DIMENSIONS OF CITIZENSHIP & EDUCATION

The conference is dedicated to the celebration of 20th anniversary of Ethic & Civic Education Department establishment at Faculty of Education, Comenius University in Bratislava

Date of the Conference: 10th to 12th February, 2010

Place: IUVENTA, Slovak Institute for Youth, Búdková 2, 811 04 Bratislava

Conference goals: To consider diverse dimensions of citizenship & analyze how education for citizenship can cover:

• European Commission and Council of Europe priorities.
• Current schooling structure in Slovakia and other countries
• Educational reform in Slovakia and other countries
• Innovative methods and approaches in education for citizenship.
  

Target group:

• Teachers and trainers working in the field of citizenship education
• Educators from other relevant fields of education
• Members of international networks focused on education for citizenship ENERCE, BBCC, ELOS
• Professionals in educational methodology 
• Members of NGO School administrators

Topic areas:

• Education for citizenship (formal, non formal and informal)
• Education for citizenship & problem of social exclusion
• Education for citizenship & youth in the society 
• Education for citizenship & intercultural dialogue 
• Education for European citizenship 
• Education for citizenship & Education for sustainable development

Conference languages: Slovak, Czech and English (interpretation available).
Payment: Travel expenses will be covered by participant

Accommodation will be covered by participants

Refreshment during conference will be offered by organizers

Conference fee will be paid by presentation on spot

For participants who send RF till 29th December, 2009 - 100 €
For participants who will send RF after 1st January, 2010 - 150 €
This fee includes: Conference documentation and Conference Proceedings book

Registration form: 29th December, 2009. The latest date for registration 25th January, 2010

Contribution: Participants are invited to present the contribution on the conference. Each contribution has to stick to one of the section described upper. The author(s) will indicate in the Registration form the field in which they want their proposal to be included. Abstract of the paper has to be send to the contact address via e-mail until 25th January, 2010. The paper will be published later in the reviewed Conference Proceedings book (with ISBN code). Guidelines for abstracts and paper you can find below.
Certificate of participants: At the end of the Conference each participant will receive Certificate of Participation.

Contact address: Faculty of Education, Comenius University
Ethics & Civic Education Department
Račianska 59
SK - 813 34 Bratislava
SLOVAKIA
Tel.: +421 2 50 222 317
Fax. +421 2 50 222 316
E-mail: [email protected]

Contact person: Nataša Ondrušková, MA. PhD.
Head of department

Guidelines for abstracts
1. All abstracts may be submitted and presented in English using UK spelling.
2. Abstracts should contain original material neither published nor presented elsewhere.
3. The structure of abstract should contain the following headings:
o Objectives o Design and methods o Results o Conclusion

Guidelines for papers
 

• Full papers may be submitted as a Word files and presented in fluent English using UK spelling. Paper has to be send via e-mail accompanied with the letter. 
• Papers should contain original material neither published nor presented elsewhere. 
• Papers will be subject to a review. Referee comments will be passed intact to authors. Proofs should be returned to the editor within 2 weeks. 
• The papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings book (with ISBN code) subject to a review.

Manuscripts:
The length of the paper should be not longer than 4000 words including the references. The essential contents of paper should be outlined in an abstract (about 150 words). At the end of the abstract a minimum of five key words should be supplied. Manuscripts should be double-spaced, with font size 12 (Times New Roman), and with margins of 2.54 cm on all four sides.

References:

References are given at the end of the text. Footnotes should not be used. All references cited in the text must appear in the reference list in APA format.