Indigenous Thinkers

Indigenous Issues and Voices in
Educational Research and Assessment

The 2006 Conference for the Relevance of
Assessment and Culture in Education (R.A.C.E.2006)
For more information, visit http://coe.asu.edu/ivera or contact ivera@asu.edu

April 27- 29, 2006

Arizona State University

Memorial Union

Tempe, Arizona

Call for Proposals

for sessions (symposia, papers & workshops) addressing the following topics:

 Voice and Relevance: Research with/in Indigenous Communities

 Epistemological Considerations of Local Knowledge

 Assessment/Testing/Measurement Issues in an Era of Accountability

 Decolonizing Methodologies, including applications to curriculum, pedagogy, research and assessment

 Language Revitalization and Maintenance and Language Rights

Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2006

We encourage various presentation formats, including narratives, poetry, and other performative contributions!