On behalf of the Australian Association for Research in Education and the organising committee, we warmly invite you to attend the AARE Annual Conference to be held in Fremantle, 2001.
Geographically and culturally, Fremantle is an ideal setting for "Crossing borders: new frontiers for educational research", the theme of this year's conference. During the conference, participants will be able to make new connections, visit new methodological fields and identify new research challenges.
To help us explore these themes we offer a particular welcome to our colleagues from the Educational Research Association of Singapore. Many of us have fond memories of the fine hospitality extended to us by Singapore in 1996 and we will enjoy working in association with ERA again this year.
Another strong feature of our 2001 conference will be its venue - the University of Notre Dame, located in the beautiful and historic port of Fremantle and housed in refurbished warehouses and wool-stores. Notre Dame is within walking distance of Fisherman's Harbour (substantially redeveloped for the 1980's America's Cup) and a range of ethnically diverse restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and bars.
From Fremantle it is only a 25 minute train ride to Perth, a short ferry trip to Rottnest Island, a half day river boat excursion to the Swan Valley wine region, and a hire car day break to the South West forests, vineyards and rugged coastline.
The program, presentations, people and place of our 2001 conference will make it a professionally worthwhile and personally enjoyable experience. We look forward to seeing you there.
The conference theme is intended to give a conceptual focus to the presentations. Essentially this focus is about the changing or blending traditional frames which have shaped educational research, policy and practice. It is also about the manner in which the reframing takes place.
Presentations can address the main theme in many ways. For example, they may focus on new challenges, opportunities and breakthroughs within or across fields, such as those listed below:
numerous other fields.
The conference will comprise:
- Keynote Speakers
- Individual Papers presented in parallel sessions
- Symposia and Panel Discussions
- Teachers' Day
- Postgraduate Student Awards
- AARE Awards presentations
- Radford Lecture
- AARE President's Welcome Reception (funded by AARE )
- Social Events
CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
The organising committee invites proposals in the form of individual research papers and symposia or panel discussions that focus on any aspect of the conference theme. Please note that a presenter may be principal author for no more than two presentations. Case studies from practitioners and students are welcome. The following formats apply to all proposals be they: (a) individual papers, student works-in progress, symposia, or panel discussion; (b) non- refereed or fully referred papers. Symposia and discussion panel members should be particularly careful to submit papers to the Conference Secretariat. This will ensure the inclusion of your work in the Conference Program and Abstract Book with full accreditation and referencing.
Individual Papers / Student Works-in-Progress
Individual papers are usually presented in traditional format, with about 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Copies of papers (to hand out to those in the session, suggested quantity 15-20) should be supplied by the presenter.
Individual papers will be presented in blocks of 2 or 3 in sequence with the last presenter in the block acting as 'chair and timekeeper' for each presentation.
Symposia
A symposium is designed to allow for multiple presentations on one theme or issue. It should not be used to present a number of related papers in a succession of individual paper formats. Normally, a symposium will include no more than 4 presentations in a 2 hour block, or 3 presentations in a shorter block, and should allow at least 30 minutes for discussion. Within this framework the organiser and chairperson of the symposium can arrange the symposium in whatever manner is suitable for the topic.
Symposia will occupy a complete presentation block in the conference program, in parallel with other sessions in other rooms.
The organiser of the symposium must provide the symposium title, an abstract of the theme and details of the individual presenters, presentation titles and abstracts to the Conference Secretariat.
Panel Discussions
In this session format, a chairperson organises the members of a panel who will speak briefly to summarise their paper in order to raise issues for discussion relevant to the topic. After the brief introductory remarks, the session should be a free-ranging discussion run under the direction of the chairperson. This format is intended to stimulate discussion amongst panelists and members of the audience.
A panel discussion will occupy a complete presentation block in the conference program, in parallel with other sessions in other rooms.
Details of the panelists, papers and panel discussion topic must be provided to the Conference Secretariat.
