Education, mobility and migration: People, ideas and resources
Education, mobility and migration: People, ideas and resources
September 8-10, 2012
This international conference will encourage the sharing of interdisciplinary understandings of the opportunities, barriers and challenges in formal and informal education that are associated with the migration and movement of people, ideas and resources. It will enable a wide range of participants to present national, international and comparative perspectives on migration, mobility and education. The focus will be on exploring theories, policies, practices, experiences and the interrelationship between them. The conference welcomes contributions from different stakeholders including: academics researching migration, education and mobility; educators; members of migrant communities; professionals and volunteers working with migrants, policy makers, etc.
Key questions：
What are the educational experiences of different migrant groups and ‘people on the move’?
What challenges for educational practice are posed by the migration and mobilities of people, ideas and resources?
What are local, national and international policies on education and migration and how do they relate to educational practice and/or theory?
How do, and how should, social and educational theoretical frameworks reflect issues of migration/mobilities and education?