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“Educating for Change”
The Asian Conference on Education & International Development
March 26-29 | Kobe, Japan

The final abstract submission deadline for The Asian Conference on Education & International Development has been extended to January 15, 2017.
Submit your abstract now to participate in this international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event in the beautiful and historic city of Kobe, Japan.
Location: Art Center Kobe, Kobe, Japan
Dates: Sunday, March 26 – Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Inquiries: aceid@iafor.org
To find out more about registration packages, presentation options, conference events and more, please visit the conference website: www.aceid.iafor.org
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2017

ACEID2017: “Educating for Change”

Whether we are looking at why we must change, or how education has changed or even how education will change, change affects all of us involved in language education in many ways. Administrators, teacher trainers, teachers, students: we all wear many hats and we all come face-to-face with change, sometimes on a daily basis. Positive change is about improvement: improving proficiency, improving lives, helping learners achieve their goals and dreams and ultimately, broadening horizons.
In our work as educators we are often asked to effect change – that we are change-makers can be seen in the new curriculums, new material, and even new techniques or methods that we develop. For those of us who conduct research, our research is often focused on finding “better” or more effective ways of teaching, often measured in outcomes such as “students entered with an average of X and improved to an average of Y”. In such a case, improvement = change. But change is also an area of research as can be seen by looking at journals such as the Journal of Educational Change, Changes in Higher Education, Culture and Change, and Educational Research for Social Change, to mention four. It is a serious area of study, and one worth our attention.
The focus of the last journal mentioned above is worth looking at. Change is not only about test scores or proficiency going up. It is also about lasting change in one’s life, life choices, and looking beyond us as individuals to the society we live in. Social change and a focus on improving the societies we live in is another outcome of education. In recent years, there has been a focus on language and identity, as well as an embrace of sociocultural theory and language development.
At the same time change for the sake of change is not a good reason for change. There is often a tension between the status quo (which is not always bad) and the desire to change. As invested members of our field, we need to be able to examine change, identifying and applying that which is appropriate and will further our goals while also having the wisdom and gumption to reject change that does not make sense. As Dewey said, “Reforms which rest simply upon the enactment of law, or the threatening of certain penalties, or upon changes in mechanical or outward arrangements are transitory and futile.”
And so we welcome you to this year’s conferences, where we can examine change in ways that are important to each of us. What are its challenges, its complexities, and its constraints? It is electrifying to think about the wide-ranging conversations we will have as we consider how we can go about educating for change the world over.
Thematic streams can be found on the Call for Papers page.
In conjunction with our global partners, we look forward to extending a warm welcome to you in 2017.
– The ACEID2017 Organising Committee
For more information, including the conference programme, please visit http://iafor.org/conferences/aceid2017/

Master’s Programmes in International History at the LSE: Entry Autumn 2017
MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation MSc History of International Relations MSc Theory and History of International Relations
The LSE’s Department of International History invites applications for three 12-month Master’s degree programmes beginning in autumn 2017.
The LSE is one of the world’s leading institutions for historical study and research. It is placed 6th globally in the most recent QS World University Rankings for History, above UCLA and Princeton. The LSE’s history postgraduates also enjoy very high employment rates, with 94.1% in employment or further study six months after graduation.
Places are available on three programmes:
MSc History of International Relations is the Department’s flagship programme. Concentrating on the modern period from the Renaissance to the Cold War, it is designed to be extremely flexible with no compulsory courses. Students can therefore tailor their degrees to fit their own areas of interest.
MSc Theory and History of International Relations is taught jointly with the Department of International Relations. A competitive programme, it allows students to take both history and IR courses, sampling both theoretical and empirical approaches to international relations.
MSc Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation is for those who wish to focus on imperial and global history in trying to understand the emergence of the modern world. Alongside a compulsory core course, student select options from the Departments of International History, Economic History and Government, as well as the Gender Institute.
All programmes usually require a 2:1 undergraduate degree or the equivalent. For more information and how to apply see http://www.lse.ac.uk/internationalHistory/home.aspx