Philosophy of Education Conference

Philosophy of Education Conference, 2015
Azim Premji University, Bangalore
January 19-21, 2015

Call for Papers
Azim Premji University invites submissions for the Philosophy of Education Conference, 2015 at Bangalore, from January 19th to 21st, 2015. This is the third annual Conference on Philosophy of Education organized by Azim Premji University.

Themes of the Conference
Submissions are expected to have a philosophical bearing on educational problems and questions under the given themes.
1. Human Nature and Education: Contemporary concerns
2. Ethics and Education: Questions in Aims, Content and Teaching
3. Notions of the Public and Private in Education
The papers presented in the conference will be published in the form of a book within a year of the conference.

Deadline for Submissions
Complete papers between 4500-5000 words should be uploaded at the link provided on our website www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/poe by October 30, 2014 11:59 PM, IST. Authors are advised to follow the prescribed word limit. They may also note that incomplete papers, extended abstracts, or papers exceeding the word limit may not be considered.

Important Dates
Deadline for submissions: October 30, 2014
Communications on acceptance of submissions: November 15, 2014
Conference dates: January 19-21, 2015.

Instructions for Submissions
Submissions should be made by registering as ‘interested speaker’ in the online system and subsequently uploading a copy of the paper in MS Word format. Please don’t upload pdf versions of the papers.

All submissions should have two documents;
I. Information about the author; name, institutional affiliation, email ids, and phone numbers.
2. Complete paper with the title, and containing an abstract of the paper in 200-300 words. Authors should not write their names, institutional affiliation, email id or any form of identification on the paper.

Enquiries
In case, you don’t receive an email acknowledgement on submission, or if you have any other query regarding the conference or paper submissions please write to [email protected].

Review Process
All submissions will be blind reviewed by a panel of reviewers. The decision regarding selection of the paper will be communicated by email to the authors on or before  November, 15, 2014. The decision of the Conference Committee will be final.

Travel and Accommodation
Authors are advised to first explore funding possibilities at their home institutions or other institutions and then contact us for travel funding. Azim Premji University will be supporting partial or full cost of travel for a limited number of authors based on individual merit and need. Lodging and boarding for the period of the Conference will be provided by Azim Premji University.