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Newsletter from EARLI SIG 13 Moral and Democratic Education – Issue # 11

Spring/Summer 2013 SIG 13 Contact Information Coordinator Coordinator JURE Coordinator SIG 13 Newsletter Editor

Dimitris Pnevmatikos Karin Heinrichs Dorit Alt Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger

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Contributors in this issue: Dorit Alt Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger Karin Heinrichs Terence Lovat Martina Nussbaumer Valentina Mazzoni Dimitris Pnevmatikos

Munich….

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Table of Contents Editorial 3 Notice Board 4 SIG 13 Conference – Special Section

• Important dates 5

• SIG 13 Dinner 5

• SIG 13 Business Meeting – Elections… 6

• Dorit Alt: The Interview 6

• Martina Nussbaumer: The Interview 10

• Coordinators’ Corner 12 SIG 13 Symposium Announcement 14 Call for Papers 15 Three Questions to Terence Lovat 18 Guidelines for Authors 20

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Editorial Dear Friends and Colleagues It’s a hot, hot summer… Many of us are either just back from our summer vacation, in the middle of it, or starting to enjoy it. Anyway, the summer is always a very special season. On the one hand, term is (mostly) finished, exams are over, and those of us who are senior researchers working at universities are usually looking forward to dedicating more time to their research work. Those of us who are Master’s or PhD students may hope to get more work on their theses done; at least that is how it used to be for me. But times have changed and with them study structures and programmes. I often wonder how feels to be student of social and/or educational sciences nowadays, what it means to be working on your Master’s or doctoral thesis in the 21st century. This is one of many instances where our young SIG 13 members can teach us, let us participate in their experiences, and share their insights with us. Martina Nussbaumer, one of the SIG 13 junior researchers and present nominee for the position of JURE Coordinator does so in the interview on pp. 10 to 11. Among other things, she talks about the special strengths young researchers bring to EARLI and SIG 13. Speaking of changes and developments, of course, there is more in store for our SIG 13 community. Dimitris Pnevmatikos will resign his post as SIG 13 Joint Coordinator in the next SIG 13 Business Meeting, after serving the community in this position with enthusiasm and dedication for four years. In the Coordinators’ Corner, he gives an overview of congress activities, awards, and publications within EARLI and SIG 13, showing the various opportunities we as researchers have for scientific communication and exchange. The nominee for the position is Dorit Alt who is “acting a double part”: stepping down as JURE Coordinator and accepting to be nominated as SIG 13 Joint Coordinator. She also gave an interview for this issue of the Newsletter (see pp. 6 to 9) and talks about the developments within JURE during the last few years of cooperative work (as she terms it); both her devotion and energy can be clearly felt. Dorit also talks about her ideas and visions for SIG 13 should she be elected as SIG Joint Coordinator. These and other matters make the upcoming EARLI 2013 Conference a major focus of the Spring/Summer issue of the Newsletter. Among the Conference highlights will be the SIG 13 dinner taking place directly after the Business Meeting, and the SIG 13 Invited Symposium. Further details can be found on the next few pages as well as on the conference website www.earli2013.org. Looking forward to seeing you in Munich!!! And even more is lying ahead…. The 4th SIG Symposium 2014 will be held at the University of Verona, Italy. The organising committee provided some initial information and a Call for Papers, so we can already start planning and use the time in Munich to think about future projects… It’s a hot, hot summer!

Best Regards

EVELINE GUTZWILLER-HELFENFINGER Editor

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Eveline Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger

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Notice Board Meetings & Conferences JURE 2013 Conference August 26-27 EARLI 2013 Conference August 27-31 ESERA 2013 Conference September 2-7 ECER 2013 Conference September 9-13 CEP 2013 Forum October 24-27 AME 2013 Conference October 24-27 AERA 2014 April 3-7 SIG 13 Symposium 2014 June 25-28

The JURE Pre-Conference (Junior Researchers of EARLI) will be held at the Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany http://www.earli2013.org/jure/ The EARLI Conference (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction) will take place at the Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany http://www.earli2013.org/ The ESERA Conference (European Science Education Research Association) will be held at the University of Cyprus, Cyprus http://www.esera2013.org.cy/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1 The ECER Conference (European Conference on Educational Research) will take place at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer2013/ The 20th National Forum on Character Education of CEP (Character Education Partnership) will take place in Washington, D.C., USA http://www.character.org/conference/ AME’s (Association for Moral Education) 39th Annual Conference will be held in Montreal, Canada https://oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca/pls/public/gscw030?owa_no_site=3139 The AERA Conference (American Educational Research Association) will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.aera.net/AnnualMeetingOtherEvents/tabid/10063/Default.aspx The SIG 13 Symposium will be in Verona, Italy The link to the symposium website will be communicated at the SIG 13 Business Meeting at the EARLI Conference in Munich

