International Standing Conference for the History of Education ‘Culture and Education’ Istanbul University, Turkey 24th – 27th June 2015. Proposals and panel presentations are invited that examine the conference theme: ‘Culture and Education’. The purpose of this conference is to examine the relations between education and culture from the historical perspective.
The International Congress on “Society, education and elites. Historical Perspectives from the Enlightenment to the Digital Era” will take place at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) in May 17-19, 2017.
It focuses on the relationship between society, education and elites from the viewpoint that society (public discourse, parties, States, government systems, etc.) as well as education (universities, primary and secondary schools, vocational training, higher education, etc.) make up their own systems. Special attention is paid to the way in which the different historical processes of secularisation, industrialisation, modernisation, digitalisation, etc. have created various ways in which education systems train elites who serve the social system.
The theme of the conference is “Education for Development in Hard Times” has a broad theme, to include the role of key stakeholders in educational development in Africa and beyond to include academia, policymakers, teacher education, teachers unions, education departments, NGOs and other civil society structures..