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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#818181'><img width=828 height=232 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC4AC1.9AEB30B0" alt="http://auamii.com/MyImages/Beach---Nai-Harn-2.jpg"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>International Conference: Innovative research in a changing and challenging world</span></strong></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>16-18 May 2012 – Phuket Thailand</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Conference website: <a href="http://www.auamii.com/conference.html" target="_blank">www.auamii.com/conference.html</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Traditionally research has been rigidly confined to a single academic discipline. This is important for maintaining its research vigour. However it can also create a discourse of research hegemony which can stiffen creativity and innovation. This conference promotes diversity and unity in research on an interdiciplinary basis. Phuket is chosen as our meeting place for sharing innovative research in a changing and challenging world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='line-height:115%'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Conference themes</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Conducting research in an intercultural context; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Competing discourses of research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Research methodology issues; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Challenges in conducting research in an interdisciplinary context; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Language,literacy and communication in educational research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Health and environment issues in research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Science education research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Challenges to translating theory into research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Ethical issues in conducting research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Cognitive and affective dimensions in research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Research and social empowerment; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Management issues in research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Innovative ideas and practices in educational research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Cultural and linguistic issues in conducting research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Technologies: new frontiers in research; <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis in research; and <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%'>Research and globalisation.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>