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Call for proposals
“Disability Studies and Inclusive Education: Negotiating Tensions and Integrating Research, Policy & Practice ”
Proposal Submission Deadline: March 1, 2006
This year's DSE conference theme capitalizes on the growing interest in inclusive education by inviting further reflection on the goals of inclusive education in relation to research, policy and practice.
Various forms and understandings of inclusive education have been adopted globally-both as policy (UNESCO) and as practice in such diverse countries as Uganda, Vietnam, Brazil, Italy, and the US. However, what is being described as inclusive education is a field characterized by deep conceptual divides and tensions in research, policy and practice.
We invite proposals that consider one or more of the following:
1. examine the nature of the epistemological and methodological tensions in inclusive education research;
2. propose theoretical or strategic ways to reposition or transform the discourse on inclusive education;
3. demonstrate the importance of disability studies in clarifying and reasserting the educational policies and the political purposes of inclusive education;
4. address issues of voice, choice, and educational options in relation to inclusive education from a DSE perspective;
5. consider the diversity of inclusive education from different perspectives, particularly from one or more of the following--
a. from a global or comparative perspective
b. from an urban, suburban or rural education perspective
c. from the voices of different stakeholder perspectives (e.g., parent, student, teacher, policy-maker, researcher)
d. from the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristic.
6. provide an historical perspective regarding the development of inclusive education in research, policy, and/or practice
Proposal submission guidelines
The program committee invites you to submit proposals to be considered for presentation at this 6th Annual Disability Studies in Education Conference. The types and formats of the proposals are detailed below.
Please submit all proposals as Microsoft Word attachment to dseconf@msu.edu. The deadline for submission is March 1, 2006. Acceptances of these proposals will be sent as soon as possible after they are received and reviewed. Participants who have not received a response within two weeks should notify the conference organizers at dseconf@msu.edu.
Presentation formats
Paper proposals . Persons wishing to make a single presentation should submit a proposal to include the following:
* Title of presentation
* Name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone for the presenter
* Names and institutional affiliations of any co-authors
* A 200-300 word abstract for the presentation
* A plan for providing alternative accessible formats that will be available to participants.
Related paper proposals will be grouped into 1 hour and 15 minute sessions on the program.
Panel proposal. Persons wishing to organize a panel discussion for the conference should submit a proposal for an entire one hour and 15 minute session. These should include at least three and no more than five presenters. Be sure to reserve time for discussion The proposal should include:
* Title of the panel
* Name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone for each presenter
* Name of panel chairperson
* A 400-500 word abstract for the panel, to include both discussion of the overall topic and a very concise statement of what each presenter will discuss.
* The amount of time allocated to each presenter and for discussion
* A plan for providing alternative accessible formats that will be available to participants.