fostering linkages between theory and empirical research
in STM education. The conference aims at strengthening academic
interactions among research groups in this field across the world.

Strand 1: Historical, philosophical and socio-cultural studies of
 	  STM: Implications for education

        Focus theme 1: Perceptions of science, technology and
 mathematics
        Focus theme 2: Gender issues in STME
        Focus theme 3: Using history and philosophy of STM in teaching

Strand 2: Cognitive studies of STM learning

        Focus theme 1: Visual and spatial modes in STM learning
        Focus theme 2: STM learning in multilingual and multicultural
 		      contexts
        Focus theme 3: Interaction between cognitive development and
 		      STM learning

Strand 3: Pedagogical studies of STM education

        Focus theme 1: Curriculum and classroom studies of STM learning
        Focus theme 2: Integrating content across STM education

Strand 4: Learning resources and teacher support

        Focus theme 1: Role of new communication technologies in
 		      providing learning resources and teacher support

The conference will include about 12 review talks, and about 30 paper
presentations and 30 poster presentations. Additionally, time will be
allocated for discussion sessions on STME issues of current importance.
Approximately 120 participants are expected.

Invited Speakers (confirmed):

Abraham Arcavi, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
John K. Gilbert, University of Reading, UK
Farida Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
Helen Longino, Stanford University, USA
Vivek Monteiro, Navnirmiti, India
Eduardo Mortimer, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Chitra Natarajan, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, India
Veena Poonacha, SNDT University, India
Anna Sfard, Michigan State University, USA
Shailesh Shirali, Rishi Valley School, India
Kay Stables, University of London, UK

Call for Submissions:

Papers on the strands and focus themes listed above are invited.
Submissions must be made online in the form of full papers of 6-8
pages (maximum of 8 pages including references) of A4 size in single
space, 12pt, Times New Roman font with margins as follows: top - 3 cm,
bottom - 3 cm, left - 3 cm and right - 2 cm. Submissions may be made
in the following formats: Rich Text Format (.rtf), Open Document Text
(.odt) or Latex (.tex). A template for submission may be downloaded
from the conference webpage.  To enable a blind review process,
authors' names and other details must be provided separately in the
online form, and must not be included in the papers.

Papers will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be notified to
authors. The deadlines for submission of the paper and of the final,
fully revised version are given below. All the papers accepted for
presentation and presented at the conference will be published in the
Proceedings. Proceedings will be available to conference participants
in print form and on CD.

There are two modes of paper presentation at the Conference: oral
presentation and poster presentation. The academic committee will
assign accepted papers to one of the two modes of presentation.
Authors may indicate their preference for mode of presentation at the
time of submission.

Important dates:

Deadline for submission of paper:  April 30 2008
Notification of acceptance:  June 30 2008
Submission of revised papers:  August 15 2008
Registration with payment:  September 30 2008
Conference:  January 5-9 2009

Participation without paper submission:

Those who wish to participate in the Conference without submitting a
paper may fill up a form on the epiSTEME-3 webpage before May 31,
2008. Participation in the Conference will be confirmed by July 31,
2008.

Venue:

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR) is located at the
North-Eastern end of the island city of Mumbai. Until recently known as
Bombay, Mumbai is India's most cosmopolitan city, finance and business
capital and home of the entertainment industry, popularly known as
Bollywood. Mumbai is a vibrant, pulsating metropolis, which affords
diverse sightseeing opportunities.

We expect to accommodate most conference participants on the HBCSE
Campus, which is also the venue for the conference.

Conference fees:

Conference fees will need to be paid by 30th September 2008. The
modalities of payment will be notified on the conference webpage.

Participants from Institutions outside India

Regular        USD 450 Student        USD 200

Participants from Institutions within India

Regular        INR 4000 Student        INR 2000

Conference fees will cover: accommodation for 5 nights (January 4 -
8, food from January 4 (dinner) to January 9 (lunch), conference
materials and proceedings.

Partial support for travel may be available to a limited number of
participants from India. Applications for travel support must be made
before September 30, 2008.

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

email: episteme3 at hbcse.tifr.res.in; episteme3 at gmail.com

fax: 91-22-2556 6803, 2558 5660

Academic Committee

Sudhakar C. Agarkar
Sugra Chunawala
Savita Ladage
G. Nagarjuna
Hemachandra Pradhan (Chair)
Jayashree Ramadas
Vijay Singh
K. Subramaniam

Local Organizing Committee

Sugra Chunawala
Madhavi Gaitonde
Anwesh Mazumdar
Shweta Naik
Chitra Natarajan
Jayashree Ramadas
K. Subramaniam (Convener)


K. Subramaniam, Convener, epiSTEME-3
http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/episteme3