BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR
INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
Methodological Issues in Intercultural, International and Comparative Research: Opportunities, Challenges, Approaches and Future Trends
Methodological Issues in Intercultural, International and Comparative Research:
Opportunities, Challenges, Approaches and Future Trends
Rooms: BU102/3 and BU107
Funded by the BERA Special Interest Groups:
Comparative and International Education;Research Methodology in Education
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Mike Byram,
- Dr Prue Holmes, Dr Richard Fay, Dr Jane Andrews, Dr Mariam Attia
- Professor Michael Crossley, Dr Elizabeth McNess, Dr Lore Arthur
Call for Papers: Please submit a 300 word abstract to nicola.savvides@durham.ac.uk by Monday 18thMarch 2013 with the subject line: intercultural conference abstract. Please include your name, title, institutional affiliation, and email address. Include a brief bio of 100 words. Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by a team of reviewers and notification sent out by Monday 25th March 2013.
Registration: To register please send an email to: nicola.savvides@durham.ac.uk with the subject line: intercultural conference registration. Please include your name, title, institutional affiliation, email address and specify if you have any dietary requirements. As attendance is limited, please register early to guarantee a place.
Globalisation, Europeanisation and internationalisation have led to an increase in mobility, migration and diversity in societies, educational institutions and workplaces, as people move to live, study and work abroad. Researchers of all disciplines are increasingly collaborating with ‘cultural others’ both within and across geographical borders, particularly through interdisciplinary project partnerships involving researchers and research participants from other countries, regions, contexts and languages. This presents new opportunities and challenges for researchers and methodologists as they try to understand people from other horizons, include and make sense of multiple perspectives and shifting identities, and design appropriate methodologies that produce credible research outcomes. Leading researchers in the fields of Intercultural Studies and International and Comparative Education have widely acknowledged the importance of developing intercultural competence in order to engage and work with others appropriately and effectively. Increasing attention is now being paid to reflecting on the theoretical, epistemological and methodological processes of conducting research interculturally and the implications of this on all stages of the research process.
This one-day conference seeks to build upon these important discussions and on the research of two particular research teams that are currently working on these themes and issues, namely the AHRC-funded ‘Researching Multilingually’ project and the BAICE Thematic Forum on Insider/Outsider Perspectives in International and Comparative Education. The keynote presentations from members of these research teams will provide a basis and structure for discussion amongst conference presenters and participants.