Education Research Symposium at Oxford

Suggested Topics

The comprehensive objective of the Symposium suggests the following range of areas of research which may be considered for presentations. Within the scope of these topics, there are other more nuanced research subjects which may bear investigation. The listing is not intended to be exhaustive and is not conceived as placing constraints on the substance or type of research that may be presented at the Symposium.

Assessment and Evaluation	Secondary Instruction
Effects of Standards	Secondary STEM Learning
Evaluating Effective Schools	School Improvement
Student Assessments	Essential Curriculum
Classroom/School Assessments	Deterrents to Learning
	School Improvement
Elementary Instruction	Transition to College
Health and the Child
Elementary STEM Learning	Early Childhood
Reading Progress	Reading Preparation
Improving Learning	Early Literacy
Mathematics Assessment	Writing a Language
Early Science Assessment	Speech Intelligibility
	At-Risk Children
Gender Equity	Technology and the Young Child
Gender Discrimination	Early Childhood Pedagogy
Economics of Sex
Glass Ceilings	Language Arts and Literacy
Sex and Religion	Bilingualism
Gender Separation	Multilingualism
Equal Orientation	English as a Second Language
	Music Education
Special Education	Humanities
Manifestation of Disability
Parental Involvement	Pedagogy
Least Restrictive Environment	Science of Teaching
Regression Recoupment	High-Quality Teaching
Related Services	Teacher Mentoring
	In-Service Techniques
Foundations	Instructional Methods
Philosophy
Forms of Knowledge	Post-Secondary Education
Diversity	Cost
Social Justice	Accreditation
Racial Equality	Workforce development
	Community Colleges
Government Funding of Religion
Vouchers	Counselling and Psychology
Catholic Schools	School Psychology
Muslim Schools	Human Development
Clerical Schools	Development of Adolescents
Evangelical Schools	Motivation
	Self-Perception
Politics and Education	Social-Emotional Competence
Democratic governance Studies	Cognition
Community Power	Meta-Cognition
Teacher Unionism and Collective Bargaining
Testing and Standards-Based Accountability	Society and Education
Politics of Policymaking	Politics of Education
Curriculum Politics	Economic Disadvantages
Desegregation and the Pursuit of Equal Opportunity	Immigration Studies
Political Cultures and Public Values	Ethnic Studies
Globalization, International and Comparative Politics	Education Law
Judicial and Legal Politics
Urban Politics and Mayoral Control	Education Finance
Market Politics	Returns of Investment
Family Choice Reconsidered	Human Capital Theory
Research and Knowledge Utilization	Social Externalities
Federalism and the Centralization of Control	Economic Growth
Linking Schools to Other Social Services	Equality

For-Profit Higher Education	School Governance
Student debt debacle in the US	Rationalising Universal Education
	Teacher Unions
Higher Education Systems and University Management	Governance Accountability
Population Trends	Charter Schools
Costs	Health and Drugs
Governing Boards
	Instructional Methods
Instructional Design	Online Education
Emerging technologies	Internet Applications
Policy and Law	Multimedia
Teaching and Learning	Distance Education

Presentation topic and/or Abstract Submission and Registration is open for all 2020 sessions.Reviews are conducted on a rolling basis and notifications are sent within ten days of submission.

After careful consideration, we postponed our March 23-25 meeting following the development of COVID-19. We understand the disappointment this will cause, but we have taken this step given the uncertainty associated with the spread of the coronavirus around the world.
We will apply registrations to future meetings. You will have a priority presentation slot at our future 2020 and March 2021 meetings.

2020 Meetings & Dates

~~The Queen's College,~~ ~~23-25 March~~

Abstract submission – 8 March

Early registration – 20 January

Regular registration – 10 March

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Harris Manchester College, 30, 31 July & 1 August

Abstract submission – 3 July

Early registration – 4 May

Regular registration – 6 July

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Harris Manchester College, 7, 8 & 9 December