Papers Refereed by Abstract Only
All intending presenters are required to submit a 200word abstract of their paper by 30 April 2001. (See How to Propose Paper section)
Intending presenters should receive notification by email of the acceptance of their proposal by 30th June 2001.
Following notification that the proposal is acceptable, registration should be paid by 31 August 2001.
A further official letter, giving the date of your presentation will be mailed from the Conference Secretariat after 30 September 2001.
Fully Refereed Papers (Optional)
Full paper refereeing is optional, but all proposed fully refereed paper presentations require: (a) an abstract of the paper to be emailed by 30 April 2001 - see How to Propose a Paper section - and (b) the full paper to be emailed by 25 May 2001 to aare@aare.edu.au
Full paper refereeing adds a considerable workload to the Conference Committee and members acting in a voluntary capacity as referees. Your cooperation with procedures and submission dates is essential for the smooth operation of the refereeing process. An additional non-refundable refereeing fee of $20 must be sent with a full registration for the conference. This payment is in addition to the registration fee. The $20 is not refunded if a paper is withdrawn after refereeing.
Intending presenters should receive notification by email of the acceptance of their refereed paper by no later than 16 July 2001. Referee reports will be issued by fax. Proposers will receive a statement that their full paper has been refereed by two independent referees (or three referees in the case where the first two referees do not agree) and that the paper has been accepted or not for this conference.
The AARE Executive Committee policy is that papers submitted for full paper refereeing but rejected by the refereeing process may not then be presented in the 'papers refereed by abstract only' category.
HOW TO PROPOSE A PAPER
Each proposal and accompanying abstracts should be pasted into an email message and sent to aare@aare.edu.au Please:
- do not use attachments for sending abstracts as this will slow processing.
- have one abstract per message except when proposing symposiums.
- do not fax proposals or abstracts because AARE cannot type them for the Conference Program and Abstract Book.
- use separate email messages for each proposal you are making.
All intending presenters must submit the following information in an email message.
- An indication of whether the intended paper is to be fully refereed, or not. Please type "Abstract for full paper refereeing" at the top of the proposal if you wish to have the full paper refereed. [See notes for Fully Refereed Papers]
- Presenter/s Details:
- Family name
- Given name
- Title (Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms etc.)
- Name of institution
- Mail address
- Home address
- Telephone number/s
- Fax number
- Email address.
- Title of the proposed presentation.
- Type of presentation:
- Individual paper (name all co-authors)
- Student work-in-progress. (name all co-authors)
- Symposium (name all presenters and the title of each contributing presentation)
- Panel discussion (name all panelists and the title of each presentation)
- A 200 word abstract (no longer please). Please do not use fancy fonts and large type sizes for academic abstracts.
- The type of any technical equipment required for the presentation (MS Powerpoint, VCR, etc) A questionnare about AV needs will be issued by email
- Under the heading of 'keywords', write the title of ONE of the following subject areas that best applies to your presentation.
- Research methods and partnerships
- Learning and Instruction
- ICT
- Motivation
- Generic and subject-specific pedagogies
- Curriculum and specific curriculum areas
- Languages and new literacies
- Civics/citizenship/identity
- Comparative and international education
- Gender
- Multiculturalism and indigenous education
- Inclusive and special educational needs
- Educational change
- School work organisation
- Public and private schooling
- Early childhood
- Middle schooling
- Teacher education
- Teachers' work and career pathways
- Professional development
- Postcompulsory education
- Leadership and educational administration
- Educational policy
- Economics of education
- Other (please specify)
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
Four rooms will be available for users of MS Powerpoint. A PC connected to a Data Projector is provided in each of the four rooms. Macintosh users should bring a PC formatted disk of their MS Powerpoint presentation.
Presenters please note that there will be no opportunity to connect online to the web during presentations. If you wish to display web pages they must be cashed onto a CD. Contact AARE Office early about any such intentions.
