The first conference of the Mahut Research Center
for Parent-Teacher Relationships
Intersecting perspectives and opening new horizons
in parent-teacher relationships
October 8, 2018 (29 Tishri 5779)
At Levinsky College of Education
15 Shoshana Persitz Street, Tel Aviv
Call for Abstracts
Conference Goals
- To encourage collaborations between scholars, practitioners, policy makers, students, who come from different disciplinary perspectives and/or methodological approaches but examine similar or related issues/topics in the field.
- To explore assumptions and implications of parental involvement in pre-schools, elementary and high schools.
Guiding Principles
- Practice and research are dependent on the quality of the collaborations between people, bodies, organizations, areas of knowledge, communities and cultures.
- The success of these collaborations relies on the willingness of all parties to accept the existence of the other and to understand multiple perspectives.
We invite:
- Researchers from multiple disciplines such as education, psychology, social work, science, sociology and anthropology, philosophy, management, communications, law, architecture, design and other fields.
- Local and the Ministry of Education authorities.
- Educational staff in schools and pre-schools.
- Student teachers and teacher educators.
- Teachers, school principals, practitioners and all those who are actively engaged in the development of the teacher-parent relationships.
Call for submission
Multiple subthemes can be derived from the theme of parent-teacher relationships. A few examples include:
- Multi-cultural encounters in various ages and multiple contexts.
- The connection between the findings of the research and the lived experiences of educators, students, and parents across multiple contexts.
- Multiple perspectives of the same issue.
Examples of topics that relate to the theme and subtheme
- Values and ethics in the teacher-parent relationships.
- Communication between teachers and parents in different life situations (children at risk, children in alternative families, children of divorced parents, etc.).
- Communication between teachers and parents in special populations (special education, gifted children) and at various ages (pre-school, elementary and high school).
- Emotional, social, cognitive and physical considerations, and their effects on communication between families and the education system.
- Meetings between parents and teachers: face to face or through diverse technologies.
- Continuity and transitions: communication between teachers and families at intercultural transition points, transitions between languages, transitions between educational frameworks, etc.
- Research and practice meet policy: the implications of policy on the family-teachers relationships.
- Communication between families and the education system on issues regarding formal education.
- Conflicts between different perspectives, perceptions and ideologies
Types of sessions for which proposals may be submitted
- Individual lecture: a proposal for an individual lecture may be submitted by one researcher or several researchers. Scheduling the sessions will be done by the organizers of the conference in accordance with the thematic connection between the lectures in a single session. Four lectures in the same field will be scheduled in each session. The proposal will include an abstract of up to 300 words. Each lecture will last about 20 minutes.
- A complete session on a unique subject: A complete session will include four lectures around a central theme and will last 90 minutes. Proposals will be submitted In full by the moderator of the session and will include: the session’s title, the name of the session’s moderator and their institutional affiliation, a presentation of the session’s goals, the central themes that connect the lectures to each other as well as four abstracts, each one 300 words long.
- Symposium: A proposal for a symposium will be submitted by the moderator of the symposium and will include the title of the session, the name of the moderator of the symposium and their institutional affiliation, the symposium’s central themes, the names of the participants in the symposium, their institutional affiliation and each of their email addresses, the name of the respondent, and a 300-word abstract of the subject whose aspects are to be discussed.
- Posters: The poster is intended to help presenters describe their work to those interested.
You may send poster proposals in two ways:
- A proposal for a single poster—its presentation and placement will be determined by the organizers of the conference based on the thematic relationship between posters that will be submitted to the conference.
- A moderated poster— a complete session: a proposal for a group of up to five posters. For example, this option may be appropriate for several studies conducted by an academic supervisor who conducts different studies on one theme. Proposals for the session’s posters will be submitted by the moderator accompanied by a short description of the goals of the session’s posters, their central subject, the names of the presenters of the posters and the title of each poster. Each presenter will present a poster for five minutes. The role of the moderator is to stimulate discussion following the presentation of the posters.
Proposals for a poster session will include a title, the presenter’s name and institutional affiliation, and an abstract of up to 300 words.
Format the posters to be presented at the conference will be of uniform size: 100 x 70cm. A display poster with minimal text and maximum visual information is highly recommended. It is important that the text in the poster be displayed in at least a size 20 font.
