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In 2007 ISSA was honored to host the 17th Annual EECERA
Conference, one of the most prominent professional events in
the field of early childhood education and development. More than 760 researchers, early
childhood practitioners, policy makers, and NGO activists
from Europe and around the world convened in Prague 29
August – 1 September, 2007, at the international conference
Exploring Vygotsky’s Ideas: Crossing Borders. Click here for
more information:
www.easyprague.cz/eecera2007/
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The International
Step by Step Association - ISSA, an innovative network
of early childhood education and development professionals and
organizations, welcomes proposals and interested participants from
Eastern and Western Europe and from around the globe to the
interdisciplinary conference Active Citizenship: Democratic
Practices in Education, organized in partnership with the
World
Forum Foundation.
How does a nation develop and nurture the active, informed
citizens a democracy requires? How do we ensure that our educational
institutions are apprenticeships in democracy so that the next
generation can experience democracy in socially responsive,
inclusive and participatory classrooms and graduate into socially
responsible, vibrant and caring societies? How can those individuals
and groups advocating democracy on a global level work together to
promote specific policy and practical objectives affecting children
in their earliest years? This conference invites participants from a
variety of countries, professions, and points of view to strengthen
their commitment to the development of active, informed, effective
citizens everywhere. Without this commitment, the American
philosopher/educator John Dewey wrote almost a century ago, “the
influences that educate some into masters educate others into slaves.”
We share a vision of society in which none are masters and none
slaves—and in which all children are educated equally.
CONFERENCE GOALS
- To promote the importance of teaching for democracy and of
advocating for democratic practices in early childhood education
and development from the classroom to the policy level;
- To disseminate best practices among professionals and
organisations in the field of ECED
- To build partnerships for further cooperation in both
advocacy and education;
- To raise awareness internationally about specific early
childhood issues, and to explore these by comparing experiences
throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the
rest of the world.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Panels exploring global and regional advocacy priorities;
- Inspiring cutting-edge presentations from practitioners
and policy experts in the field of early childhood education;
- Opportunities to share best practices on democratic
teaching and teaching about democracy in preschool and
primary classrooms
- Presentations on successful advocacy projects;
- Opportunities to learn about research results and trends
in democratic education around the globe;
- Interesting mix of outstanding keynote speakers and
lively discussions led by moderators;
- Opportunities to explore building future partnerships
and further links between practice and policy;
- Attractive social programs and interesting site visits.
Click here to
download the Conference Brochure. (3.8 MB .pdf)
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