Call for Contributions

Deadline for the next issue of the SIG 13 Newsletter: 31 October 2013

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EARLI 2013 Conference – Special Section

Skyline Munich, Frauenkirche and steeple of New Town Hall, (by Stefan Kühn)

(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munich_skyline.jpg) Important Dates Opening Reception: Tue., Aug. 27, 19.00-22.00, main conference venue SIG 13 Business Meeting: Wed., Aug. 28, 17.00-18.00, Room y_0406 EARLI General Assembly: Thur., Aug. 29, 17.30-19.00 SIG 13 Invited Symposium: Sat., Aug. 31, 9.00-10.30, Room b_1977

Join Us for the SIG 13 Dinner! Wednesday, August 28, 20.00

After the SIG 13 Business Meeting, all members are cordially invited to have dinner – together with SIG 19 – at the Italian restaurant “Bei Raffaele” (400 meters from the conference venue, see http://www.bei-raffaele.de).

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Newsletter from EARLI SIG 13 Moral and Democratic Education – Issue # 11 SIG 13 Business Meeting – Elections….. For this year’s SIG 13 Business Meeting, two of the agenda’s items will be concerned with elections. First, Dimitris Pnevmatikos, the SIG 13 Joint Coordinator, will resign after four years of dedicated work. Second, Dorit Alt, SIG 13’s first ever JURE Coordinator will step down, having promoted the interests of SIG 13’s junior researchers for four years.

Dorit accepted the nomination as candidate for the position of SIG 13 Joint Coordinator. Martina Nussbaumer is our nominee for the position of JURE Coordinator. Both Martina and Dorit agreed to be interviewed for the present issue of the Newsletter to tell the SIG 13 community more about who they are, their work, and their ideas and visions for SIG 13 should they be elected.

Dorit Alt: The Interview

Dorit, what kind of person are you? “It is difficult to answer this question. I think that the list of the most important things in my life could suggest a possible answer to this question. First is being a mother of three wonderful kids. My main ambition is to support their needs and help them fulfilling their dreams. I share this life mission with my best friend Nir, which makes it a much less complicated mission. Second is being a teacher. I have been a high school teacher and worked with teenagers for ten years. This occupation had opened a real opportunity to take part in educating the future generation using creative teaching methods and learning materials, in the media literacy subject area. In the last few years I have been working with college students at the Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, and often shared my field experiences with them while discussing contemporary educational practices. The last thing I enjoy currently is being a student; I am a Law student and try to do my best in this regard.” Can you tell us something about your academic

background and present position? “I have started my academic studies at the age of 24, at the department of Communication and Management studies of the Management College in Tel-Aviv. This field of study had been relatively new, and dealt with the processing of information which is considered basic to high-level cognitive processes through which humans interact with their surroundings. Examining information processing raises many challenges; one of them relates to the importance of literacy in the contemporary information era. Traditional literacy,

Dorit Alt

comprising reading, writing and speaking, is considered limited in the new multi-channel age that utilizes various forms of media messages, the new subject area has focused on new literacy skills needed for information processing. The BA programme core concept was "Digital and Media Literacy" - a productive educational concept for defining the new skills of selecting, processing and using information. My master’s degree pertained to the relationship between information processing and the need to consolidate a civic-democratic society. Such a society is characterized by an abundance of information and multiple technologies and communication channels that provide wide access to varied contents essential for citizens in a democratic society. However, ironically, this information-rich environment was found to decrease the level of civic involvement of youth and adults, who remain indifferent in the

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face of extensive media and digital information. The aim of my MA thesis was to point to the necessary literacy skills needed to understand and productively use this wealth of information to promote civic involvement. Civic involvement means caring about others in public situations, feeling responsible for what happens in one's community, as well as combating social inequalities. This subject is very important and, unfortunately, the lack of research in this respect is noticeable. My PhD thesis has enhanced this topic. Its main aim was to identify and understand the theoretical and practical processes influencing the development of political participation in the information age, and to examine ways of developing teaching frameworks aimed at encouraging responsible political participation among adolescents. Both – the MA and PhD thesis – were instructed by Prof. Arie Cohen and Dr. Nava Maslovaty at the school of education at Bar-Ilan University.”

What is your main research focus at present? “I currently work on a number of issues: 1. Educational practice is continually subjected to renewal needs, due mainly to the growing proportion of information communication technology, social changes, globalization of education, and the pursuit of quality.

