On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I cordially invite you to the 15th Biennial ISATT Conference to be held at the University of Minho, in Braga, Portugal (5-8 July 2011). The aims of ISATT include promoting, presenting, discussing and disseminating research on teachers and teaching as well as contributing to theory building and knowledge creation to enhance the quality of education. School and universities, teachers and teacher educators are facing a variety of challenges in a rapidly changing world. While the future should not be imprisoned in the past, the past potentially provides valuable lessons for constructing the future. The theme of the 15th Biennial ISATT conference, Back to the Future: Legacies, Continuities and Changes in Educational Policy, Practice and Research, focuses attention on a set of concerns that apply to efforts worldwide to meet such challenges through research which contribute to the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning at all levels of education. The ISATT 2011 theme also resonates very well with the venue of the conference. The historic city of Braga is more than two thousand years old but with a dynamic and modern atmosphere. One of the most beautiful cities in Portugal, Braga is known for its Roman remains, its baroque churches and splendid 18th century houses. Whilst the old city is resplendent in its antiquity, industry and commerce have brought to it a vibrant life style, with its universities, modern neighbourhoods, bars and restaurants. The University of Minho is a public university which was founded in 1973. It is renowned for the quality of its teaching, the quality of its students, for the public recognition given to its Alumni, and for its strong links with the local community and surrounding region. It has a student population of approximately 16.000, including 3.900 postgraduate students, and 1.200 teaching staff in 11 Faculties: Architecture, Psychology, Education, Arts and Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Sciences and Health Sciences. This attractive venue, the wide range of topics included under the conference theme, as well as the social programme will ensure that your participation at ISATT conference 2011 will be most enjoyable, professionally rewarding and that you will return home with many memories to cherish.
We look forward to seeing you in Braga! Maria Assunção Flores, PhD Chair of the Organizing Committee of ISATT 2011
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