CIES BULLETIN, JANUARY 2010

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The College of Education and the International Studies and Programs at Michigan State University are pleased to host the 54th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).

Conference dates: March 1-5, 2010
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Conference Theme: Reimagining Education

Check the CIES 2010 conference website
http://cies2010.msu.edu
Questions? Contact cies2010@msu.edu

     
    The Deadline for Applications for the New CIES Secretariat is approaching! (Feb. 10). Please click here for to download the RFP or visit the CIES homepage.
     
   

2009-2010 Elections' deadline is Feb. 14. Full statements and pictures of our candidates are available here: http://cies.us/elections2010.html. If you are a current CIES member (since Dec. '09) and have not received an e-ballot, please send us an email at secretariat@cies.us. Thank you for participating!

     
    UREAG Travel Grant Reminder- the deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 5. Forms and more information available on our homepage.
     
    Gender Symposium will be held from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, March 1. Panel sessions will address a range of topics, including gender and parenting in CIE, moving the gender agenda forward, and feminist thought and educational policy. The Symposium will also include an interactive workshop on undoing gender, and a special meeting to discuss the future work of the Jackie Kirk commemoration committee. We hope that you will join us for all of these exciting events, as well as take part in the Gender Committee business meeting, which will be held on Tuesday at 12:00 noon. You will find more information on the CIES 2010 program: cies2010.msu.edu
     
    Interested in participating in our SIGs activities/panels? click here to learn more about call for papers, membership, new SIG websites, and other initiatives. Join one today!
     
  CIES logo Miscellaneous Announcements:
     
   

▪ CIES members' publications and/or updates:

- Klees, Steve. (2009). “The Language of Education and Development,” in Birgit Brock-Utne and Gunnar Garbo (Eds.) Language and Power: Implications of Language for Peace and Development. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.

- Edwards Jr., D. Brent. (2010). "Trends in Governance and Decision-Making: A Democratic Analysis with Attention to Application in Education," Policy Futures in Education, 8 (1). 

- Edwards Jr., D. Brent and Tyler, Derick. (2009).“Book review: The Color of Success: Race and High-Achieving Urban Youth. Gilberto Q. Conchas, New York, NY: Teacher College Press, 2006, 147 pages, $23.95 (Paperback),” Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 14 (3). 

- Stambach, A. (2010). Faith in Schools: Religion, Education, and American Evangelicals in East Africa. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

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    The Center for International Comparative Education at Bowling Green State University has created CEIMA—Comparative Education Instructional Materials Archive
     
    International Spring School on Comparative Educational Pathways, York, United Kingdom, 11 - 16 April 2010 - click here for more information.
     
    CICE Call for Papers - Spring 2010
     
    Abu Dhabi International Book Fair - March 2-7, 2010 - more information here / contact: Seth J. Russo, Principal-Edureach International Consulting, LLC, srusso10@gmail.com
     
   

Faculty Position Available at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Education: Assistant Professor, Comparative and International Education, tenure stream appointment.

     
    INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility - ToR for Independent Review Consultant
     
    INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility - Field-based Situational Analyses of Education and Fragility: Understanding Education’s Role in Fragile Contexts - ToR for Situational Analyses Synthesis Report
     
  CIES logo Other Conferences:
     
    WCCES - XIV World Congress in Istanbul, June 14-18, 2010 www.wcces2010.org
     
    Adolescent Girls – Cornerstone of Society: Building Evidence and Policies for Inclusive Societies. New York, April 26-28, 2010. [CFP]
     
   
 

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