Dorit taking up the challenge…

These changes necessitate new range of abilities adapted to the emerging requirements of present society, such as diversified social, communication and cooperation skills, and the ability to critically select, acquire, and use knowledge. These types of renewal needs require developing updated instructional practices that could integrate knowledge with the personal transferable skills. However, university instruction has been criticized for not coping with the new challenges, while continuing to exemplify the traditional 'banking' view of one-way traffic instruction, based on objectivist philosophical assumptions. This form of instruction is criticized for encouraging students to acquire inert knowledge that can be used in instructional settings at best, however cannot be transferred into real-life complex problem settings. This 'transmission of knowledge' paradigm, with its conventional instruction methods, often marked by large group lectures and instructor-provided learning materials, could trap students in a disempowering culture. In order to overcome this critical inadequacy between current educational goals and instructional methods, my main topic of research is focused on the creation of new learning environments based on the constructivist pedagogy to engage learners in knowledge construction carried out by socially negotiated tasks in real-world contexts while enhancing students' ability to regulate their learning. Based on the constructivist theory, my main effort is to help creating, assessing and modifying Problem Based Learning (PBL) environments in which students learn the course materials while encountering authentic problems. 2. Another research area concerns parenting styles and students’ academic motivational outcomes. Although the investigation of parenting styles and students’ academic motivational outcomes has been a major focus of many research efforts mainly on children and adolescents and scarcely with relation to the emerging adulthood period, these studies have rarely considered a broader social context in which the parent-child relationship is embedded. Therefore, based on an ecological perspective my research addresses college students' psychological outcomes in relation to individual and contextual factors. Within this perspective, the social cultural ecology, personal factors and behaviour enter into a dynamic interplay to influence the individuals' development. In accordance with this theory, the relations between the family and other microsystems, could influence students' outcomes such as motivation and academic success. Therefore, I think this topic should generate more

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extensive research efforts since it could redefine the implications of parenting practices on students' academic motivation and success during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, and could be useful for designing programs pertinent to promoting the positive academic development while providing understanding of the social systems within which person-context relations occur. I will present two studies pertaining to the effect of the parent-child relation on motivational constructs, adjustment to college life and proclivity towards academic dishonesty at the Munich conference. 3. A major study which has also been the focus of my work lately, attempts to raise consciousness about one understudied aspect of the perceived learning environment, - the students’ personal experience of their teachers' just behaviour. The way students intuitively perceive, process and evaluate their teachers’ just behaviour is seen as an important component of several learning-setting-specific justice constructs. Since justice is seen as a key component in evaluating the students' experience of their learning environment, my study's main objective is to assess this connection and examined its potential effect on deviate behaviour of academic dishonesty.”

You are resigning as SIG 13 JURE Coordinator. How has SIG 13 JURE developed

during your time as coordinator? “I cannot regard this period as 'my time', I am a true believer in cooperative and joint contributions, so I rather refer to it as 'the last few years of cooperative work'. This mission requires persistence and patience. Sometimes the results can be seen after a long period of efforts. In my view, the overall activities have been very fruitful. We have managed to organize in-depth meetings; all were accompanied by young students. We have tried to welcome young researchers by initiating a poster session in our last meeting, thus providing them a 'softened' friendly platform on which they could present their work. The next SIG meeting will also include this session, and hopefully it will become a permanent session in all future meetings. I think that all the members of our SIG recognize the importance of this issue, and we all try to create a special 'open climate' that needs to be further cultivated in order to encourage young researchers to present their work at our SIG's meetings.”

What is your motivation to become the next SIG 13 Joint Coordinator?

“I joined SIG 13 six years ago. Nava Maslovaty had introduced me to this special group at Budapest. I was a doctoral student back then and this was all new to me. Retrospectively, I have gained an immense experience during this long period. I am familiar with most of the members, and have gained knowledge regarding their subjects of research, also through the work on the recent book 'Changes in teachers' moral role: From passive observers to moral and democratic leaders' which gathered 16 papers. This book includes both empirical and theoretical studies written mainly by our SIG researchers in the realm of moral and democratic education. During this process I have learned how special and unique our group is. The subject matters were very interesting and the feedbacks have elucidated once again the collaborative nature of the group. I think that after this relatively long period of apprenticeship, it's time to enhance my contribution and become a SIG 13 Joint Coordinator.” Should you be appointed as a joint coordinator

of SIG 13, what do you want to achieve to benefit our community?

“First, I would like to enhance the cycle of researchers of our group. It is important in my opinion to add more fields of research within the realm of morality and democratic education. Second, more collaborative work needs to take place, we all share a general realm of research, therefore should think of ways to increase our group work. Third, the connection between the special interest groups should be strengthened. Our group work should be presented in a more efficient way, as well as the work of the other SIGs to allow for open discussions and exchange of ideas. The last point deals with the aforementioned need to encourage young researchers to join our group. I definitely recognize the financial burden young researchers encounter when trying to present their work at international conferences. Sometimes this is the only obstacle they confront. This can be seen as a purely unequal situation, since students who cannot afford the travelling expenses do not have equal opportunities as others. I intend to seek and find new ways to ease that burden.”

