2013 AREF Conference

The international conference on Current Trends in Education and Training Research (AREF) is the result of a partnership between the AECSE (Association of Teachers and Researchers in Educational Sciences), the SSRE (Swiss Society for Educational Research), and ABC-Educ (French-speaking Belgian Association of Educational Researchers). The 2013 edition was hosted by the Laboratory for Research in Didactics, Education, and Training (LIRDEF), with the support of the Department of Educational Sciences at Montpellier 3 and the IUFM in Montpellier.

Partners and organizing institutions 

  • LIRDEF (Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Didactics, Education, and Training)
  • AECSE (Association of Teachers and Researchers in Education Sciences)
  • ABC-Educ (Belgian Francophone Association of Education Researchers)
  • SSRE (Swiss Society for Educational Research)
  • UNESCO Chair, ENS Lyon: “Training Teachers for the 21st Century”
  • Department of Education at Paul Valéry University in Montpellier

The editorial board is chaired by Geneviève Zoïa

Steering Committee

  • Richard Étienne, President of LIRDEF-UM3
  • Jean-Charles Chabanne, Director, LIRDEF
  • Marie-Christine Presse, AECSE
  • Yvan Abernot, AECSE
  • Nassira Hedjerassi, AECSE
  • Luc Ria, IFÉ-ENS, UNESCO Chair
  • Pascal Roquet, AECSE
  • Annick Fagnant, ABC-Educ
  • ABC-Educ
  • SSRE

Conference Organizing Committee

  • Céline Avenel
  • Sophie Baconnet
  • Loïc Braïda
  • Alain Bronner
  • Dominique Bucheton
  • Jean-Charles Chabanne
  • Sylvain Connac
  • Damien Djaouti
  • Souâd Denoux
  • Richard Étienne (coordinator)
  • Jacqueline Fontaine
  • Christine Fontanini
  • Muriel Guedj
  • Pierre Hébrard
  • Thibaud Hulin
  • Alain Jean
  • Serge Leblanc
  • Roger Monjo
  • Valérie Munier
  • Pascal Roquet
  • Sylvain Wagnon
  • Geneviève Zoïa