ACES 2015 - Second Asian Conference on Education for Sustainability

Today’s sustainability challenges require a holistic perspective that embraces the critical relationship between the classroom and community service. This is evident as human communities as well as their diverse biological and cultural heritage are increasingly threatened by mounting environmental and societal problems from climate change and exploitation of finite resources to the inequities and human costs of unsustainable practices and technologies.
Progress on these issues is often further complicated by the contemporary hegemonic mind-set of the status quo, resulting in complacency, inactivity and the general perception of individual futility. This is particularly pronounced in many developing countries in Asia in which the focus on economic growth at the expense of the environment and the failure to recognize the inextricable link between these sustainable domains are commonplace. That is why educators play a pivotal role in understanding, challenging and altering such destructive and unsustainable courses. By examining and interpreting humans’ beliefs about their relationship to nature and intertwining this knowledge and policies across the disciplines, educators can broaden our understanding of sustainability and forge new sustainable paths.
Our shared biosphere and rapid globalization ensure no country is immune from another country’s problems and risks, which means a collective and multidisciplinary approach is essential for integrating environmental and cultural sustainability. As education and sustainability cross over into multiple areas and disciplines, authors are welcome to submit from a range of topics, perspectives, and disciplines.
The three-day, international, peer-reviewed conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform for educators, academics, researchers, administrators, activists, students and professionals. With the theme of Educating for the Future, the conference will promote a critical understanding of the innovative and organic approaches from education toward sustainability.
Full papers are welcome, but not required. Registered participants with an accepted abstract and/or refereed full paper will be published in the Proceedings (ISSN 2188-6997). Oral, poster and virtual presenters shall be included in the Proceedings.
Abstracts must be submitted through our online system. The conference will focus on the following topic areas:
Education Tracks:
Administration and Policy
Adult Education
Advising and Counseling
Art and Music Education
Business Education
Curriculum, Research and Development
Distance Education and E-learning
Educational Measurement and Evaluation
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology and ICT
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Enrollment Management
Health, Sex and Physical Education
Higher Education and Further Education
Indigenous and Rural Education
Leadership
Math Education
Professional Development
Science Education
Secondary (Junior, Senior) Education
Social Studies Education
Special Education
Student Services
Teacher Education
Special ACES Topics:
Education for Sustainable Development
Equity and Social Justice
Higher Education Sustainability
Home Education (Homeschooling)
Human Rights Education