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What are your potential strategies to realise these plans?

“I thought of several ideas, among those are: First, in my opinion, our SIG should generate more academic materials such as books or special issues. For example, in every meeting we present the state of the art regarding morality and democratic education. This work should be gathered, documented and published, thus the work of our SIG could be presented and used for pedagogical and research purposes. Such initiatives could be promoted also in between our meetings – for instance, we can use our website or newsletters to launch calls for contribution, which describe the aim, scope and focus of the upcoming special issue or book. This could also attract new researchers to our SIG, having them identify the fruitful activities of our special group could encourage them joining our community. Second, I have discussed your question with the Maslovaty Foundation representative, David Melnik, as the foundation is very keen to enhance the work of our community. We are going to elaborate this discussion and think of multiple practical ways of promoting the interaction between the foundation and the group. This could be carried out by, for instance, making new academic resources available for our SIG members. Another idea could be related to the aforementioned financial burden resting on young researchers, and possible means to ease this burden. I would like to raise this issue in our future meeting and gather as many ideas as possible on how to extend the SIG 13 special relation with the foundation. Therefore I kindly ask each of our members to think of new ideas; these can be emailed directly to me. I will do my best to bring new suggestions to the committee, in this way we will hopefully deepen our relations with this important foundation.

Third, I think that the SIGs of EARLI, although working under the same organization, are not familiar enough with each other's work. We should find better ways to improve the connection between the groups. Indeed, every SIG has its own unique research realm; however, the interdisciplinary characteristic of the Education field should not be overlooked. Creating closer relations with other SIG coordinators is of importance. For example, newsletters should be disseminated to all SIG members, or at least a short notification with a relevant link attached to it; in this way we could notify others on our academic work, and get information on others' current work. Unfortunately, right now the situation is that only our group creates newsletters on regular bases, as can be found on the EARLI website; therefore, this subject should be raised and discussed. Closer interaction with other SIGs could be beneficial for the creation of new avenues of research, and can create collaborative interactions and consequently production of interesting academic materials.”

Is there anything else that you would like to add?

“I am grateful to have this possible opportunity of strengthening my involvement in this group work. Having the above ideas and upcoming initiatives realised is definitely part of my future plans, regardless of the appointment. I wish us all a great and fruitful conference in Munich.” Thank you very much, Dorit! We are all looking forward to the elections!

EVELINE GUTZWILLER-HELFENFINGER

Have you recently published a paper, a book, a book chapter…? Have you been promoted or received an award? Please let me know so I can publish this information in the next issue of the SIG 13 Newsletter!

EVELINE GUTZWILLER-HELFENFINGER [email protected]

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Martina Nussbaumer: The Interview

Martina, what kind of person are you? “Regarding the fact that it is always difficult to describe oneself I though may determine that I am always very focused relating to the projects I am working on. I am very interested in new developments and research approaches for which reason I am very happy to work as a project assistant at the University of Salzburg. One of my major strengths is being able to work harmoniously in a team and the willingness to experience new ideas (especially by travelling and meeting interesting people all over the world).”

Martina Nussbaumer

Can you tell us something about your academic

background and present position? “I have completed the Bachelor’s degree in pedagogy and subsequently passed the Master’s degree in educational science, both at the University of Salzburg, Austria. After this I had the opportunity to work in a research project of Prof. Dr. Jean-Luc Patry. The project started in July 2010 and will be finished at the end of June 2014. So, currently I am working as a scientific assistant in this project, which is called Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE): Applied Theories. Beside the project I am also writing my doctoral thesis focusing on the teacher’s role in VaKE.”

What is your main research focus at present? “Currently I am focusing on moral and values education, VaKE, teacher education and argumentation analyses.”

What is your motivation to become the next SIG 13 JURE Coordinator?

“Having often experienced that young researchers do not know each other, I would like to become the next SIG 13 JURE Coordinator to improve the exchange of experiences. Even now I only know a few of them personally from some conferences. So my motivation is to change this circumstance. It is an intention of mine to get the SIG 13 JURE members more associated and that the scientific exchange will be improved. It would be a great opportunity for me to prove my experience and knowledge in this new field as SIG 13 JURE coordinator.”

What are today’s young researchers’ special strengths they bring to EARLI and SIG 13?

“Young researchers nowadays have to have new ideas to specific topics, so that they maybe open new research fields with their research interests. Today’s young researchers are highly educated and they are enriching the scientific community.”

Should you be appointed as SIG 13 JURE Coordinator, what do you want to achieve to benefit the young researchers’ community?

