Comparative and International Education Society – Special Interest Groups
 Africa SIG
Aims to foster a sense of community among our members, inform the membership of best practices and current research in the field, and provide a valuable space for networking and dialoguing on Africa education. http://www.cies.us/ASIG_02_20_2007/index.htm Citizenship and Democratic Education SIG Seeks to create an active community of educators and researchers, to share their views and encourage productive debate on various aspects of citizenship and democratic education, in the United States and around the world. http://cies.us/SIGS/CANDE Cross-National Educational Borrowing and Transfer SIG Currently forming. Cultural Contexts of Education and Human Potential SIG Intended to make the case for the necessity of including the voices of individuals often unheard and to promote better understanding and learning between and about different groups. Moreover, it is also intended to demonstrate how the underutilization of the voices of different cultures has led to the underutilization of their potential. http://www.sus.edu/PageDisplay.asp?p1=4921 Early Childhood Development SIG Seeks to foster exchange & strengthen linkages between ECD research and practice; help keep members abreast of new developments in the field; build linkages among various ECD networks nationally and internationally; prepare ECD thematic sessions at the next CIES conference. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/ECD/index.htm Eurasia SIG The CIES Eurasia SIG will bring together educational researchers and practitioners working on or in Eurasia. http://cieseurasiasig.wordpress.com
Global Literacy SIG Organized around key issues in reading and writing instruction and assessment and larger issues and implications of literacy use throughout the world. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/GLSIG/GLSIGindex.html Globalization and Education SIG Seeks to provide a forum where researchers and practitioners involved in global study of comparative and international education have meaningful conversations and exchanges of ideas related to globalization and education. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/indexNEW_G&ESIG.htm Higher Education SIG Serves as a networking hub for promoting scholarship opportunities, critical dialogue, and linking professionals and academics to the international aspects of higher education. http://www.higheredsig.org/ http://www.cies.us/SIGS/ECD_home.htm http://www.sus.edu/PageDisplay.asp?p1=4921 ICT4D (ICT for Development) An outlet for members of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) to collaborate with, learn from, and create bonds that will heighten interest and research in this ever growing area. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/ICT4D/index.htm Inclusive Education SIG Proposes to provide CIES members with a forum in which the research and practice of those interested in Inclusive Education takes center stage. http://www.pageflakes.com/InclusiveEducation Indigenous Knowledge and the Academy SIG Consists of CIES members, members of indigenous communities, and practitioners who want to dialogue about ways to develop alternative knowledges and how these knowledges interact with and transform the academy. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/Indigenous_Knowledge_SIG/aboutus.htm Japan SIG Intended to formalize and strengthen communication among scholars of Japan, and to help the larger CIES membership become better acquainted with Japanese education and society. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/JSIG/index.html Language Issues SIG Network of researchers and practitioners working to understand the role of language(s) in education, as well as the role of the languages of instruction in differing, and often contentious, political and cultural contexts. http://cies.us/SIGS/Language_Issues/ Latin America SIG Latin American educators, leaders and scholars offer through their research and experiences the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishment of goals and the launching of projects in the region, open the dialogue regarding the region’s educational experiences, achievements and challenges.. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/LASIG/LASIGindex.html Middle East SIG Networking researchers (students and faculty) in sharing research and collaborating on academic projects; Facilitating forums and panel discussions about issues pertaining to education in the Middle East. http://cies.us/mesig/ Peace Education SIG Brings together members of the Comparative and International Education Society with common interests in the study of peace and conflict, human rights, and social justice in education. http://www.cies.us/SIGS/peace_education/index.htm
South Asia SIG Hopes to provide a systematic forum to bring together those of us working on and interested in educational issues related to South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora. http://cies.us/SIGS/south_asia/index.htm
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