Presentations requiring the use of MS Powerpoint will be scheduled into special rooms equipped for the purpose. Grouping of papers by IT requirements may not necessarily result in presentations being kept with those on similar topics unless all the presentations in a group can be scheduled into a particular room.
EMAIL FACILITIES
Email facilities are available at the conference venue for the convenience of conference participants.
CD PUBLICATION
A post-conference CD will be prepared of all the AARE 2001 Conference abstracts and full text papers submitted on disk to the AARE Office by presenters. The CD will be distributed free to conference participants and for a fee to others. It will be published by Easter 2002.
The Conference Venue
The University of Notre Dame Australia is an integral part of the city of Fremantle. It was founded in 1990 and since then has grown from a few students to over 1500. Although established fairly recently, the University is housed in refurbished historic buildings, blends in easily with the city and is endowed with an old world charm.
The port of Fremantle lies at the mouth of the Swan River, is the seaside gateway to Perth, and has many places of heritage value - for example, the old Fremantle jail and Roundhouse (built by convicts and now open to the public), the Maritime Museum and Customs houses. Fremantle is especially noted for its Victorian architecture, pub houses, resturants and lively markets. Free CAT buses service most areas of central Fremantle.
Fremantle is only 25 minutes by train from Perth, a city which offers many attractions, such as: the Kings Park Botanical Gardens, Perth Zoo, Burswood Casino, old Perth Port area, Northbridge restaurant and nightclub centre, and a new belltower with bells donated from the famous St Martins in the Field church in London. Free public CAT buses service most areas of the central city.
Getting from the Airport
The taxi fare to Perth from the Perth domestic airport is $20.23 and from the Perth international airport it is $25.28. The shuttle bus fare from these airports is $7.10. The taxi fare to Fremantle from the Perth domestic and international airports is $40.45 and the shuttle bus fare is $12.15.
Daily Travel
The University of Notre Dame is about 300 metres from the Fremantle railway station. Trains travel from Perth to Fremantle about every 20 minutes and the trip takes about 25 minutes. Fremantle can be reached from Perth by buses that travel along the Canning Highway (south if the Swan River) and Stirling Highway (north of the Swan River). These buses stop within 300 metres of Notre Dame.
AARE POSTGRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS
AARE Student Travel Awards are only available to provide support for postgraduate students to attend and participate in the annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education.
Up to eight AARE Conference Travel Awards are available each year:
One Travel Award of a return airfare to the AARE Conference is awarded per State or Territory (i.e. ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, and WA), to assist an interstate student with travel costs. AARE will book all awarded airfares through their preferred travel agent and will not pay pre-booked fares from other suppliers or fares booked direct.
Travel Award Criteria
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet all the following criteria to be considered for the Awards.
Applicants must
Either:
- Have been enrolled full time in a postgraduate research program in a relevant area of study at an Australian higher education institution for a minimum of 12 months at the time of the conference,
Or
- Have been enrolled in a program as described above on a part time basis and not be otherwise eligible for employment- related support to attend the conference,
- Be able to attend the full conference,
- Be willing to present a conference paper or lead a symposium based on their research, and
- Have not previously received an AARE Conference Student Travel Award.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit an application by 30 April 2001 that includes:
- A statement addressing the above criteria (Part time students are requested to include a statement indicating that they are not eligible for employment- related support),
- A supporting letter from the applicant's research supervisor, and
- An abstract for the applicant's proposed conference paper or symposium session (in the format and meeting all standard proposal submission requirements described in the conference brochure).
Fax or post applications to: AARE Office
CONFERENCE TRAVEL
The official travel agent for the conference, Traveland Hawthorn, offers special discounted rates on airfares and accommodation for conference participants and can arrange all travel connections. Traveland Hawthorn can be contacted by:
Telephone: +61 (0) 3 9819 2933
Facsimile: +61 (0) 3 9819 1263
Email: tlandhawthorn@i.net.au
See note about use of Traveland
Travel insurance is strongly recommended in case illness prevents attendance.
