Jul2012
The 2nd edition of the New Perspective in Science Education Conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 14 - 15 March 2013.
Jul2012
The call for papers for the ESERA 2013 conference is available at the conference website: http://www.esera2013.org.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5682
Jul2012
Call for papers for Workshop Contributions for Inquiry-Based Science Learning with computer environments.
The workshop will explore the issues encountered by designers and researchers of IBSL situations (and related computer environments) with a particular interest in scaffolds and scaffolding systems for students. Core questions relate to what has been learned from past experiences to design effective scaffolds for learners engaged in experimental investigations supported by technology, and what could be the anticipated future.
Deadline for submission of abstracts is: 10th September 2012.
More information in the attached document or at http://arv-ibsl.imag.fr
May2012
We are pleased to announce a new conference, ICOLE: the 1st International Conference of the Outdoor Learning Environment, to be held on February 3 - 8, 2013, in Israel.
May2012
The Department of Science Education at the University of Copenhagen is now offering the second doctoral course on the Anthropological Theory of Didactics with special emphasis on institutional, technological, and epistemic aspects of math and science didactics.
May2012
One Assistant/Associate Professorship of Mathematics Education and one Associate Professorship of Science Education are open for application in Copenhagen:
May2012
King's College London has announced 9 posts in STEM education. Recruitment will begin with the appointment of a Chair in Mathematics Education and a Chair in Science Education.
Apr2012
The book Designing Theory-Based Teaching-Learning Sequences for Science Education, edited by Koos Kortland & Kees Klaassen, pays tribute to Piet Lijnse, now Emeritus Professor of Physics Didactics at the Freundenthal Institute for science and mathematics education, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands – and former treasurer of ESERA.
More information the theme, contents and availability of this book: flyer
Mar2012
The E-Book for the Proceedings of the ESERA 2011 Conference is now available and can be accessed from here.
Mar2012
King’s College London wishes to appoint nine outstanding scholars to join our existing group of 12 permanent staff at the Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CRESTEM).
Feb2012
Call for papers for the International Journal of Science Education special issue on "Science, Environment, Health - Towards a reconceptualization of three critical and inter-linked areas of education". Editors: Albert Zeyer and Justin Dillon.
Feb2012
Call for papers for Authors for a new book: "The Role of Science Teachers' Beliefs in International Classrooms: From Teacher Actions to Student Learning"
Dec2011
The University of York is offering an ESRC PhD scholarship for a UK/EU student to start in Autumn 2012 on a 3-year or 1+3-year programme.
Sep2011
We invite applications from students and staff who wish to attend the next ESERA summer school, which will be held in Bad Honnef, Germany, from July 22-27 2012.
Sep2011
The ESERA Board has initiated a policy for establishing new Special Interest Groups (SIG).
Aug2011
Pushkin, D. (2011). Philosophy of "Packer" Pedagogy: Vince Lombardi, critical thinking and problem-based learning.
Jun2011
According to the constitution, the Executive Board of ESERA comprises nine members.
Jun2011
There will be a minimal price increase of around 6% for the IJSE pack* that is now available to members of NARST and ESERA for 2012.
Jun2011
The University of Luxembourg is recruiting for its Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Arts and Sciences of Education (FLSHASE) within its research unit EMACS a Research Associate M/F.
May2011
Yore, L.D., Van der Flier-Keller, E., Blades, D.W., Pelton, T.W., Zandvliet, D.B. (2011). Pacific CRYSTAL Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Literacy: Lessons Learned, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Sense Publishers.
May2011
King's College London is now advertising three collaborative, co-funded PhD studentships on jobs.ac.uk.
Apr2011
During the last decades the Netherlands have been at the forefront of innovation in science and mathematics education. Currently Dutch curriculum development projects are in progress for mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and advanced integrated science and mathematics.
Apr2011
The original ESERA constitution, written in 1995, has lasted remarkably well. However, the time has come to update it. The Executive Board of ESERA recommends three amendments to the Constitution.
Mar2011
Mar2011
Science Learning Centre London is holding a science week at the IOE 27 June – 1 July 2011.
Mar2011
The 21st Symposium on Chemistry and Science Education will be held at the TU Dortmund University, May 17-19, 2012.
Feb2011
Jan2011
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) offers a range of opportunities to study in Japan for senior and juniors faculty and post-docs for 2 weeks, one month, 6 months, two years...
Jan2011
On May 18th-20th, 2011, the University of Oslo hosts the conference "Visions for Teaching and Teacher Education: In view of a new knowledge base for Teacher Education, Language Learning and Math/Science Education".
Dec2010
Emeritus Professor David Layton, OBE, former Professor of Science Education, died on 28 November 2010.
Dec2010
We are happy to announce the workshop "HOW SCIENCE WORKS – AND HOW TO TEACH IT".
Nov2010
Universität Hamburg promotes excellent young academics by offering Junior Professorships.
Oct2010
The University of Münster, Department of Physics, Program of Elementary Science Education, invites applications for the following position, starting in April 2011: Professor of Early Childhood Science Education (W2), funded by the German Telekom Foundation.
Oct2010
Dear Colleague,The two of us are President (Michael Reiss) and Director (Martin Rogers) of the newly formed International Association for Science and Religion in Schools.
Oct2010
IJSE and IJSE Part B: communication and public engagement, now form the combined pack of journals available at an extremely reduced rate to ESERA members.
Oct2010
The ESERA Executive Board invites bids to host the ESERA Conference 2013 and the ESERA Summer School 2014. The conferences are self-financing, although a small grant from ESERA (currently 5.000 Euros) may be used to support the attendance of participants from central and eastern Europe.
Oct2010
ESERA is offering up to six travel awards of up to 500 Euro each to enable people who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who have completed their doctoral studies on any date after 1st January 2008.
Aug2010
The faculty at the University of Missouri Science Education Center asked me to share this message with the NARST membership.
Aug2010
Assessing Ethics in Secondary Science, is a report based on a seminar held in London in 2008 at the Nuffield Foundation.
Jul2010
Special issue guest editors:
Iztok Devetak (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)J
anez Vogrinc (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Jul2010
During 2011, the International Journal of Science Education will be further developed into International Journal of Science Education
Jun2010
Lakehead University seeks to attract internationally recognized and respected scholars external to the University to be considered for a SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the following research area:Canada Research Chair in Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) Education.
Jun2010
PDF files for the special issue of Science and Religion, published this year in Cultural Studies of Science Education are available as a free download from Springerlink.
Jun2010
Jun2010
King’s College London wishes to appoint an individual to the established Chair in Science Education.
Jun2010
Call for papers for the Chemistry Education Research and Practice special issue on ‘Diagnostic assessment in chemistry’. Editors: David Treagust and Mei-Hung Chiu
May2010
Call for papers for the SC&ED special issue on ‘Philosophical Considerations in the Teaching of Biology’.
May2010
Call for papers for special issue: GLOBALIZATION – SCIENCE EDUCATION FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Guest Editors: Mei-Hung Chiu and Reinders Duit