Theme & Sub-themes

          By the time the ICPE 2009 is held in October 2009, almost 5 years would have passed since physicists all over the world started celebrating World Year of Physics in early 2005.  The conference theme “Development and Innovation in Physics Education” reflects one of the major aims of the conference which is to gather pertinent information on the advancement in physics education as a result of higher level of awareness from the events in 2005.

          The conference primarily focuses on offering the floor for physics educators to present issues and examples which emphasize the aforementioned theme and the following sub-themes:

 A.  Bringing physics education into the 21st century

      A1.   Setting the agenda for physics education reform

      A2.   Physics curriculum design, development, and implementation

      A3.   Bridging the gap in physics education between schools, universities and workplaces

      A4.   Enhancing public awareness on the role of physics in the society

B.  Engaging physics education to the real world

      B1.   Exploring physics education within local and cultural contexts

      B2.   Making physics education more inclusive for women and other under-represented groups

      B3.   Teacher training and support for physics education initiatives

      B4.   Enhancing community outreach

C.  Developing new and effective learning approaches for physics education

      C1.   Economically sustainable and appropriate technologies for physics education in developing countries

      C2.   Current findings in physics education research

      C3.   Linking physics teaching-learning practices to physics education research

      C4.   Role of ICT and other new technologies in physics teaching-learning process

D.  Preparing physics education to provide solutions to global challenges

      D1.   Role of physics-related organizations and networks in promoting innovations in
              physics education globally

      D2.   Role of physics education in providing solutions for probable global challenges

      D3.   Renewing physics education by incorporating ideas from current and future emerging technologies

      D4.   Physics in multidisciplinary contexts

Format

          Materials under aforementioned theme and sub-themes will be addressed in the forms of:

• Invited Plenary Lectures; an overview of the conference theme would be addressed which would be inspiring to the conference audience. The organizing committee is inviting world-renown physicists up to Nobel laureate level to be Plenary Lecturers.
• Invited Keynote Lectures; each sub-theme would be addressed by invited well-known physicists.
• Workshops; presentations of novel resource materials, opportunity for hands-on exposure as well as discussions will be offered.
• Contributed Papers; these will be presented in appropriate parallel sessions accommodating the conference sub-themes.
• Contributed Posters; the conference would provide an opportunity to the participants to present their work in a more informal atmosphere allowing interaction with other participants at desirable lengths within the time limit. The presentation will be given in parallel sessions to draw comments from participants of the same interest.
• Panel Discussions; these would especially be beneficial to participants in terms of drafting conference recommendations which hopefully would lead to a realistic action plans.

          Abstracts and Papers submitted would be made available on the Conference Website prior to the conference so as to initiate a pre-conference discussion.