Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the 48th Annual Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Student engagement and school culture: Fostering excellence in programs and initiatives, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The conference will be organized in an on-site mode and host by Van Lang University in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i.
Established in 1977, the Pacific Circle Consortium (PCC) was an initiative in international co-operation between educational research and development institutions in the Pacific Region initially drawn from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S. (Mainland and Hawaii) were represented at the first meeting. Membership has since been extended to other countries from within this region and from Asia. The focus has also changed from one of collaboratively produced curriculum materials to broader issues of policy development and educational research. From hosting yearly workshops and meetings, the organization has moved to a single yearly conference at which joint projects are discussed and reported upon and a range of papers and symposia are presented. The Consortium is now independent from the OECD.
Following the success of previous PCC Conferences, the most recent of which was held in Christchurch, New Zealand (2023), Online (2022), Brisbane, Australia (2020), and Tumon, Guam (2019), the 48th Annual PCC encourages conversations around supporting students in pursuing excellence in learning.
- Early Childhood, Primary, and Secondary Curricula and Programs
- Early Childhood, Primary, and Secondary K-12 Teacher Education and Support
- Education Policies and Practices
- Higher Education Leadership
- Student Engagement
Venue
- Van Lang University – Campus 3, 69/68 Dang Thuy Tram Street, Ward 13, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
- About 30 minutes by taxi/bus from the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) to the center of Ho Chi Minh City.
Session Presentation
There are three types of sessions.
Practitioner-Focus Session (1-4 presenters suggested, 60 minutes): Presenters will engage attendees in curriculum and instructional activities to be implemented with students. These sessions can also be designed to promote a variety of discussions (e.g., preK, primary, and secondary curriculum and programs; preK, primary, and secondary teacher education and support; education policies and practices; higher education leadership; student engagement; etc.).
Panel Session (4 panelists and 1 moderator max, 60 minutes): Topics are focused on current issues impacting Asia-Pacific education, teachers, and students.
Scholar Session (1-4 presenters suggested, 30 minutes): Presenters will share research findings related to education in the Asia-Pacific. Emphasis should be placed on findings that can lead towards practical change in K-20 educational settings, both formal and informal.
Proposals and presentations are expected to be in English.
Pacific-Asian Education Journal
Presenters can submit full papers for consideration for publication in the Pacific-Asian Education journal, ISSN 10109-8725.
The journal is published annually in English as an international refereed journal, which reports on PCC projects and other relevant research within the organization’s purview.
Important dates
- Call for proposals: May 13th, 2024
- Deadline of proposal submission: Aug 14th, 2024 for decision by June 30th, 2024
- Registration: May 13th – September 3rd, 2024
Proposal submission guideline
Please follow the instructions here: https://tinyurl.com/pcc-48th-2024 and fill the submission form with the title, author list, description, main topic, and contribution type (practitioner-focus session, panel session, scholar session).
Description is up to 500 words for practitioner-focus and panel sessions and 1000 words for scholar sessions.
Website and Contact address
Conference: https://tinyurl.com/pcc-48th-2024
Email:
Conference fee for international participants
- Regular Registration is 8,000,000₫
- K-12 Teacher Registration is 6,500,000₫
- University Student and Retiree Registration is 4,000,000₫
- Vietnam teachers, please contact
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Committees
Program Committee
Thanh Truc Nguyen, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA
Marcia Rouen, Queensland Department of Education, Australia
Jesse Longhurst, Southern Oregon University, USA
Alexis Siteine, University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand
Penelope Baker, University of New England, Australia
Niusila Faamanatu-Eteuati, National University of Samoa, Samoa
Natalie Nimmer, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA
Ku‘ulei Serna, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA
Masashi Urabe, Hiroshima City University, Japan
Tran Thi My Dieu, Van Lang University, Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Van Lang University, Vietnam
Local Organizing Committee
Tran Thi My Dieu, Van Lang University
Nguyen Quynh Mai, Van Lang University
Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Van Lang University
Le Phan Thanh Hoa, Van Lang University
Dang Thi Huyen Trang, Van Lang University
Tran Luu Phuong Nam, Van Lang University
Phan Gia Bao, CIEC - Lawrence S. Ting School
Ho Thi Phuong Thao, CIEC - Lawrence S. Ting School
