Education Sciences

ISCAR 2025 Southern Europe and Middle East conference

Towards Equity, Peace and Sustainability in time of Crisis

5-7 november 2025

5 nov: 17:00 - 19:00 / 6 nov: 09:00 - 17:00 / 7 nov: 09:00 - 16:00

Sant Cugat Campus

C/ Josep Trueta, s/n

08195 Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona)

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ISCAR 2025 - Southern Europe and Middle East conference

The theme underscores the importance of equity, peace, and sustainability as foundational pillars for creating just societies. We welcome contributions that explore how CHAT, expansive learning, and sociocultural theories illuminate and advance research and practices that address inequality, enhance participation, and promote sustainable futures across diverse cultural, institutional, and social contexts.

This theme also encourages critical reflections on the historical roots, contemporary applications, and future perspectives of CHAT and related approaches. The conference will provide a platform for scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss and co-create knowledge, emphasizing pluridisciplinarity and epistemological flexibility.


Information ISCAR 2025 Registration

GENERAL ADMISSION

registration typeregular priceearly-bird price (fins 22/08)
General Admission €200€180 
General Admission + Gala Dinner* €240€220 
Conference dinner guest€40€40

STUDENTS ADMISSION

registration typeregular priceearly-bird price (fins 22/08)
Student Admission€140€120
Student Admission+ Gala Dinner*€180€160
Conference dinner guest€40€40
*The gala dinner is optional


 

Programme

5th November (17:00 - 18:30)

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

6th November (09:00 - 17:00)

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

7th November (09:00 - 16:00)

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

You can see all the information regarding the ISCAR 2025 programme here.

ISCAR SEME 2025 | Call for Papers

ISCAR SEME 2025 Key Themes and Sub-Themes

Key Themes and Sub-Themes

We invite submissions that explore the following themes and sub-themes. Please note that these topics are not exhaustive, and proposals that align with sociocultural approaches and other practice-based approaches are also warmly welcomed.

Equity and Peace 
  • Education and access for underserved communities
  • Participatory practices in social and institutional contexts
  • Addressing inequalities in digital and physical learning environments
  • Inclusive practices in workplaces, organizations and schools
  • Education for peace and equity literacy
Sustainability and Social Responsibility
  • Cultural-historical perspectives on environmental and social sustainability
  • Mediating practices for addressing global challenges
  • Contributions to sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • CHAT-informed interventions in community and social movements
Theoretical and Methodological Advances in CHAT
  • Emerging concepts, challenges, and developments within CHAT
  • Constructive dialogue with other theoretical frameworks
  • Theoretical foundations and epistemological flexibility in CHAT research
  • Historicity, levels of analysis, and units of analysis in CHAT
Changing Practices, Relations, and Communities
  • Individual and collective transformative agency
  • Collective concept formation and collaborative creativity in education, workplaces, and communities
  • Transformations in professional contexts, families, leisure, and everyday life
  • Exploring development and learning in interaction between human and technology systems