The
International Society for Educational Biography (ISEB) is an
organization dedicated to the exploration of biography in
writing, teaching, research, and other professional endeavors.
Related research often includes collective biographies, the role
of biography in the history of education, biography and fiction,
general biography, plot structures of biographies. Biographic
criticism, publishing biographies, feminist approaches to life
writing, oral history, experimental approaches, ethical issues,
autobiographical research, narrative research, methodology, and
the use of biography in classroom instruction.
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us in our newsletters.
Our
organization publishes an international peer-reviewed journal
which we have developed for close to 40 years. We are a
generative space for publishing manuscripts focusing on
educator’s lives and lives that are educative in all of their
forms. We welcome manuscripts, creative essays, methodological
engagements, and book reviews that explore the intersections
between life writing and education, whether biography,
testimonio, narrative inquiry, autoethnography, or other rich
forms of inquiry. Direct all submissions and questions to the editor.
The
International Society for Educational Biography
(I.S.E.B.) invites proposals for its annual conference,
to be held in partnership with The Society of Philosophy
and History of Education (S.O.P.H.E.), October 3-5,
2024, at the
Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton, MO.
To
reserve a room, please call 1-407-992-7957 and mention
ISEB for a discounted rate of $139/night. You can also book online here. To
register for the conference, click here.
CONFERENCE THEME: This year’s conference theme is
Exploring Wisdom, Welfare, and Warfare. The official
call for papers is available here.