12-14th September, 2011
Sarah Duffen Centre, Portsmouth, UK
Invitation to a writing conference
Educating Learners With Down syndrome
Monash University and the Australian Catholic University in conjunction with Down Syndrome Education International will be sponsoring a writing conference. It seems timely given recent research insights and development in the learning of children with Down syndrome to produce an edited collection bringing much of this together. The intended focus of the writing conference is to develop a book to share promising research and practice on the teaching and learning of people with Down syndrome, synthesising this to provide advice for educators.
The purpose of the writing conference is to enable presentations, provide op-portunity for feedback to chapter writers as well as collective and summative discussion. This will encourage a cohesive and integrative approach to the book as a whole.
Key Dates:
15th April: Abstracts submitted for review by the editing team.
Mid May: Notification of acceptance of abstracts and details of conference arrangements
26th August: Draft chapters completed for limited distribution prior to the conference
September 12 – 14: Writing conference (Reception evening 11th)
Complimentary registration and accommodation for authors of accepted abstracts
For additional information:
Rhonda Faragher
School of Education
Australian Catholic University
Phone: 61 2 62091142
Fax: 61 2 6209 1153
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Editors:
Rhonda Faragher, PhD,
(Australian Catholic University)
Barbara Clarke, PhD, (Monash University)
Special contribution by Roy Brown, PhD.
Submission format:
Abstract: 600—800 words outline of proposed chapter and including references to any recent publications relating to the research
Biography: 200 words