6th National conference

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ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION

FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND                                                                           

PONDICHERRY PSYCHOLOGY

ASSOCIATION                                                                                                                                                                                   

6th 

National conference on INTEGRAL education

at Pondicherry,  8 – 9 January,  2005

Introduction

         

Sri Aurobindo’s teachings and sadhana not only gave a new life to the ancient Indian

wisdom but also pointed out a path for humanity to work towards becoming a

divine human race through adopting an Integral approach to life and learning.

His teachings based on his belief in Human Unity are being practised

at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and in Auroville. Located five miles north of Pondicherry, Auroville has

been adopted by UNESCO as the first international city on Earth. Here,

" the emphasis is on each man [or woman] discovering his [or her] own inner

center behind their social, moral, cultural and racial heredity and appearances

and actively living from that center, expressing it in outer work for the

community. "   Many educational

institutions and organizations throughout India are applying Sri Aurobindo's

worldview in areas of education and human and social development. This National

conference on " Integral Education” is one such initiative taken by

the All India Assoication for Educational Research

and Pondicherry Psychology Association. This conference

brings together scholars and practitioners from across the globe with a common

aim to discuss the variety of issues related to the relevance and application

of Eastern and Western Psychological and Spiritual approaches to education in

meeting the global challenges.

Objectives

·

Discussion on various models of psychology with special

reference to  education

·

Discussion on various indigenous schools of thought with

special reference to Integral Education

·

Exploring important areas and issues that can bring Eastern

Integral Studies to the forefront so as to become a living force for the

future.

·

Developing practical applications of Indian approaches for

Western students.

To achieve the objectives described above,

there will be a plenary session and six technical sessions. Each of these

sessions will be devoted to one of the main objectives. The plenary session

will have invited speakers only.

Future Perspectives

The

concluding session will be devoted to a reporting session in which the

important ideas that transpired during the conference will be highlighted. It

should bring the depth and relevance of Integral education into focus and find

ways to make it an essential part of present education and research.

Submission of papers

Participants

are requested to submit their abstracts/papers on any of the listed topics. To

ensure a consistent high quality of all the presentations, participants will be

requested to submit the full text well in advance and not later than 15th

November 2004. Abstract and paper should be sent by email or hard copy

with floppy disk in MS-Word format only. The selected papers will be notified

on 30th November 2004. At the same time their abstracts will

be made available on the website www.indianpsychology.org

so as to enable all the participants of the seminar to inform themselves

beforehand about the issues of their interest.

Best Paper Award

          There shall be two Best paper awards in the name of “Prof.B.Viswanatham Best Paper Award” for the teachers

and research scholars.

No TA/DA will be paid to the participants.

 

Registration fee

 

Members                                      Rs  500/- 

Non-members                              Rs. 600

Research

Scholars/Students         Rs. 300/-                                                                                           

                                                                Registration

fee should be sent in advance by Demand Draft in favour

of the Pondicherry Psychology Association and

payable at Pondicherry

 

 

Registration of acknowledged participants

will take place at the conference venue on Saturday, 8th

January, 2005 between 9.00 and 9.30 am. Please note that there

will be no new registrations on the spot.

Venue

 

Pondicherry is situated on the Coromandal Coast about 160 kms

from Chennai. Every half an hour there are buses from Chennai to Pondicherry; the trip takes 3 hours. The venue for

the seminar will be notified later. Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Poets Bharathiar

and Bharathidasan memorial museums, Govt. museum,

French Institute, National Archives, boat house, and Botanical garden are some

of the places of interest attract Indian and Foreign tourists. 

Boarding and Lodging

 

Boarding and

Lodging for delegates will be arranged on request. The rooms will have double

occupancy. You can also make your own arrangement in one of the many hotels in Pondicherry.

Organising Committee

 

Prof.A. Gnanam (Chief Patron)

Prof. K.V. Kaliappan

(Patron)

Prof. G.P.Thakur (Advisor)

Prof. B.K.Passi

(Advisor)

Dr. B. Mukhopadyay

(Advisor)

Prof. Mamota Das (Advisor)

 

·

Prof. Sunil Behari Mohanty

(Chairman)

·

Dr. Panch. Ramalingam

(Organising Secretary)

·

Shri V.Kishore

Kumar (Joint secretary)

Address for Correspondence: 

         Dr. Sunil Behari Mohanty                                                                     General Secretary,

All India Association

for Educational Research                                  4, Dr. Annie Bessant Street, VOC Nagar, Pondicherry – 605

003

              

Dr. Panch. Ramalingam,

President, Pondicherry Psychology Association,                                                     

17, 14th Street,  Krishna Nagar,

Pondicherry - 605 008.

Phone 0413 - 2252476 ®

Email : panchramalingam                                                                panchramalingam

                                          

Website: www.indianpsychology.org