- Round tables: This framework is suitable for developers of special programs, projects/initiatives and models for parent-teacher relationship. This type of presentation is appropriate for presenters who want to receive feedback about their work and to have a constructive, vibrant discussion about the goals and implementation of the project/initiative/model that they present. Each project/ initiative/model will be presented in a separate round table. Following the presentation, a short discussion will be held about the goals, ways of implementation and the presenter’s contribution to the subject. Proposals will be submitted by the round table organizer and will include the title of the session, the name and institutional affiliation of the organizer of the round table, a presentation of the goals of the round table, its themes and central questions. Duration of the presentation and the discussion: 90 minutes. The proposal will be submitted as a written abstract of up to 250 words.
- Debate - Hyde Park: This presentation is appropriate for those who wish to raise a key argument or dilemma in the field of policy, practice or the relationship between the two in the context of parent-teacher relationship. The purpose of the presentation is to stimulate thought and action. Presenters will present their arguments within about seven minutes and later a discussion will be held with participants about the presentation on the subjects raised. The presenter is requested to bring a transcriber who will transcribe the discussion. The organizers will collect the transcription of the discussion and will make it available as an electronic file after the conference and will post it to the conference Web site, which presents central topics that concern the community of those who work in the field of parent-teacher relationship. Those proposing debates must submit an abstract of about 250 words including the Debate’s title, its purpose, the name and institutional affiliation of the presenter the transcriber’s name and institutional affiliation, and at the end of the proposal the submitter must enclose questions for discussion to be asked of participants. We welcome proposals for debates in fields such as communication with alternative families, blurring of hierarchies, boundaries of parental authority vs. teachers’ authority.
Expected outcomes of the conference
- A book based on this first conference about parent-teacher relationships in schools and pre-schools. This book will include outstanding articles that were presented at the conference. Articles must be sent to the conference website by December 30, 2018.
- A position paper that will summarize the discussions in the round tables and debates. The paper will include implications for policy and recommendations for the teacher education and their professional development in the field of parent-teacher relationships.
Guidelines for submitting abstracts
- At the beginning of the abstract you must specify the type of proposal: research or an applied model/project; Session type: a single lecture/complete session on a unique topic/symposium/posters/round table/debate.
- The scope of the abstract - in accordance with the instructions in each session, as stated above in the section called “Types of sessions for which proposals may be submitted.”
- The abstract: in Hebrew use the David font, in size 12, with double spacing between lines and the text must be right-aligned. In English, use Times New Roman, in size 12.
- The title of the summary - in size 16 bold font; maximum 50 letters.
- The name of the presenter(s) - In size 14 bold font, along with the email address and institutional affiliation of each presenter. If there is more than one presenter, the name of the main presenter must be written first, followed by the names of the other presenters. Each name will be written with the private name first followed by the surname.
- Each abstract must focus on goals, a short theoretical or practical framework, educational methodology or a description of the project, its finding, the importance of the research or the project and its implications.
- List of sources - the list of sources must be written according to the writing rules of the APA (up to three sources).
Deadline for submission of proposals: 20.6.2018
Replies will be sent to the applicants by: August 8, 2018
Joint Conference Moderators:
Dr. Edith Tabak, Prof. Yitzhak Gilat, Prof. Audrey Addi-Raccah, Ms. Betty Ritvo
Members of The Conference Academic Committee:
Prof. Ismael Abu Saad
Dr. Ayman Agbaria
Dr. Tammy Eisenman
Prof. Michal Beller
Prof. Charlie Greenbaum
Dr. Hagit Glickman
Mr. Ze’ev Goldblatt
Ms. Iris Herring
Prof. Margalit Ziv
Prof. Dorit Tubin
Prof. Moshe Tatar
Dr. Clodie Tal
Prof. Yakov Yavlon
Mr. Shimon Yom Tov
Mr. Paz Cohen
Prof. Zippora Magen
Dr. Tamar Morag LL.D.
Prof. Gustavo Mesch
Dr. Alona Forkush-Baruch
Dr. Yael Kimhi
Dr. Tal Raz
Dr. Bruria Shadal
Ms. Hana Shadmi
Prof. Zippora Shechtman