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The History of Education Society (UK) Annual Conference will take place between 26th and 28th November 2010. The conference will be held at Garden Halls, 19 - 26 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EF. The conference theme is 'Citizenship, Religion and Education'. The provisional programme includes a presidential address by Joyce Goodman (University of Winchester, UK) and keynote papers by Thérèse Hamel (Université Laval, Quebec, Canada), Kevin Myers (University of Birmingham, UK) and Rebecca Rogers (Université Paris Descartes, France).

The place of citizenship and religion in education is complex and contested and the relationship between the two is open to debate. For example, citizenship has been associated with a particular set of moral values and behaviours as well as certain types of political participation and activity within different local, national and global arenas. Questions have also been raised about how far education for citizenship should be part of the remit of schools and other educational institutions. Similar discussions arise with regard to religion. Teaching about religion has often been perceived to be an important educational activity. Religious organisations have been significant providers of education throughout the world and religious beliefs have stimulated considerable educational activism. On the other hand, tensions between faith traditions and denominations have been fought out in educational arenas, arguably with the effect of hindering rather than advancing educational work. It has also been questioned whether religion should have any place in educational settings at all.

Proposals for papers and presentations that relate to this theme are welcomed and should connect to one of the sub-themes:

· Concepts and theories: citizenship, national identity, morality, character, spirituality, religion and faith, thinkers and theorists

· Individuals and groups: educationists, organisations, pressure groups, networks, religious/faith communities, biographies and autobiographies

· Educational institutions: private and public sectors, different phases (primary, secondary, further, higher), curriculum, activities, experiments, ethos, teachers, pupils

· Community and society: families, neighbourhoods, informal education, educational spaces;

· Historiographical issues: methodological approaches and sources for studying religion, citizenship and education. 

Proposals for papers (of around 250 words) are invited, to arrive not later than Friday 4 September 2010. These should be sent as Microsoft Word email attachments to Dr Rob Freathy at r.j.k.freathy@ex.ac.uk

The proposal should be set out in the following way: 

 Presenter family name, forename

 Title of paper

Text of abstract ( not exceeding 250 words)

There will also be a panel for postgraduate students. Papers for this will be accepted that do not necessarily address the conference theme. For further information about the postgraduate panel, please contact Sarah Winfield, Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DF UK. Email: sjw91@cam.ac.uk.

Further details regarding the conference programme and pricing will appear on the History of Education Society's website in early June:

http://www.historyofeducation.org.uk/

Delegates are asked to make their own accommodation arrangements.There are many options. For example, the Imperial London Hotels Group http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/ offers a range of hotels close to the main conference venue. We anticipate that the bar of the Royal National Hotel, the largest hotel in this group, will be an informal ‘hub’ on the Friday and Saturday evenings. Please contact the conference organisers if you would like to discuss other hotel options.

Lunches will be available at the Garden Halls on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Dining arrangements following a conference reception on the Friday evening will be a matter of choice, with opportunities for delegates to join one of several restaurant party groups.

The conference dinner on Saturday 27th November is optional and will be held at Il Fornello, Southampton Row.

Further enquiries should be made to Dr Rob Freathy, Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter, Heavitree Rd, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK. r.j.k.freathy@ex.ac.uk

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Email: r.j.k.freathy@ex.ac.uk

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