International Society of Comparative Education, Science and Technology (ISCEST) VIII Annual International Conference

01 – 03 December 2021

Conference Theme

International Society of Comparative Education, Science and Technology (ISCEST) VIII Annual International Conference takes place virtually, from 01 to 03 December 2021. The theme is Reinterpreting Educational, Scientific and Technological Success for a Covid and Post-Covid World. Academics, researchers, teachers, students, consultants, policy makers, curriculum developers and other interested professionals are invited to get involved by presenting a paper and by participating in the plenary sessions.

Generally, people associate educational, scientific, and technological success with the attainment of qualifications, certification, and professional jobs. But success in these three areas was under academic scrutiny long before the Covid pandemic came on the scene. As it become more evident that all types of teaching and learning activities are continuing, albeit under challenging circumstances, the need to rethink educational, scientific and technological success becomes more acute. The acquisition of knowledge and the application of that knowledge, must be seen to be linked to needs, goals, agency, responsibility and self-reliance. These elements should be played out within a wider framework that encompasses family, learning institutions and community interrelationships. The Covid situation has forced a rethink on how we engage with national, regional and international problems. This implies that it is also necessary to reinterpret educational, scientific and technological success in a world whose geographical distance has been reduced in a surreal way, because of technological capabilities.

There are three major strands to the conference – education, science and technology. Presenters should therefore feel free to choose to deliberate within any of these broad topic areas. The scope afforded in these areas allow for a substantial range of comparisons.

Develop a paper from one of the themes. Make use of an opportunity to have your paper published in the ISCEST Journal, Current Studies in Comparative Education, Science and Technology (CSCEST). Please note that the following are simply suggestions. You can choose to develop another paper that is based on one of the themes.

Education

• Factors that determine success at primary and secondary
• Educational achievement in African schools
• Differences in achievement for males and females
• What success and failure means in a Covid era, in tertiary institutions
• How educational leaders encourage home, school and community collaboration

Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

• Benefits of using appropriate farming techniques
• Practical career paths in agricultural and environmental sciences
• Effects of Covid-19 on agricultural production
• How Covid-19 impacted the delivery of courses in agricultural and environmental sciences
• Success and failure in agricultural production

Engineering Science and Technology

• Monitoring progress in a technological world
• Engineering science and technology in a post-Covid world
• What factors determine the accomplishment of engineers
• How the changes brought about by Covid-19 facilitate or hinder engineering and technology programmes
• Progressive changes brought about by technology since the start of Covid-19

Call for Abstracts & Papers

Abstract submission

Abstracts should be sent to: iscestnigeria@gmail.com

Deadline for submission of Abstracts:  15^th August 2021

Abstract acceptance notification: 30^th September 2021

Abstracts should be sent electronically to: Editors@iscest.org.

Notes on abstract submission

• Participants may submit Abstracts only.
• Abstracts must be written in Standard English.
• Length of Abstract: 150-250 words
• Accepted Abstracts will be published in the ISCEST 2019 Conference Programme/Book.

Full papers

• Full papers that are accepted will be published in the ISCEST Journal, CSCEST. See http://www.journal.iscest.org/about-the-journal/ for paper guidelines.
• Deadline for paper submission: 31^st August 2021

• Paper acceptance notification: 30^th September 2021
• Papers should be sent electronically to: Editors@iscest.org.

REGISTRATION FEES

Local participants:                  ₦15,000

Students:                           ₦5,000

Overseas participants:           US$50

Bank Details:

Name:       International Society of Comparative Education, Science and Technology

Access Bank PLC:

Naira Account No.:      0760597220

Dollars Account No.:    0760594023