Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 55th Annual Conference

CIES, the largest comparative and international education society in the world, will hold its annual meeting in Montreal for the first time. This conference will bring together more than 2,000 professors, educational researchers and policy makers for some 550 sessions including workshops, keynote speeches and a symposium on Gender and Education.

Many of the sessions will focus on topical issues, including:

• Religion and accommodation in Quebec schools
• History teaching and citizenship education in Canada
• Education of First Nations and Inuit in Canada
• Education in conflict zones
• The Middle East uprisings: An invitation to reflect on comparative education research
• Education in emergency situations: The case of Japan