BCES Conference 2017
– Current Business and Economics Driven Discourse and Education: Perspectives from Around the World

The 2017 Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) Conference will evolve around the Current Business and Economics Driven Discourse and Education from various academic perspectives around the world.

Some participants might prefer to examine it from a more philosophical point of view in that they might focus on the primary goals of education, schools and schooling, academia and universities, and the effects of Neoliberalism thereon. Others might examine it from a historical perspective in that they might look into the factors and forces that could have resulted in managerialism, performativity, and the business and audit culture in education.

Of primary importance is the comparative perspective: how do different societal institutions and education systems respond to this problem, if indeed it is a problem? The conference theme also calls for other perspectives, including management, school organization, research and research education, the curriculum, educational psychological and sociological perspectives.

In brief, the conference theme provides us with an opportunity to examine the state of education around the world to see how and to what extent the current business and economics discourse has impacted on education.

Call for papers deadline expired on March 1st, 2017.