ACCOMMODATION
Traveland Hawthorn offers special conference rates for all participants. Conferees making their own arrangements via their university travel agency or direct are advised to book early. Please do not ask Traveland to research opportunities unless you are able and willing to book via them.
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More details will be added as soon as possible.
CONFERENCE DINNER
"A dinner with a difference".
The Conference Dinner will be held at a unique Fremantle location where we will start by drinking and watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean. Then we will sit down to a superb meal complemented by the best of Western Australian wines. Entertainment and dancing will take us far into the night. Everyone's invited to come, relax and enjoy the company of old and new friends.
EXHIBITION
An exhibition of materials relevant to the conference theme and the work of participating professionals is planned in conjunction with the conference.
Academic publishers, universities, schools and teachers, professional organisations, equipment and services suppliers are invited to display their products. For further information consult the AARE 2001 Conference Fremantle website www.aare.edu.au or contact Wendy Jeffery at Conference Secretariat
Phone: +61 (0) 3 5964 9031
Fax: +61 (0)3 5964 9586
Mobile: 042 8864 177.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Professor Hilary Janks
- Prof Hilary Janks teaches English language and literacy at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa. Her interests are language education, critical linguistics, and language policy. She is concerned with the politics of teaching English in multi-lingual settings and is best known for the Critical Language Awareness Series which she conceived and edited. She represents the South African universities on the National Standards Body for Communication Studies and Language.
- Professor Kai-Ming Cheng
- Pro-Vice Chancellor, the University of Hong Kong & Visiting Professor, Harvard University.
- Kai-ming CHENG, Chair Professor of Education and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hong Kong. He is also currently Visiting Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- Professor Cheng did his PhD at the University of London Institute of Education. Over the years, he has undertaken various studies and consultancies commissioned by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, IIEP and other international organisations, and is internationally known for his research in Chinese rural areas and in cultural comparisons, which is one of the courses he teaches in Harvard
- He publishes widely and internationally, serves on various editorial boards and advisory boards, and is instrumental in the development of a number of international academic networks.
- Professor David Bloome
- Professor of Education, Vanderbilt University.
- David Bloome is Professor of Education in the Language and Literacy Education Program of the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on cultural, social and linguistic aspects of reading, writing, and language education and the use of microethnographic approaches to the study of classroom life.
- His co-authored books include: Reading Words (with Barry Stierer) and Writing Ourselves: Literacy Practices and the Mass-Observation Project (with Dorothy Sheridan and Brian Street). He is the editor of several edited research books and is the co-editor of the research journal Linguistics and Education.
- David is currently the Vice-President of the National Council of Teachers of English (and in subsequent years President). He is a former President of the National Conference on Research in English and has held other leadership positions in professional education and research organisations.
- Radford Lecture: Professor Sue Willis
- Dean, Faculty of Education, Monash University
- AARE President's Address
- Peter Renshaw
CONFERENCE COLLEGE ACCOMMODATION
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
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All prices are in Australian dollars and are GST inclusive.
The AARE Conference 2001 ABN is 27 453 170 042.
A tax invoice will be issued by AARE Office when full payment has been made.
No half day registrations are available. One day is the minimum due to catering arrangements and other cost factors. Admission is by name tags generated from the accounting system. Please settle accounts prior to attendance at the conference. Any substitutions or proxy for attendance must be notified so that a suitable name tag can be generated prior to conference. AARE policy does not permit proxy presentations but substitute attendance can be arranged if prior advice is given.. All communications by email to aare@aare.edu.au
* Single Day Registrants, please indicate day of attendance:
[ ] Monday 3 December, 2001
[ ] Tuesday 4 December, 2001
[ ] Wednesday 5 December, 2001
[ ] Thursday 6 December, 2001
Preferred name on badge. .......................................... .
Note AARE Conference, traditionally a meeting of collegial researchers,
does not use titles on name tags nor institution references.
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