Call for propositions - Debating the landscape. Didactical issues, learning processes, training.

DEBATING THE LANDSCAPE.

Didactical issues, learning processes, training

25, 26 and 27 October 2017 at Geneva, High School of Landscape, Engineering and Architecture (HEPIA), rue de la Prairie 4, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

This symposium is meant for students, teachers, trainers, teacher-researchers, researchers, landscape actors involved in training and those interested in issues concerning the landscape. The symposium’s main objective is to bring together actors from disparate spheres that rarely intersect: primary and secondary education, landscape schools, universities, management, vocational education structures, environmental education networks, associations, continuing education institutions, consultancy firms, local authorities or protected areas, decision-making or elected bodies, etc. in an effort to discuss this common subject and the educational issues it raises.

This symposium is being organized as part of a research programme funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS): ‘Didactics of the landscape. Sharing of didactical experiences and perspectives on landscape controversies’, which brings together an international team of some ten researchers and trainers around the didactical issues concerning the landscape (see web site: http://www.unige.ch/portail-didactique-paysage/).
Proposals may take the form of: papers, posters, or presentations of teaching aids, tools or games.

Important dates and contact information:
Proposals for papers (in English or French), posters or presentation of teaching aids, tools or games must be sent via e-mail to all of the following contacts:
 Anne Sgard: Anne.Sgard@unige.ch
 Sylvie Paradis: Sylvie.Paradis@unige.ch
 Sandrine Billeau: Sandrine.Billeau@unige.ch
 5 February 2017: Submission of short abstracts for proposals for papers, posters or teaching aids, tools or games
 Abstracts of a maximum length of 3000 characters (including spaces) presenting the issue, the methodology and the results
 A maximum of 10 bibliographical references
 5 keywords
 Late March 2017: Evaluation and selection by the organizing committee and the scientific council
 Early April 2017: The authors will be informed of the decision by the organizing committee
 17 July 2017: Submission of long abstracts for proposals for papers. These long abstracts will be published in a brochure.
 Abstract of a maximum length of 8000 characters (including spaces) developing the issue, the methodology and the results, taking into account the remarks of the organizing committee and the scientific council
 A maximum of 20 bibliographical references
 5 keywords