European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC), Ghent (Belgium) 13-16 April, 2010 / Network Education and Childhood

The Network on Education & Childhood of the European Social Science History Conference invites papers for the next conference, which will take place from 13-16 April 2010 in Ghent, Belgium. In general the Network is interested in proposals concerning childhood and education, in all periods and on various issues and in different domains.

In order, however, to stimulate and continue debates in the field of the history of education and childhood, we especially invite papers which from a historical perspective examine themes such as:

• Children and childhood in a globalizing world
• Children's rights and history of NGO's related to education and childhood
• Children, sexuality and sexual abuse
• Children, childhood, education and the history of emotion(s)
• Early childhood development and the brain
• Children, disability and special education
• Children, consumerism and play
• Children, violence and war
• Children, colonial childhood and postcolonial developments in education
• Children and the new media
• Methodology, autobiographical approaches and the child-perspective
• Children and childhood in politics and economy

Individuals interested in organizing panels on one of these themes may contact the network chairs of Education and Childhood. In arranging panels on these themes, the possibility to coordinate sessions with other networks will be explored.
To propose a panel or a paper it is necessary to follow procedures formulated at the ESSHC website ESSHC website.
The deadline for paper and panel proposals is strict and will be until May 1ste, 2009 (including pre-registration).

Network coordination:
Bengt Sandin, bensa@tema.liu.se
Annemieke van Drenth, drenth@fsw.leidenuniv.nl