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Call for Papers
The Institute of Education (IOE) is housed within the Faculty of Arts, Law and
Education at The University of the South Pacific (USP) and is secretariat to the Pa-
cific Association of Teacher Educators (PATE) and the Pacific Education Research
Foundation (PERF) - a project of the Rethinking Pacific Education Initiative for and
by Pacific Peoples (RPEIPP). IOE is pleased to announce the Vaka Pasifiki Education
Conference, 2014.
The Conference theme is: Weaving Theory and Practice in Teacher Education for
Oceania. The Conference will have four concurrent streams:
(1) Weaving theory and practice in Language, Literacy, and Teacher education
(2) Weaving theory and practice in Numeracy, Assessment, ICT, and Teacher education
(3) Weaving theory and practice in Educational Administration in Teacher education
And a final general stream specifically designed to continue RPEIPPs mandate:
(4) Re-thinking and transforming Pacific Learning, Teaching, and Teacher education .
Conference conveners now invite Teacher Educators, Educational Policy-makers,
Teachers, Lecturers, Researchers, Postgraduate Students, and all with a passion for
teacher education in Oceania, to submit abstracts for papers to be presented at
the Vaka Pasifiki Conference.
The 2014 Conference will be held at Faonelua Convention Centre, Nukualofa,
Kingdom of Tonga, on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th September 2014. Vaka
Pasifiki provides an opportunity for the sharing of ideas, presentation of research
and best practice, and discussion of issues relevant to teacher education, educa-
tional policy and practice, and teaching and learning in Oceania.
Key Conference Dates
PATE Board Meeting 22 Sept 2014 PERF Board Meeting 23 Sept 2014
Vaka Pasifiki Conference 24 & 25 Sept
Early Bird Registration ends 30 Apr 2014
Registration closes 8 Sept 2014
Deadline for Abstracts 31 May 2014
Deadline for Papers 31 Aug 2014
REGISTRATION
To register please print and fill the Conference Registration Form, scan and return by email to [email protected]. Registration closes 8 September 2014. All registered attendees will pay the Conference Fee of TOP$40 at the conference registration desk on 24 Sept 2014. Early Bird Registra-tions (before 30 April 2014) will pay a discounted Conference Fee of TOP$30 on 24 Sept 2014.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Abstracts are welcomed for either:
Full presentation (20 mins plus 10 mins question time)
or
Short presentation (10 mins plus 5 mins question time).
Presenters are invited to submit their full papers by 31 August for publishing in the Conference Pro-ceedings and for consideration for an edited book.
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P A T E Pacific Association of Teacher Educators
CONFERENCE CONVENERS
Kabini Sanga (VUW & RPEIPP) Seuula Johansson-Fua (IOE, USP) Liuaki Fusitua (TIOE & PATE)