ACE 20132

The International Academic Forum in partnership with Waseda University (Japan), Birkbeck University of London (UK), The National Institute of Education (Singapore), The National University of Tainan (Taiwan), Lincoln University (UK), the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR), Auburn University (USA), and its global partners is proud to announce the Fifth Annual Asian Conference on Education, to be held from October 23-27 2013, in Osaka, Japan.

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Conference Theme: Learning and Teaching in Times of Change

The conference committee and program advisers for the Fifth Asian Conference on Education encourage submissions that consider learning and teaching, and other research disciplines connected to education, and have organized the following sub-themes and streams into which presentations will be arranged:

Sub-theme: Learning and Teaching in Times of Change Streams: Challenges and transformations in times of change Equity, social justice and social change Education and social and political movements Education, post-colonialism and globalisation Education for sustainable development Contesting perspectives in learning and teaching Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications Educational Change through Technology

Sub-theme: (Inter)cultural communications & understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences Streams: 'Englishes' and cultural communications Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education Languages Education and Applied Linguistics (ESL/TESL/TEFL) Language Preservation Linguistics Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies

Sub-theme: Learning and teaching through changing educational structures Streams: Adult, Vocational, Distance, and Professional Learning Higher education Primary and secondary education Educational Vision, Policy, Leadership, Management and Administration Curriculum and Pedagogy Economics of Education Institutional Accreditation and Ranking International Schooling and Education Organizational Learning and Change Professional Concerns, Training and Development Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability Student Learning, Learner Experiences & Learner Diversity Student Affairs

Sub-theme: Disciplines and interdisciplinarity Streams: Arts, Drama and Design STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Learning Music Education Technology in Learning Integrative Studies: Working beyond the disciplines Educational research and Development

Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 1 2013 Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two-three weeks of submitting an abstract Deadline for full conference registration payment for all presenters: October 1 2013 ACE Conference: October 23-27 2013 Deadline for submission of full papers: December 1 2013