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The 7th European Conference on Education (ECE2019)




"Independence & Interdependence"

The 2019 conference theme for The 7th European Conference on Education is “Independence & Interdependence”, and invites reflections on the desirability, extent and limits of our individual independence and autonomy, of that of our students, and of the institutions and structures within which we work, teach and learn. We do not educate, and are not educated in vacuums, but in such contexts and constraints as families, groups, and societies; of nations and cultures; of identities and religions; and of political and financial realities.

Ever changing technologies offer new ways for us to be independent and autonomous learners, encouraging students to be self-directed and confident in making choices, and enabling and empowering students and teachers to be proactive and tailor content. However, myriad technologies and services make us more dependent on the very things allowing autonomy. How do we help students and teachers alike navigate and curate the vast information available? How do we encourage individual growth while also underlining the importance of belonging and of the reciprocal responsibilities and privileges of education? How do we help students build the skills and attitudes necessary for positive engagement in distributed, globalised communities that so often lead to polarisation and alienation instead? How do we educate with independence and interdependence in mind?

This conference is organised by IAFOR in association with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) in Osaka University, Japan.

– The ECE2019 Organising Committee

Kwame Akyeampong, University of Sussex, UK
Anne Boddington, Kingston University, UK
Brian Hudson, University of Sussex, UK
Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Barbara Lockee, Virginia Tech, USA
Steve Cornwell, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) & Osaka Jogakuin University, Japan
Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan


Key Information

◾Venues & Location: Birkbeck, University of London & University College London (UCL), London, UK
◾Dates: Friday, July 19, 2019 ​to Sunday, July 21, 2019
◾Conference Theme: "Independence & Interdependence"
◾Early Bird Abstract Submission Deadline: March 07, 2019*
◾Final Abstract Submission Deadline: May 07, 2019
◾Registration Deadline for Presenters: June 07, 2019

*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.



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Speakers

The European Conference on Education 2019 (ECE2019) is a multidisciplinary conference held concurrently with The European Conference on Language Learning 2019 (ECLL2019). Keynote, Featured and Spotlight Speakers will provide a variety of perspectives from different academic and professional backgrounds. Registration for either conference will allow participants to attend sessions in both.


Jean-Marc Dewaele



Jean-Marc Dewaele

Birkbeck, University of London, UK



Mary Stuart CBE



Mary Stuart CBE

University of Lincoln, UK



Svetlana Ter-Minasova



Svetlana Ter-Minasova

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia



Zachary Walker



Zachary Walker

University College London, UK




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