The Far Western Philosophy of Education Society invites you to join us for its 50th anniversary celebration, January 16-18th, 2003 at the University of Hawai‘i, Manoa. The theme of this annual conference is "Philosophy of Education as Pedagogy, Praxis and Policy." In launching our new journal "Provocateur": Philosophy of Education as Pedagogy, Praxis, and Policy, we see this conference as an opportunity to lay forth the design of an integrated and transdisciplinary approach to philosophical discourse about local and global problems in education.

We are seeking papers which identify issues, questions, problems, concerns, etc., that may bring together philosophers, academic scholars & researchers, public educators, school administrators, state policy makers, professionals, business people, and community members, to discover new and original knowledge, imaginative ways of thinking, inventive ways of being, creative modes of acting, innovative ways of interacting in resourcefully working toward improving our human condition and quality of life. We seek papers that discuss intercultural knowledge, global sensitivities, indigenous imperatives, multiple identities, race/ethnic relations, leadership, personal and professional aspects of teaching, pedagogy, etc., about ways philosophy of education may enable us to reveal, recreate, and refocus our understandings about who we are, what education is all about and what our impact is/can/ought to be in pre-K-16 and higher education at local, national, and global levels of classroom/administrative practices and policy-making and, importantly, in human life-long learning.

The proposal/abstract should include:

1. Important point(s) of your paper
2. Methodology/approach/perspective
3. Contribution to education
4. Implications for philosophy, theory, practice, policy issues.
5. 1-2 page limit
6. For those accepted proposals/abstracts, a full paper is requested by January 1st.  We would like to make these papers available for distribution to participants prior to the conference for meaningful discussions.

Deadline for submission of abstracts due October 20th, 2002.
Please send to:
B. Jeannie Lum, Ph.D.
University of Hawai‘i, Manoa
1775 University Avenue
College of Education
Educational Foundations
Wist 109
Honolulu, HI, 96822

or email: jlum@hawaii.edu

Please include your name, professional affiliation, address, phone number, email address for notification of application status.