The 2nd IEA International Research Conference

The Brookings Institution

Washington DC, United States

9-11 November 2006

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

The IRC-2006 Conference aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and information on important educational issues investigated through IEA research. With its objective to foster creative dialogue among researchers, it aims to provide greater understanding of the numerous roles that education plays in the development of nations and in shaping individuals. Because of its international scope, the conference aims to examine issues in both a comparative and global context with the ultimate aim to enhance pedagogical knowledge and implement positive change.

PAPER REVIEW COMMITTEE

Constantinos Papanastasiou	Cyprus (Chair)
Ronald Anderson	United States
Julius Bjornsson	Iceland
Robert Garden	New Zealand
Eugenio Gonzalez	United States
Jan-Eric Gustafsson	Sweden
Andris Kangro	Latvia
Kerry Kennedy	Hong Kong
Rainer Lehmann	Germany
Svein Lie	Norway
Pirjo Linnakyla	Finland
Christian Monseur	Belgium
Tjeerd Plomp	The Netherlands
Martine Remond	France
David Robitaille	Canada
Judith Torney-Purta	United States
Zacharias Zacharias	Cyprus
Ruth Zuzovsky	Israel