Theory & Practice in Education — Mapping Contours & Bridging Gaps
Conference on global insights on advancing educational paradigms
Submit abstract by 5 August 2024
Theory and practice: these are two elements intrinsic to a sound and balanced education system. One is incomplete without the other.
The multifaceted field of education is also a constantly evolving field, and the perfect synergy and equilibrium between theoretical and conceptual understanding of issues and actual practice is key to deliberations and reflections on policies and frameworks. Practice in education is often regarded as a post-facto to theory. This, however, may not always be the case, because practice, too, informs theorisation and reflection by practitioners.
In the crucial effort to integrate theory and practice and encourage a more mindful approach to the way we address educational matters, we need to answer questions such as ‘who does the theory apply to’, what are the limitations of the theory’ and ‘what bias might the theorist have that might reflect in the theory’.
Theory & Practice in Education, a three-day conference at the Azim Premji University, Bhopal, seeks to foster a comprehensive dialogue on how theory and practice can inform and enhance each other.
We invite applications from practitioners from all domains – Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, subject disciplines and pedagogic sciences – where theoretical research is underway.
Through this conference, we intend to:
- Deliberate and discuss key issues related to theory-practice in education
- Discuss varied theoretical approaches in education from the domains of Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology and pedagogy/andragogy
- Draw linkages between theoretical and practical approaches in education and why both play a pivotal role in building an equitable and sustainable society
- Learn about the field implementation of various theoretical ideas and analyse their application in different contexts
- Develop a global perspective on building theory-practice linkages Integrate practice components in individual research projects
The conference invites papers, posters and panel proposals based on the suggested themes and beyond. Authors are requested to include references in their full papers, which will be excluded from the word limit of the paper. We will publish selected papers presented at the conference as an edited volume with a reputed publication.
Abstract Guidelines:
- Word limit: 1,000−1,500
- The text should be in Times New Roman font, with a type size of 12 and line spacing of 1.5
- Headings and subheadings must be in bold
- Both MS Word and PDF formats required
- References should only be in the footnotes or endnote format, and any acknowledgement, if present, should come at the end of the paper just before the references
- We recommend the APA (American Psychological Association) reference guidelines, which provide a standardised format for citing sources in academic writing
- Research and theory for classroom pedagogy
- Grassroots implementation of recent education policy and curriculum frameworks
- Practitioners’ perspectives in Education: Sharing insights from Field
- Reflective practices in teacher education
- Impact studies about the work of different educational organizations
- Alternative visions of Education: Going beyond mainstream Education
- Integrating SDGs in curriculum and pedagogy
- Environment and Ecological Concerns in Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Status of Public Education- Challenges and Prospects
- Early Childhood Education — Integrating principles into practice
- Values in educational discourses and their implications for practice
- Practising inclusion in Education — Lessons from the Field
- Assessing the impact of technology on Education
Please note: These are only a few suggested themes. Authors are invited to consider topics that align with the larger theme of this conference.
Conference dates: 16 – 18 December 2024
Conference registration opens: 1 October 2024
Extended abstract submission begins: 15 June 2024
Last date for submission of extended abstract: 5 August 2024
Acceptance of abstracts intimation: 30 September 2024
Submission of full paper (3,000 to 4,000 words) for accepted abstracts : 3 October, 2024
Early bird registration date: Mid-October 2024
Last date for registration for paper/poster presenters: Mid-November 2024