“As I have already mentioned above, I would try to integrate and connect the SIG 13 JURE members even more so that they get to know each other personally. Furthermore, with this improved integration and connection the young researchers should exchange their research focus among each other. By doing so, we could develop a kind of “JURE scientific community”. This should also support the academic career of the JURE members, especially enabling them to go to conferences. This vision could be realised in several ways: • A section in the newsletter where every JURE SIG 13 member has the opportunity to introduce him- or herself and to tell the community what he/she is working in his/her doctoral thesis or, if it’s already finished, which topic was dealt with in the doctoral thesis. • A group via Facebook “JURE SIG13 – Moral and Democratic Education”, where the JURE SIG 13 members are able to get to know each other and to collaborate.

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• Assistance for EARLI conferences and JURE conferences, preparing the questions: Who will be attending the conferences, what kind of presentation format will be used, etc. – sometimes it is easier to go to a conference, when you know already somebody. In addition, I would organise a meeting, where we can meet and discuss our issues of interest in research. (Announcement via the Facebook group) • Also other conferences would be announced which are interesting for moral- and democratic education (e.g. AME, etc.). Thus, it could be figured out who will go to the corresponding conference so that it is possible to meet at the conference. (Announcement via the Facebook group) – if somebody has not an account in Facebook the information will additionally be distributed by email. • In seminars for doctoral students, e.g., at the University of Salzburg, I would like to introduce EARLI and especially SIG 13 so that the doctoral students are able to join the community and other SIG’s as well. • Distribute info material (posters) of EARLI and SIG 13 in the Universities of other JURE members and states as well. • Information about SIG 13 to all members of EARLI via mail – invitation to join the group, especially for young researchers. Which ideas of the above mentioned finally can be realised within the SIG 13 will depend on the discussions and the agreements which will have to be held and negotiated in the future.”

7. What are your potential strategies to realise

these plans? “Confer question 6.”

Martina and her goddaughter Carina

Is there anything else that you would like to

add? “It would be a pleasure and honour for me to become the next SIG 13 JURE coordinator, since it would enable me to experience new challenges and realise my ideas for JURE (members). Concluding, it can be stated clearly: I would accept the challenge with great dedication!” Thank you very much, Martina! We are all eagerly awaiting the elections!


Do you have any agenda items for the SIG 13 Business Meeting in Munich?

Please send them to Karin Heinrichs ([email protected]) or Dimitris Pnevmatikos ([email protected]). You may also announce them at the beginning of the meeting.

On-line programme of EARLI 2013 http://www.earli2013.org/programme/

Conference venue http://www.earli2013.org/about-the-earli-2013/conference-venue/

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Coordinators’ Corner is a regular feature where the SIG 13 coordinators’ write about topics of particular interest. Previous articles in the series: Issue # 10 Karin Heinrichs: The first year as a Coordinator in SIG 13 Issue # 9 Dimitris Pnevmatikos: Afterthoughts following the EARLI conference in Exeter Issue # 8 Dimitris Pnevmatikos: Learning from the Tsunami Issue #7 Jean-Luc Patry: Theories in Moral and Democratic Education Research Issue #6 Dimitris Pnevmatikos: Moral and Democratic Education: A Multidisciplinary Research Area Issue #5 Jean-Luc Patry: Afterthoughts Following the EARLI Conference in Amsterdam Issue #4 Cees Klaassen: Past, Present and Future – Trends within Our Research Domain

EARLI – Activities and Opportunities Dear friends, EARLI is one of the biggest and more active European Association in Europe and not only that. As EARLI members we have the opportunity to be engaged in a number of activities. As a number of our SIG members are relatively new, in this Newsletter I would like to give an overview of the forthcoming EARLI activities in 2013, relating them to the congress activities, awards and publications. 1. Congress Activities 1.1. 15th Biennial Conference in Munich, Germany

August 27th -August 31st 2013 EARLI organizes every two years (years ending in an odd number) a biennial conference appointment around the last week of the August. The next 15th biennial conference will take place in Munich,

Germany from August 27th until August 31st. The general theme of the conference is “Responsible Teaching and Sustainable Learning”. About 2000 proposals were submitted. I would like to remind some important information for the 15th Conference. Conference organizers have negotiated special conditions with the two major German transport companies, The Lufthansa and the Deutsche Bahn and succeeded in providing an offer of reduced fares for EARLI members. Booking is possible via the conference website (www.earli2013.org). For participants with kids, a child care service for participants will be available free of charge for EARLI 2013 attendees. There are no excuses for the families with kids! For those who love gadgets, and even more so for those who use smartphones, a new service is available for browsing the conference program and generating their personalized schedule!

