Sociology of Education: Wellbeing and Resilience in the Times of Crisis Conference organization

Mid-Term International Conference of The Research Network 10 (Sociology of Education) of the European Sociological Association is joining forces with the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, the Faculty of Education and the UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair in Social Pedagogy, to organise the International Mid-term ESA RN 10 Conference on 21-22nd of September 2023 - "Sociology of Education: Wellbeing and Resilience in the Times of Crisis".

Scope of the Conference

The eruption of the global COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, economic crisis, unrest in many areas of the globe has dramatically deepened social differences in educational opportunities, a topic since the 1970s central to the Sociology of Education. Revealing the mechanisms of social reproduction in educational systems remains an important endeavour for sociologists of education.

We would like to use the lens of sociology of education to discuss quality vs. equity, to discuss quality of outcomes vs. wellbeing. We invite contributors from education, sociology of education and political sciences to share their research findings and their theoretical contributions to look at education systems, education policies, educational praxis and environmental considerations around access and quality.

We are particularly interested in research that pinpoints how to enhance wellbeing, resilience and motivation to create more inclusive, high-quality education. We are also interested in obstacles and challenges that stand in the way. We welcome researchers that tackle newly emerged phenomenon, such as post-Covid19 crisis, economic crisis, with new conflicts and wars emerging across the globe, the genocide still occurring and human rights being so very fragile in too many places in the world. We would also like to welcome research that discusses educational realities to support learners and their peers in the everyday struggles.
We hope that some of the conference outcomes will translate into fostering the wellbeing and resilience of children, youths drawing from the innovative, reflective mindsets of the educators, whose wellbeing and mindfulness will cascade to the end-beneficiaries

Conference timeline

The conference will be a 2-day event (21-22.09.2023) with an extra workshops' session for early-stage researchers on the day prior to the conference.

How to participate 

Abstract submission deadline: 31.01.2023

Abstract requirements:

• max. 400 words (excl. bibliography) should be submitted via conference system:
  https://konferencje.aps.edu.pl/soe/
• Only one paper can be presented per contributor.
• Abstracts should be structured and include separate headings dealing with the Introduction,
  containing the research questions, theoretical framework, and rationale for the study,
  Methodology, and (Preliminary) Results.
• Abstracts should contain references to relevant scholarly work and be accompanied by 3-5
  keywords.

Incomplete abstracts will be disqualified.
All abstracts are subject to peer-review.

Author notification: 30.03.2023

Registration deadline: 30.06.2023

Fees
To foster social inclusion and to reduce costs to participants we will only charge a fee enabling us to provide refreshments and lunch vouchers for conference participants.

Non-members:
50 euro for participants from A cat. economies (according to OECD classification), who are not RN10 members
25 euro for B, C economies who are not RN10 members

RN 10 ESA members:
30 euro for A cat. participants who are RN10 members
10 euro for B, C cat. participants who are RN10 members

The fee is the same for both active and passive participants, who will all obtain a certificate
of attendance. Presenters will receive confirmation of their presentation certificate.More information

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