Wednesday, May 21, 2008
ISFIRE 2009 Call for Papers
Dear Colleagues,
I am very pleased to announce the first Call for Papers for the International Symposium For Innovation in Rural Education (ISFIRE), to be held at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia in February 2009.
ISFIRE 2009 will be an international forum for sharing research findings, innovative ideas and evaluated approaches linked to positive, practical action. The symposium will have a particular focus on using research to influence policy aimed at delivering socially just outcomes for rural students and communities. The symposium is an initiative of the SiMERR National Centre, University of New England, and Kongju National University, Korea.
ISFIRE 2009 will be organised around eight themes detailed on the attached flyer. Papers are encouraged that address issues, and present innovative solutions, within these themes. Authors have the option of submitting full papers for refereeing, proposals for non-refereed presentations, or posters. Full papers and abstracts will be refereed by our international Scientific Committee.
The due date for full papers and all abstracts is August 4, 2008. The flyer contains further details of the announcement, and a link to our website.
I invite you to forward this flyer to others you think may be interested in this symposium, and to include it in any relevant newletters circulated within your networks. We hope you can visit us in Armidale next summer!
kind regards,
Dr Terry Lyons
Dr Joon Yul Choi
Scientific Committee Co-Chairs
ISFIRE 2009
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Dr Terry Lyons
Associate Director, Science Education
National Centre of Science, ICT and Mathematics
Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR Australia)
Chair
International Organization for Science and Technology Education (IOSTE)
Postal Address:
SiMERR National Centre
Faculty of the Professions
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351
AUSTRALIA
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 2351
AUSTRALIA
phone: (+ 61) 2 6773 2983
fax: (+ 61) 2 6773 4291
email: terry.lyons@une.edu au
fax: (+ 61) 2 6773 4291
email: terry.lyons@une.edu au
http://www.une.edu.au/ehps/staff/tlyons3.php
ATTACHMENT:
The National Centre of Science, ICT and Teacher Education Innovation Centre
Mathematics Education for Rural and Kongju National University
Regional Australia Korea
University of New England
Australia
First Announcement
ISFIRE 2009
Innovation for Equity in Rural Education
First International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education
11-14 February 2009
University of New England
Armidale, Australia
ISFIRE will be an international forum for sharing research findings, innovative ideas and evaluated
approaches linked to positive, practical action.
The symposium will have a particular focus on using research to influence policy aimed at
delivering socially just outcomes for rural students and communities.
ISFIRE is organised around eight themes. Papers are encouraged that address issues, and
present innovative solutions, within these themes. More details are available online.
http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/ISFIRE/
Important dates
Full papers and all Abstracts due: 4 August 2008
Notification of acceptance: 1 October 2008
Types of submissions
Authors can choose to present full papers, proposals, or posters.
Full papers for presentation
Full paper (max. 4000 words including references) plus Abstract (max. 200 words). Papers will be refereed
by two members of the Scientific Committee and included in the Symposium Proceedings.
Proposals for presentation (when full paper refereeing is not required)
Abstract (max. 300 words)
Posters
Abstract (max. 200 words)
Note: All abstracts will be refereed and included in the Program booklet. However, only refereed full papers
will be included in the Symposium Proceedings. Details about submissions and formatting guidelines can
be found on the website.
Symposium themes
There are eight symposium themes and suggested issues with these are available on the ISFIRE website.
1. Promoting Rural Policy Initiatives
2. Nurturing the Rural Teacher Experience
3. Enhancing Rural Student Experience/Growth
4. Building Rural School Communities
5. Responding to Cultural Diversity
6. Optimising the Curriculum
7. Improving Resources in Rural Schools
8. Addressing Special Issues in Rural Education
Symposium Co-chairs
Professor John Pegg is the Director of The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication
Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR), University of New
England, Armidale, Australia.
Professor Youn-Kee Im is the Director of NURI Teacher Education Innovation Centre; Director of
Education Research Institute, College of Education, Kongju National University, Korea.
Contact
Dr Chris Reading
Symposium Convenor
Associate Director–ICT Education
SiMERR National Centre
School of Education
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Phone: +61 2 6773 5060 Fax: +61 2 6773 4291
Email: ISFIRE2009@une.edu.au
http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/ISFIRE/
ATTACHMENT:
The National Centre of Science, ICT and Teacher Education Innovation Centre
Mathematics Education for Rural and Kongju National University
Regional Australia Korea
University of New England
Australia
First Announcement
ISFIRE 2009
Innovation for Equity in Rural Education
First International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education
11-14 February 2009
University of New England
Armidale, Australia
ISFIRE will be an international forum for sharing research findings, innovative ideas and evaluated
approaches linked to positive, practical action.
The symposium will have a particular focus on using research to influence policy aimed at
delivering socially just outcomes for rural students and communities.
ISFIRE is organised around eight themes. Papers are encouraged that address issues, and
present innovative solutions, within these themes. More details are available online.
http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/ISFIRE/
Important dates
Full papers and all Abstracts due: 4 August 2008
Notification of acceptance: 1 October 2008
Types of submissions
Authors can choose to present full papers, proposals, or posters.
Full papers for presentation
Full paper (max. 4000 words including references) plus Abstract (max. 200 words). Papers will be refereed
by two members of the Scientific Committee and included in the Symposium Proceedings.
Proposals for presentation (when full paper refereeing is not required)
Abstract (max. 300 words)
Posters
Abstract (max. 200 words)
Note: All abstracts will be refereed and included in the Program booklet. However, only refereed full papers
will be included in the Symposium Proceedings. Details about submissions and formatting guidelines can
be found on the website.
Symposium themes
There are eight symposium themes and suggested issues with these are available on the ISFIRE website.
1. Promoting Rural Policy Initiatives
2. Nurturing the Rural Teacher Experience
3. Enhancing Rural Student Experience/Growth
4. Building Rural School Communities
5. Responding to Cultural Diversity
6. Optimising the Curriculum
7. Improving Resources in Rural Schools
8. Addressing Special Issues in Rural Education
Symposium Co-chairs
Professor John Pegg is the Director of The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication
Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR), University of New
England, Armidale, Australia.
Professor Youn-Kee Im is the Director of NURI Teacher Education Innovation Centre; Director of
Education Research Institute, College of Education, Kongju National University, Korea.
Contact
Dr Chris Reading
Symposium Convenor
Associate Director–ICT Education
SiMERR National Centre
School of Education
University of New England
ARMIDALE NSW 2351
Phone: +61 2 6773 5060 Fax: +61 2 6773 4291
Email: ISFIRE2009@une.edu.au
http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/ISFIRE/
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