It is a key part of ESREA’s mission to support doctoral and early career researchers. We therefore warmly invite doctoral candidates to present at the conference and offer bursaries to support participation. We also recognise that doctoral students need specific spaces for peer learning, networking and mentoring and we will all hold a pre-conference and also award a prize for the best doctoral paper.
All Ph.D. students attending the conference are cordially invited to the Ph.D. pre-conference, which will take place before the opening of the main conference. The pre-conference is included in the conference fee.
The main theme of the pre-conference will be the dialogue between different approaches to adult education research, and interdisciplinary approaches will be introduced and developed in workshops focused on the use of philosophical, sociological, psychological and other perspectives.
Furthermore, some inspiring current Czech approaches to alternative forms of adult education in the public space (through theatre of the oppressed or activism) will be presented. A separate session will be devoted to a debate on the use of social media in the adult education research community.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the functioning of ESREA, its goals and activities.
Last but not least, the meeting will be an opportunity for sharing experiences and networking among Ph.D. students.
The coordinator of the pre-conference will be Zdeněk Sloboda from Faculty of Arts, Charles University.
Ph.D. pre-conference registration will be available for the conference, which is scheduled to begin May 1.
Update:
The purpose of the preconference is to create a space to share experiences, questions and needs of PhD students that accompany them during their studies. The workshops, where participants will have the opportunity to present their projects, will also offer an opportunity for group work.
Updated provisional programme 24 September, 10:30–16:00
Faculty of Arts, Charles University
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:40
10:40-12:10
12:10-13:00
13:00-15:00
15:00-16:00
Registration
Opening, introducing ESREA activities
Workshop: Theatre of the oppressed and social activism in social space as educational
activities (Dana Moree, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University and Zdeněk Sloboda,
Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
Lunch break
Workshop or parallel workshops (to be decided) focused on the roles and of
potential of philosophy, social theory, psychology and quantitative methodology
in researching adult education. The content of the workshop will also be modified
depending on the preferences of the participants. A questionnaire to registered
pre-conference participants will be sent out in July.
Potential sections:
– Philosophy (moderator: Michael Hauser, Faculty of Education, Charles University)
– Social theory (moderator: Stanislav Holubec, Institute of History,
Czech Academy of Science)
– Psychology (moderator: Alexandra Fonville, Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
– Quantitative methodology (moderator: Jan Kalenda, Tomáš Baťa University)
Representatives of ESREA will also participate as facilitators of the workshop(s).
The outcomes of the meeting will be presented at the end of the session.
Debate: New media, social networks and adult education research community
(moderators: Kristina Robertson, ESREA social media coordinator and Zdeněk
Sloboda, Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
ESREA will award the prize for the best Ph.D. paper. The recipient will have the opportunity to prepare a manuscript based on her/his paper for review by RELA journal with the help of a selected member of the scientific committee.
The opportunity to enter the Best PhD Paper Award will be part of the conference registration, which opens on 1 May. The full paper will need to be submitted by 5 September. Submissions will be reviewed by a committee and the award will be announced during the main conference program.
Ph.D. student participants who are individual members of ESREA or studying at institutions which have institutional membership of ESREA can apply for 10 bursaries (400 €). Applications will be open from 1 April to 15 April. Applications can be sent to the conference e-mail address esrea2025@ff.cuni.cz (e-mail subject: Bursary application). In your application, please describe in detail the reasons for your request – in particular what form of funding you may (not) receive from your institution.
