Theme: The Role of Educators in Addressing Emerging Challenges in West Africa
There are several emerging challenges confronting the nations of West Africa including terrorism, militancy, cultism, religious violence, unemployment, access to higher education, curriculum content issues, access to ICT and utilization, gender imbalance in education, citizenship and indigeneship issues, conflicting educational systems in West Africa, poverty, diseases, corruption, conflicts and underdevelopment, human rights abuse and climate change issues. These issues require professional discussions and exchange of ideas to address them.
To this end, the EP University College-Ghana in collaboration with Women in Colleges of Education, Nigeria with support from Universal Peace Federation-Nigeria, Awake Africa Magazine planning to convene the first West Africa Educators Conference to be held at Legon Centre for International Affairs & Diplomacy, University of Ghana, Accra-Ghana
The conference will bring together educators at various levels, with policy makers and leaders of educational agencies and organizations to deliberate on the theme and sub theme and evolve a strategy that will be helpful in shaping education in West Africa for regional integration, peace and sustainable development.
Abstract submission:
The abstract should be concise, written in English, and not more than 300 words. It should carry the following information: Names(s) of author(s), address(s/Institutional affiliation(s), e –mail address and phone number of corresponding author. The abstract should contain 4 – 6 keywords. All abstracts should be submitted electronically to: westafrieducators@gmail.com
- Dateline for submission of Abstract; 15th October, 2017
- Paper Presentation: Papers should be prepared for power-point presentation.
- The paper should be typed on A4 paper and double spaced.
- It should not exceed 12 pages including references. Font size should be 12 and must comply with APA 6th edition format of referencing.
- Paper presentation and publication fee: $200 USD.
Conference Package:
- Conference materials
- Certificate for participation
- Airport pick-up & drop off
- Snack, Breakfast & Lunch
To Register:
Ghana Contact: Korsi Senyo, senyo@senyoglobal.com,WhatsApp:+233249155003
Nigeria Contacts:
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