Sub Themes

Social movements, indigenous knowledges and collective learning

• Post development/postcolonial/ indigenous approaches to education
• Problematizing concepts of development and challenging assumptions of education
• Sustainable lifestyles and buen vivir
• Grassroots movements, democratising knowledge and civil society as sites for learning

Global policy agendas and the Sustainable Development Goals

• Divergence, convergence and policy priorities
• Challenging dominant frameworks of education and sustainable development
• Interdisciplinary initiatives and alternative conceptualizations of the SDGs
• The roles of education in meeting the SDGs

Intersectional inequalities and social exclusion

• Inclusion, exclusion and social justice
• Mental health and well-being
• Gender and education
• Integrated early childhood education and care to adult education

Education in conflict, crisis and times of uncertainty

• Education and migration
• Education, conflict and peace building
• Multidisciplinary responses to social uncertainties
• Crossing borders and boundaries with education

Using technologies and breaking boundaries in education

• Integrating frameworks and systems of education
• Understanding new technologies and their impact on learning
• Exploring geographical boundaries through new technologies
• OERs, MOOCs and blended approaches to learning

Approaches to education for social justice, citizenship and sustainability

• Conceptualization and practice of global citizenship education in different contexts
• Education for conscientization and civic agency
• Education for de-growth and economies of global social justice
• Peace and peace-building education