The Idea of Education
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Tuesday 8th April - Wednesday 9th April 2002
Mansfield College, Oxford
Keynote Speaker
Dr Robert Grant, Glasgow University
Call for Papers
This cross disciplinary conference marks the launch of a new project to
provide a vigorous forum for the examination and evaluation of university
education. Committed to the tradition of liberal education, the inherent
value of the pursuit of learning and the principle that knowledge must be an
end in itself, the forum will use the conference series to broadly examine
the nature and aims of university education, its guiding principles, its
practical functions, and its role in society.
In particular papers, reports, presentations, and workshops are invited on
any of the following themes;
what a university should be; where the idea of what a university is
should come from; what higher education is; what the aims of higher
education should be; what language best expresses the idea of education
the nature of education; the role of liberal arts education; instruction
, training and vocational training; the changing roles of and between
universities, colleges, and polytechnics; the usefulness of education; the
value of education; learning and distance learning; learning and open
learning.
the changing landscapes of education; students, pupils, learners
and customers; lecturer, teacher, tutor, mentor; the rise and
impact of student services; course review and evaluation; modularization;
the costs of education.
the business of the university - academic freedom and the rise of
managerialism; wealth creation; intellectual capital; intellectual
copyright; knowledge and research; knowledge and teaching; the preservation
of knowledge in libraries, museums, galleries; the diffusion of knowledge
through publishing, multimedia, and the Internet.
external issues impacting on education: funding education; private sector
involvement; government involvement; Academic Audit; Research Assessment
Exercise; QAA; Teaching Quality Assessment.
internal issues impacting on education: key skills, transferable skills;
access to education - ties with schools; life-long education; adult
education; returning to learning; education as a right; fees, grants, and
loans.
the role of the university in society; the contexts of the university;
the needs of society; reconceiving the place and work of the university.
Papers will be considered on related themes. 300 word abstracts should be
submitted by Friday 18th January 2002. Full draft papers should be submitted
by Monday 11th March 2002.
The conference is sponsored by Inter-Disciplinary.Net, Learning Solutions,
and BRG as part of the At the Interface programme. It aims to bring
together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and
explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.
The project is to be supported by an e-mail discussion group, ISSN
e-journal, and dedicated ISBN publication series.
Selected papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be
published in themed volumes.
For further details and information, please see
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ioe1.htm or contact: Dr Rob Fisher,
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