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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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. See the “vitae scholasticae” journal tab
above for more information. Direct all submissions and
questions to the editor.
The
International Society for Educational Biography
(I.S.E.B.) looks forward to hosting its annual conference in October 2026 in Oklahoma City.
A call for proposals will be available Spring of 2026.
CONFERENCE THEME
The 2026 Conference Theme will be announced in Spring of 2026. The 2025 Conference Theme can be viewed at the official conference page.