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1.2. Junior Researchers (JURE) of EARLI

Conference 2013 in Munich, Germany August 25th - August 27th 2013

The JURE "Junior Researchers of EARLI" is a network that includes PhD students and graduates who have received their doctorate within the last two years. The theme of this pre-conference corresponds with the theme of the biennial EARLI conference. All junior researchers can participate in the 15th JURE Conference. Additionally to the opportunity to present their work, junior researchers can have meetings where they can discuss their research topics with other juniors as well as with seniors. Furthermore, they can attend workshops aiming their academic improvement, such as academic writing and presentation skills. Unfortunately, until now SIG13 Junior Researchers have had a limited presence at the previous meetings. I would like to remind that it is a responsibility of all senior researchers to support and encourage our students who are working in the research area that meets the SIG13 aims to be actively involved to the JURE conferences.

Dimitris Pnevmatikos

2. EARLI Awards At each biennial EARLI Conference there are three awards presented to three EARLI members. I remember these awards, as so far we do not have any SIG13 member who has been awarded by EARLI (to my knowledge, no one has not been nominated). Note that the nominators should be EARLI members during a certain number of years (see below). That is, do not forget to renew your membership! If you forget to renew your membership, even if you meet all the other

preconditions, you will lose the award! For more information about the procedure and the forms are required for the awards, please visit EARLI’s official website www.earli.org/about_earli/awards. 2.1. Oeuvre Award 2013 The “EARLI Oeuvre Award” is given to a living recipient in recognition of a broad range of achievements in the field of learning and instruction including excellence in scholarship and research as well as contributions to EARLI. The candidates should meet the following criteria: The candidate should be an active EARLI member and an EARLI member for at least 10 years (but not a current EARLI Executive Committee member), actively participated at EARLI conferences, having an outstanding academic career with a substantial contribution to educational research. 2.2. Outstanding Publication Award 2013 The “EARLI Outstanding Publication Award” is given to recognise outstanding work published in European and International Journals in the field of Learning and Instruction. The candidates nominating a particular article should ensure that the article fits the following criteria: Articles must have been published in European and International journals in one of the two years preceding the Conference, and must be in the field of Learning and Instruction, having a truly international scope and audience, while the author(s) should have been EARLI members during the last two years before the Award. 2.3. Erik De Corte Award 2013 The “Erik de Corte Award” is given to a young (younger than 36 years on the opening day of the 15th biennial EARLI conference) and promising scholar in the Science of Learning and Instruction. Members nominating a particular candidate should ensure that the candidate has at least one publication in one of the top 10 journals in the field of Learning and Instruction (as they are listed in the ISI ranking), and additionally show active participation and valuable contribution in research projects in the field of Learning and Instruction and be at least a member of EARLI. 2.4. Maslovaty Awards 2013 In addition to the EARLI general awards, SIG13 has the chance of two more awards supported by the “Maslovaty Foundation”, in memory of the

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past SIG13 coordinator Nava Maslovaty. The two awards are: “The award for the published paper” (deadline for the 2013 nomination had been extended to June 15th for the abstract and July 1st for the full paper) and the “Award for young researcher” (deadline for the 2013 nomination had been extended to June 15 for the abstract and July 1st for the full paper). Candidates for both awards should be SIG13 members. More information about the awards can be found at the previous SIG13 Newsletter #10, Summer 2012, p. 17). 3. EARLI Publications Additionally to the high ranking journal “Learning and Instruction” and “Educational Review Research”, the EARLI Executive Committee has already established a new Open Access Journal called “Frontline Learning Research” with Editor in chief Erno Lehtinen. More information about the new journal can be found on the website: http://www.earli.org/publications/FLR.

I would like to encourage SIG13 members to submit to the new journal. Frontline Learning Research, as an Open Access Journal, has some extra costs that the authors pay after the acceptance of their manuscript for publication. The EARLI members have some extra benefits to publish in this Open Access journal. Overall, to be a member of EARLI and more specifically a member of the SIG13 group you have a number of benefits! However, you cannot be an EARLI member if you do not register or if you do not renew your registration! Please consider to renew your membership and inform other colleagues for the EARLI activities and benefits as well.

DIMITRIS PNEVMATIKOS

Announcing the 4th SIG 13 Symposium

Moral Education for a Democratic Citizenship

June 25-28

University of Verona, Italy

We are delighted to welcome you to the 4th SIG13 Symposium at the Department of Philosophy, Education and Psychology, University of Verona, Verona. SIG 13 addresses questions on moral and democratic education with a particular focus on theoretically founded empirical research. Moral and democratic competences are key issues in today’s society. However, moral and democratic education mostly plays a minor role in teaching, and even where it is seen as important, it is usually not based on research outcomes. The aim of SIG 13 is to promote research based moral and democratic learning, development, and education, both in school and outside.

