Event

The UWI Department of Behavioural Sciences will host a conference themed Maximizing the Role of Education in a Changing Society, from 21^st-22^nd January, 2011.

This conference will attempt to:

• disseminate the findings from recent research on education, to academics, educational practitioners and policy makers
• begin dialogue among key persons involved in educational research
• provide the foundation and agenda for further research in education

 

Presentations will focus on the following themes:

• Learning and behavioral difficulties 
• New trends in education and their implications 
• The changing role of teachers  
• Education and rural communities in the Caribbean 
• Education and equality in the contemporary Caribbean 
• Gender issues in education 
• Education in a multi-cultural society: challenges and opportunities 
• Educational leadership  
• Education for a better world  
• Education for sustainable development 
• Skill enhancement for the world of work

 

View the Call for Papers.

 

For further information, please contact the conference secretary, Rachel D’Arceuil, at 663-4968, or via email at Rachel.D’Arceuil@sta.uwi.edu.