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LDHEN and STEM SW subscribers may find this conference of interest.
Chris
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Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 23 NOVEMBER - Open University's Widening Participation Conference 2012 - 24-25 April 2012
Dear Colleagues
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Please find attached details of a Call for Papers for the Open University’s Widening Participation Conference ‘Discourses of Inclusion in Higher Education’, which will be held on 24-25 April 2012 at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK.
We have had an incredible response to far to the Call, with submissions received from across the globe. We have also received a large number of queries from authors requesting an extension to the deadline for the call. In the interests of fairness (and inclusion!) to all, we would like to announce that the Call for Papers has been extended and now closes on Wednesday 23 November 2011 at 5pm. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Full details can be found on the conference website at www.open.ac.uk/discourses-of-inclusion<http://www.open.ac.uk/discourses-of-inclusion>.
We would also like to make the following further announcements about the conference:
We are very pleased to be able to confirm that we are now able to waive the delegate fee for all presenters of papers accepted for the conference (please note this only applies to up to two presenters for each paper).
We are thrilled to confirm our Keynote Speakers: Professor Sir David Watson, Professor Louise Morley and Professor Trevor Gale. These distinguished scholars need little introduction, but further details of their huge experience can be found at the conference website.
We are also pleased to announce that selected papers from the conference will be published in a Special Issue of the international journal Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning<http://wpll-journal.metapress.com/home/main.mpx>.
In all, the Widening Participation Conference 2012 – Discourses of Inclusion in Higher Education offers:
* A full and varied programme of international peer-reviewed papers addressing key themes of Inclusive policy and practice and Student experiences and circumstances;
* Workshops and collaborative sessions that bring together researchers and academics, policy makers and practitioners;
* Keynote addresses from internationally renowned and influential speakers.
* A range of opportunities which will facilitate the increased impact of research in inclusion, equity and widening participation.
* An inclusive approach which supports and facilitates the presence of quality postgraduate and international research.
For first details of news relating to the conference, follow us on Twitter @heiwpresearch.
John Rose-Adams│Centre Manager (Research and Information)│The Centre for Inclusion and Curriculum │The Open University │+44(0)1908 654018
www.open.ac.uk/cic<http://www.open.ac.uk/cic>│@heiwpresearch│http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/wideningparticipation/
Widening Participation Conference 2012 - Discourses of Inclusion 24-25 April 2012 │www.open.ac.uk/discourses-of-inclusion<https://taw.bournemouth.ac.uk/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx>
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