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Newsletter from EARLI SIG 13 Moral and Democratic Education – Issue # 11 Call for Papers At the 4th SIG13 Symposium “Moral Education for a Democratic Citizenship”, we particularly welcome submissions that investigate the power of educational and psychological research for innovation in policy and practices for moral and democratic learning, which examine the following questions: Is it possible to enact moral education avoiding inculcating approaches? Since freedom is the basis of a democratic culture, which educational perspectives are capable of cultivating freedom? Which educational approaches (can be develop in order to) address freedom within a constructive and responsible stance? What competences and personal determinants foster moral acting and how can these competences be fostered? What teaching and educational practices can foster Moral and Democratic Education? In what way can the discourse between ethic of justice and ethic of care improve the debate in moral and democratic education (or for a democratic citizenship)? We encourage proposals that present positive change in schools and communities of practice as well as proposals that have the potential to improve the learning and well-being of children and adults trough moral and democratic activities. Theoretical and empirical inquiries that challenge methodological boundaries and explore non-traditional approaches to moral and democratic education are particularly welcome. Empirical research We encourage submissions of:

- empirical research that employs qualitative, quantitative, ethnographic, mixed methods, and discourse methodological approaches to the study of moral and democratic issues;

- innovative methodological inquiry; - research on models and practices about moral and democratic education with high

scientific evidence. Submissions should report findings drawn from actual data rather than report anticipated results, and should be based on methodologies appropriate to address the identified research questions. We particularly encourage young researchers to submit proposals, not only presentations of finished research projects but also papers or posters presenting ongoing research and preliminary results; this would be particularly suitable in order to get feedback from experienced researchers. Other forms of inquiry In additional to traditional empirical studies, we also consider other forms of inquiry, including theoretical investigation, literature reviews, or meta-analytic studies that systematically analyse the extant literature to inform our understanding of moral education and democratic citizenship.

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Newsletter from EARLI SIG 13 Moral and Democratic Education – Issue # 11 We also welcome submissions that address how evidence of varying types (empirical data, literature, etc.) can be used for tackling persisting issues in moral and democratic education and for their innovative resolution. Submission process Submission formats SIG 13 accepts paper and poster presentations as well as roundtable sessions with one or more authors. Each presentation format provides specific opportunities:

(a) The paper format provides the opportunity to communicate personal empirical and theoretical enquiry to a combined audience, composed of both young and experienced researchers with different backgrounds and perspectives on moral and democratic education. Papers are collected in sessions. A typical structure for a session with 3 papers allows 20 minutes per presentation and 10 minutes for critique and discussion. A chair leads each paper sessions.

(b) The poster format combines graphic account of materials with the opportunity for

informal discussion. The posters are displayed in a large area where each presenter has 5 minutes for introducing her/his work, followed by informal conversations of the research throughout 30 minutes session. The poster format is encouraged for on-going research presentation with preliminary results (PhD students and explorative research work). In particular young researchers have a chance to receive feedback on their posters by senior SIG 13 researchers in order to improve their research project and form of presentation.

(c) The roundtable format provides an opportunity for interaction among presenters working on a common research problems or issue; the emphasis is on exchange and discussion. In the roundtable format the organizer may invite four scholars from different research groups (different research groups from the same country are acceptable) to discuss on the specific contemporary topic related with Moral and Democratic Education research and its educational implications. Indeed, such roundtables are suitable for expert researchers who would benefit from exchange and discussion with others.

Each author cannot present more than two proposals as a first author. The meeting room will be equipped with a projector. Presenting PowerPoint slides or video and sound will be possible. In order to reproduce video or audio files please, save your file in different formats so as to prevent compatibility problems. Submission For empirical or theoretical paper and poster submissions you will need to prepare both: a) an abstract of 300 words maximum. b) an extended summary of maximum 1000 words (excluding references). The summary should include important information:

- Title - Name(s), affiliation(s), and email address of the author(s) - Preference for a paper or poster presentation.

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Newsletter from EARLI SIG 13 Moral and Democratic Education – Issue # 11 Furthermore the summary should explicitly inlcude the followings elements:

- Research questions and objectives; - Theoretical framework and literature referred to; - Research design (research approach, methods and tools for collecting and analyzing

data) for empirical research or data sources, evidence and materials for others research projects;

- Findings or results; - Scientific or scholarly significance.

All submissions must be e-mailed to: [email protected] The submission must use Word format (Microsoft Word 2007 or 2008 and Open Office). Summaries of accepted papers will be made available on-line and in the printed abstract book. Abstracts of accepted posters will be made publicly available on-line and in the printed abstract book. Review process All submissions will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers, who are members of the scientific committee of the conference. The proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

- Overall quality and scientific originality - Clarity of definition of research questions and objectives - Contextualisation of the work in appropriate research literature or conceptual field - Clarity of research design and analysis in the case of primary empirical research, or in

other cases the quality of the evidence provided in support of the argument; alternatively, promising research outcomes or discussion of relevant issues in case of ongoing research

- Quality, validity and appropriateness of the analysis - Quality of the presentation and interpretation of results - Relevance to the symposium theme - Contribution to the field, implications and relevance for practice.

