Conference Description:

In the past two decades, we have witnessed both precedent and unprecedented changes in the political and socio-economical aspects of all societies across the globe. Such changes in Hong Kong are very visible and have direct bearing on education and human development. With the changing demographic composition of students and their distribution geographically, there are noticeable achievement gaps and uneven access to post-secondary education between the privileged and the underprivileged that warrant deliberated education reforms, policy and advocacy. The quest for promoting equity, facilitating access and affirming diversity in increasingly interconnected, and pluralistic learning environments is of growing concern. The global education agenda, aspirations for learning equity, and enhanced social justice in education entail significant implications on pedagogy and teacher education across the educational landscape. This Conference will provide invaluable space and a platform for researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers from different parts of the world to discuss and address some of these key issues.

Presentation Formats
- Paper Presentation
- Symposium

Theme
Equity, Access and Diversity in Education: Theory, Practice and Research

Sub-themes
- Education Policy Studies and Evidence-based Reform
- Educational Equality, Social Justice and Critical Pedagogies
- Inclusion, Minority Studies and Interculturality
- Leadership, Administration and Teacher Development
- K–12 & Post-Secondary Education
- Value and Citizenship Education
- International Education and Lifelong Learning
- Standards, Assessment and Instructional Science
- STEM: Innovation and Technology
- Health and Sports Sciences

Call for Proposals and Participation
First Call
Deadline for proposals: 14 July 2018
Deadline for early bird registration: 12 August 2018

Second Call
Deadline for proposals: 12 August 2018
Deadline for regular registration: 15 September 2018

Submit Abstracts and Papers https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf= hkera2018
Conference Website www.hkier.cuhk.edu.hk/hkera

Co-organizers
The Hong Kong Educational Research Association
Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong