XVIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies
Fostering Inclusive Ecologies of Knowledge: Education for Equitable and Sustainable Futures
22-26 July 2024, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Global development is at a crossroads. Unsustainable ways of inhabiting the Earth are pushing the future of humanity and the planet to the brink. Dominant development models, based on the quest for control and exploitation of natural resources, have led to irreversible environmental destruction and biodiversity loss, threatening the very existence of humanity. Global economic growth over the past several decades has seen a greater concentration of wealth, widening inequalities and further undermining social cohesion and stability within and across societies. And while digital technologies have connected us more closely than ever, they are also contributing to social fragmentation. The fault lines that characterize current global development patterns threaten our collective futures. In 2021, the United Nations Secretary-General affirmed that “humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough.” The same year, the report from the International Commission on the Futures of Education further highlighted that we are faced with an existential choice – a choice between continuing on an unsustainable path or radically changing course. Read more...
Sub-Themes
Fostering epistemological synergies
Indigenous and local knowledge systems and formal education | Epistemologies of the South (uBuntu, Karma Yoga, Pachamama, Tok Stori, and others) | Epistemic diversity, epistemic justice and epistemic humility | Bridging diverse ecologies of knowledge | Learning for environmental sustainability
Comparative and international education
Histories of comparative and international education| Methodological Issues | Case studies| Future role of comparative education | Technological disparities in education | Gender inequalities in education| Role of nutrition and free meals in education
Culture, the arts, and knowledge
Knowledge as culture | Alternative sites of knowledge production | Arts education for sustainability | Culture and the sciences | Performance and representations of knowledge | Cultural diversity in education
Call for Submissions is now Open
The Congress is designed to be inclusive and welcoming of our common humanity. A call for submissions is now open on the theme, Fostering Inclusive Ecologies of Knowledge: Education for equitable and sustainable futures.
The final extended submissions deadline is Wednesday, May 15, 2024. However, you are encouraged to submit your proposal as soon as possible for our peer-review process to give a decision. For onsite participation, please download our letter to support your USA visa application from the button below and apply for B1/B2 visa as soon as possible without waiting for a decision about your proposal. It may take several months to schedule your USA visa interview appointment depending upon your location. You can check here the visa appointment wait time for your location in a country.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Nelly Stromquist
Professor Emerita, University of Maryland, USA
Nelly specializes in issues related to social change and gender, which she examines from the perspective of critical sociology. Her research interests focus on the dynamics of educational policies and practices, gender relations, and equity, particularly in Latin America.
Dr. Sobhi Tawil
Director, Future of Learning and Innovation, UNESCO, Paris, France
Sobhi leads the Futures of Education initiative, as well as the work in technology and innovation in education at UNESCO.
“All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything. ”
― Swami Vivekananda