Deadlines Abstracts/proposals submission deadline: 31 January 2014 Notification of acceptance: 14 March 2014 Early registration deadline: 4 April 2014 SIG 13 2012 event dates: 25-28 June 2014

On behalf of the Scientific Committee

VALENTINA MAZZONI

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Three Questions to Terence Lovat

Why is moral and democratic education

important? There is a strong tradition in educational thought that sound and effective education is inherently a moral exercise. This can be found in Eastern, Oriental and Western philosophies, ancient and modern. With updated research in moral, character and values education, I believe we have stronger evidence than ever that this view of education is well founded. In my own work in the Australian Values Education Program, I believe I have gained first hand insight into the fact that a values-based approach to education is the best way to ensure that pedagogy essential to student

achievement and overall wellbeing is put in place. The values approach, in contrast with an instrumentalist outcomes approach, seems to build the kinds of relationships and environments that support and enhance student learning, leaving all stakeholders feeling more secure and affirmed, and ironically achieving better academic results than standard outcomes approaches are able to produce. This is the central importance of moral education: it is not so much a case of ‘either moral’ or ‘academic-focused’ education. It is a case of moral education as the key to unlocking all effective education.

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Why are you engaged in SIG 13? It represents an opportunity to be engaged with international scholars who share a common focus and set of educational priorities. Especially in a day and age which sees instrumentalist, outcomes-focused and even test-based education coming back into vogue, it is important to have a group of international scholars focused on the benefits of moral education.

How do you want the SIG 13 community to develop?

I think it is especially important that the common goals of SIG13 be in conversation with the goals

of all other SIGs. As above, moral education is not a marginal or optional aspect of education. It is at the heart of all effective education and so should be a component of all educators’ thinking. This is the benefit of being a SIG within a larger professional association. Unlike a group that only meets in its own conferences each year or two years, members of SIG13 have the further opportunity to share their perspectives, as well as hear those of others, through membership of the wider EARLI organization.

PROFESSIONAL FILE Who: Terence Lovat Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Terry_Lovat/ Title/profession: Emeritus Professor/ Philosopher Institution: The University of Newcastle, Australia & University of Oxford, UK Country: Australia Present research interest: Moral Motivation Values Education Religion in Education Islam & the West

PERSONAL FILE

Hidden talents: none, hidden or otherwise Listen to: Bach My (not any more) secret bolthole: The Scottish Highlands Favourite (non-scientific) book: ‘Killer Angels’ by Michael Shaara

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Call for Contributions

Deadline for the next issue of the SIG 13 Newsletter: 31 October 2013

Guidelines for Authors SIG 13 Members are warmly encouraged to submit texts and other contributions to the SIG 13 Newsletter. This newsletter is intended to be a service for the members – an opportunity to learn and to gain from other people’s experiences. By submitting contributions to the newsletter, each author is assumed to fully accept the guidelines below. However, these guidelines are not set in stone: readers are cordially invited to suggest improvements. Please send any suggested changes for the better to the editor ([email protected]). Formats SIG 13 Newsletter welcomes contributions in varying formats, for example:

• Reports can consist of short summaries from meetings or other events of interest to the SIG 13 community.

• The Notice Board consists of short announcements where notices will be published under categories (and subheadings) such as Forthcoming meetings (including conferences, workshops, summer schools etc), Publications, etc.

• Articles that enable the authors to develop and explore a line of argument of interest to the readership.

Language and Manuscript Many of us have first languages other than English. Even so, in the newsletter we will stick to English as our good old lingua franca.

• Contributions should be submitted electronically to the editor • ([email protected]). Send your contributions as an attachment to an e-mail.

Please use Word-files for text (doc suffix). Photos, tables, illustrations or other figures can be submitted as jpg, eps, or Photoshop files.

• The author’s identity and e-mail address must be provided on the top of the first manuscript page. Below that, please add the following sentence: “This manuscript does not interfere with any third party’s copyright.”

• Manuscripts for the Notice Board should be short, and each announcement should not exceed 150 words.

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• Manuscripts for reports should not exceed 500 words, and should not include an abstract or bibliography.

• Manuscripts for articles should not exceed 2500 words, including references and abstract. Abstracts should not exceed 100 words. Footnotes should be avoided. Please use APA style (sixth edition) for references.

Copyright and Legal Matters SIG 13 Newsletter supports the authors’ legal rights to their own works. This means that the copyright will stay with the author and it will not be transferred to the SIG 13 Newsletter. Consequently, the author has full legal responsibility with regard to texts, figures, photos, or other contributions that are published in the newsletter.

• The individual authors retain the copyright to their work. • The newsletter editor will not publish anonymous contributions. • Make sure that your contribution does not contain any copyrighted material that

belongs to someone else (third party). • Please contact the editor if you are at all uncertain about the copyright of your

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