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"The Politics of Comparison"
Comparative and International Education Society
53rd Annual Conference
Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston South Carolina
Start: 8:30am, Sunday March 22, 2009
End: 12:00noon, Thursday March 26, 2009

The U.S. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) comprises over 3,000 members. It has grown exponentially over the past few years. More than half of its members live outside the United States. Approximately

• one-third are professors or educational researchers based at universities

• one-third are graduate students in education, development studies, or the social sciences

• one-third are professionals working either in foundations or in bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies.

The program of the CIES 2009 conference will reflect these constituents of the Society. A series of invited lectures and panels will complement the papers presented by members.

Besides a gala dinner, the annual conference will also schedule receptions, hosted by different institutions (universities and international organizations), as well as other social events.

Exhibitions by publishers are welcome. Information for publishers will be posted shortly.

A first draft of the program will be posted in January 2009. Please revisit this site at that time.

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	Presidential Address 2009 Henry M. Levin, CIES President, William H. Kilpatrick Professor of Economics & Education, Teachers College,Columbia University, New York. Topic: "Educational Policy in Comparative Perspective: A Personal Journey"
	Eggertsen Lecture 2009 Presentation and Roundtable with Joseph Tobin, Nadine Mathis Basha Professor in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Arizona State University Roundtable Participants: Hidetada Shimizu, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Foundations of Education, Northern Illinois University Lynn Paine, Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University Susan Holloway, Coordinator, Human Development Program, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California Berkeley Moderated by Christopher Bjork, Associate Professor Educational Anthropology and Coordinator of Program in Childhood Education, Vassar College Topic: "Tobin in Focus: The Methodological Debate on Contextual Comparison"
	Kneller Lecture 2009 Presentation and Roundtable with Jürgen Schriewer, Professor and Director, Comparative Educational Research Centre, Humboldt University, Berlin/Germany Roundtable Participants: Francisco O. Ramirez, Professor, Education and Sociology, International Comparative Education Program, Stanford University School of Education Kathryn Anderson-Levitt, Professor of Anthropology and Education and Dean, University of Michigan-Dearborn Moderated by Iveta Silova, Assistant Professor, Comparative and International Education, Lehigh University College of Education Topic: "Schriewer in Focus: The Theory Debate on Globalization and Education"
	Tribute to the Work of Jackie Kirk Organized by the CIES Gender and Education Committee Dr. Jacqueline Kirk, recently appointed Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education at McGill University, was killed together with three other colleagues in southern Afghanistan on 13 August 2008 while working for the New York-based International Rescue Committee. Her article “Menstruation is on her mind: Girl-centred, holistic thinking for school sanitation” which she co-authored with Marni Sommer, appeared in April 2008 issue of Notes and News published by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Jackie Kirk was returning to Kabul with Shirley Case, Nicole Dial and drivers Mohammad Aimal and Zabiullah. They had spent the past two days meeting with the local community about an International Rescue Committee project that aids children with disabilities. The three women and driver Mohammad Aimal were killed. Zabiullah was severely wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Jackie Kirk obtained her PhD at McGill in 2002 and had worked with the International Rescue Committee since 2004 in helping to support its education programmes worldwide. (Excerpt from IRC, 2008). See Comparative Education Review Special Issue text on Jackie Kirk Building back better: post-earthquake responses and educational challenges in Pakistan by Jackie Kirk- Published posthumously by IIPE.

Tribute to Stephen Vance USAID program director in Pakistan  (previously: Mercy Corps' Mongolia Country Director, First Chairman of Xas Bank Mongolia (micro-credits), Executive Director of OSI's Mongolian Foundation for Open Society) The staff of the Open Society Forum and the former colleagues of the Mongolian Open Society Institute express most sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. Stephen D. Vance, our colleague, citizen of the USA who lost his life working for the economic development deeds in Peshavar, Pakistan. Stephen D. Vance was a true development specialist with global work experience and who was heartedly committed to development issues. He came to Mongolia first time in 1996 to support the rural development of Gobi region and since then has been working for more ten years for the development of Mongolia. In 2002-2004 he was the Director of the Mongolian Open Society institute /Soros Foundation/ and initiated a number of vital activities to promote democracy in Mongolia and tremendously contributed to the development of the country. Stephen D. Vance was a beloved spouse and caring father of five children. His vision, creativeness, commitment, hard working, just and friendly characters will be kept in our hearts for good. The staff of the Open Society Forum and the former colleagues of the Mongolian Open Society Institute

*Additional Highlights

1. Teaching Resource Center

   CIES 2009 features the Teaching Resource Center for Comparative and International Education: a compilation of DVDs (education in different countries, video studies, films on development practice and projects), interactive databases/simulations/projections with development indicators, case studies, textbooks/modules and other materials used in professional development workshops, undergraduate courses or graduate-level seminars. Please contact the Office of International Programs at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania,  ciesinfo@lehigh.edu , by December 15 to ensure that your material is included in the compilation and, if applicable, put on display. 

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   CIEclopedia is an online who's who database of noticeable contributors to the field of comparative and international education. By adopting an agent-centric approach to scholarship, we follow the life and works of individuals who have pitched in their share of developing a field that has evolved over decades and throughout the world. International in scope, CIEclopedia reflects the diverse membership of the field and their scholarship. We invite you to contribute to this novel reflection of active learners and educators in comparative and international education studies; your submissions will be a valuable service to past, present, and future generations in our field.
   

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Presidential Address 2008 Steven Klees, CIES Past President Professor and Coordinator: International Education Policy, University of Maryland Topic "Reflections on Theory, Method, and Practice in Comparative and International Education"

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