SCUTREA: : SCUTREA 2018/19 - Call for Expressions of Interest

Thursday, February 15, 2018

SCUTREA 2018/19 - Call for Expressions of Interest

Preparations are well underway for SCUTREA’s Annual Conference 2017/18 at the University of Sheffield from 17-19 July, and we are looking forward to welcoming you. In the meantime, we would like to start the process of organising our annual conference for July 2019. We therefore invite you to send in an Expression of Interest. Usually, the conference takes place around the first week of July, but another date can be proposed, as long as it does not clash with conferences organised by our friends from other adult education communities such as ESREA’s triennial conference, BERA post-compulsory SiG and UALL events and FACE.

The conference will be organised by the host institution, but the SCUTREA Council team would as always provide strong support, to include sending out the call for abstracts, regular posting of information and updates on the SCUTREA website and Twitter, reviewing and selecting abstracts, awarding bursaries, and assistance in selecting the best student paper prize. One Council meeting is usually held at the host university in order to visit the conference location and discuss practical arrangements.

Expressions of Interest should be sent to the SCUTREA Chair – Nalita James nrj7@le.ac.uk by Friday 11 May 2017. This gives the Council time to discuss the proposals prior to our July conference, and make a formal announcement at the 2018 conference. All Expressions of Interest should be sent in Word format and attend to the questions outlined below:

Where will the conference take place? What facilities are available for residential participants and what facilities are available for plenary and parallel sessions? How many people can you accommodate?
Do you have a specific conference theme in mind? What is the rationale for focusing on this theme? Do you have keynote speakers in mind who would be interested in speaking about this topic?
Who are the people involved in organising the conference? What are the areas of expertise of your team in terms of academic profile, but also in terms of organisational and administrative experience in running conferences or big knowledge exchange events?
Do you see any opportunities to attract extra funding for this conference from your university or from other local networks you are involved in?

SCUTREA 2018 Conference

Our 2018 conference theme is 'Lifelong Learning and the Pedagogy of Hope' and will take place at the University of Sheffield's Hotel and Conference
Centre from Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th July
2018.

We welcome proposals for papers, symposia, posters and
roundtable presentations on questions related to the conference theme and one of
its strands. We welcome in particular proposals that examine the work of the
widest range of providers engaged in adult education, including lower level
learning and professional qualifications, recognising that the transformative
power of a University education is first harnessed in many different settings.
To download the full Call for Papers please visit: http://goo.gl/4iTajg

Introduction to SCUTREA

SCUTREA
SCUTREA was established in 1971 as a network of adult educators involved in researching and teaching adults. Initially members were drawn from university adult education departments throughout the United Kingdom. Today, with the broad spread of lifelong learning activities and international interest in adult education the membership is diverse which makes our annual international conferences very interesting and lively events. We have regular and close contact with colleagues from Australia, Canada and the US, and individual members provide strong links with the European Studies for Research in Adult Education.
Conference
SCUTREA holds a three day conference each year, usually in early July, the proceedings of which are refereed and published. Students and participants interested in research but not research active are also welcome. For details of past and current conferences click the Conferences tab. If you are interested in organising seminars and other events with SCUTREA please let our Chair know.
Awards
We make a number of awards for the best student paper, and papers focusing on social justice, international or comparative issues. We also have an award for small scale research. For further details click the Awards tab.
Membership
We have three types of membership, institutional, individual and 'Friends of SCUTREA' for those who have retired. Benefits include preferential NIACE Journal Subscription rates for Adults Learning and Studies in Education of Adults, book discounts and SCUTREA conference discount. For further details click the Membership tab or contact Olivia Harrison, our Membership Secretary.
Officers
Elected members take honorary positions for three years and our current council is as follows:
Chairperson: Nalita James, University of Leicester Treasurer: Ellen Boeren, University of Edinburgh Secretary: Bonnie Slade, Glasgow University
Membership Secretary: Olivia Harrison, University of Sheffield Communication Officer: Wayne Bailey, University of Huddersfield Click the Contacts tab for contact officer details, and click the contact us tab to send us news and information that you would like added to our web site or Twitter feed @SCUTREA14.
Library and Links
For copies of the SCUTREA constitution, past editions of SCOOP, links to adult education sites and resources click the Library and Links tabs above.

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

SCUTREA 2018/19 - Call for Expressions of Interest