The IAFOR International Conference on Education 2019 (IICE Hawaii 2019) | International Academic Forum | 3 January 2019 | Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave Honolulu Hawaii 96815 USA

The 2019 conference theme for the IAFOR conference series in Hawaii is Independence & Interdependence, and invites reflections on the desirability, extent and limits of our individual independence and autonomy, of that of our students, and of the institutions and structures within which we work, teach and learn. We do not educate, and are not educated in vacuums, but in such contexts and constraints as families, groups, and societies; of nations and cultures; of identities and religions; and of political and financial realities.

Ever changing technologies offer new ways for us to be independent and autonomous learners, encouraging students to be self-directed and confident in making choices, and enabling and empowering students and teachers to be proactive and tailor content. However, myriad technologies and services make us more dependent on the very things allowing autonomy. How do we help students and teachers alike navigate and curate the vast information available? How do we encourage individual growth while also underlining the importance of belonging and of the reciprocal responsibilities and privileges of education? How do we help students build the skills and attitudes necessary for positive engagement in distributed, globalised communities that so often lead to polarisation and alienation instead? How do we educate with independence and interdependence in mind?

These and many other questions will be addressed at the conference, and we look forward to coming together to exchange ideas and explore new research paths together in Honolulu in 2019!

The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2019 (IICEHawaii2019) will be held alongside The IAFOR International Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment – Hawaii 2019 (IICSEEHawaii2019), and many of the sessions will concentrate on areas at the intersection of education and sustainability. In keeping with IAFOR’s commitment to interdisciplinary study, delegates at either conference are encouraged to attend sessions in other disciplines.

2019 Speakers:

Christina M. Kishimoto
Hawaii State Department of Education, USA

David Lassner
University of Hawai‘i, USA

Richard R. Vuylsteke
East-West Center, USA

David P. Ericson
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Curtis Ho
University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USA

Joshua Mok
Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Amanda Müller
Flinders University, Australia

Nathan Murata
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Deane Neubauer
East-West Center, USA

Keiichi Ogawa
Kobe University, Japan

Sela V. Panapasa
University of Michigan, USA

2019 Partners:

• US UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
• UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
• KOBE UNIVERSITY
• Birkbeck
• LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
• VirginiaTech
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• WASEDA University
• THE UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
• Lomonosow Moscow State University
• MEDILL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA
• UNTAR
• CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
• University of Belgrade
• UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
• Centre Norbert Elias UMR 8562
• University of Zagreb
• Redlands
• ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY
• AUBURN UNIVERSITY
• SUNWAY UNIVERSITY
• NUTN
• Alfred University
• KOTESOL
• csaao
• URBAN INCD INCERC