NOFA8 – The 8th Nordic Conference on Subject Education

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Due to the current Corona pandemic, the committee of Nofa8 has decided to  put the whole conference on a  digital plattform.

Creativity, Literacy and Critical Thinking in Subject Education: Issues and Trends for the 21st Century

On behalf of the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the University of Bergen, the organizing committee has the pleasure to invite you to discuss the main theme from various curriculum subjects and angles. We also welcome other topics and research interests.

The conference theme is intended to encourage an exploration of three aspects related to all curriculum subjects in education: creativity, literacy and critical thinking. These aspects are rooted in major educational, cultural, and political discourses, and they affect all curriculum subjects in the 21st century. How are subject matter content, teaching approaches and learning processes shaped by different contexts? How are these issues best studied, analyzed and described? Additionally, how do we meet the challenges of creativity, literacy and critical thinking as central aspects of teaching and learning in schools and for all levels of subject education? And what is the impact for the society at large? These are but some of the questions that might be explored.

The conference will bring together senior and junior academics, PhD students and teacher educators, to present and discuss research on subject education and teaching. We welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary contributions from participants from within and outside the Nordic countries. The working language of the conference will be English, but in the paper sessions we welcome presentations in any of the Scandinavian languages.