{"id":2,"date":"2026-10-02T12:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-16T14:06:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:06:45","slug":"primjer-stranice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">the Third International Scientific and Professional Conference<\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WHAT KIND OF UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION DO WE WANT?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Organizer<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Department of Pedagogy, the University of Zadar<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Co-organizers<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Center \u201cStjepan Mati\u010devi\u0107\u201d of the University of Zadar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Klaipeda University (Lithuania)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Aleksand\u00ebr Moisiu University Durres (Albania)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Braganca Polytechnic University<\/span> (Portugal)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Under the Auspices of<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ministry of Science, Education and Youth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Date and Venue<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>May 13 \u2013 14, 2027, at the University of Zadar<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the conference is to critically reflect and actualize the purpose, goals, and values of education in a modern society marked by accelerated technological development, social changes, and global challenges. The conference seeks to open a space for dialogue between pedagogical theory, scientific research, and educational practice on what kind of education we want and need in the 21st century and how to implement it in various educational contexts.<\/p>\n<p>Special attention is paid to the presentations of theoretical reflection, scientific research and examples of good practice that contribute to the understanding of education as a fundamental human and social activity and to the promotion of quality, fairness, inclusiveness, and sustainability of educational systems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The thematic areas of the conference include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pedagogical traditions and their relevance in modern society<\/li>\n<li>Goals, values and ethical dimensions of upbringing and education in the 21st century<\/li>\n<li>Upbringing and education for democracy, human rights, peace, and social responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Pedagogical pluralism and contemporary approaches to learning, teaching, and upbringing and education<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence, digital technologies and the future of upbringing and education<\/li>\n<li>Mental health, well-being and socio-emotional development of children and young people<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive education, and ensuring equal educational opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Interculturalism and global citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable development and upbringing for a sustainable future<\/li>\n<li>Perspectives and challenges of contemporary educational factors (family, kindergarten, school, community, and digital environment)<\/li>\n<li>Professional identity, professional culture, and communication in education<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between pedagogical theory, research, and educational practice<\/li>\n<li>Innovations, quality, and development of educational systems<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation, self-evaluation, and international research on the quality of education<\/li>\n<li>Educational policies and contemporary reforms of the educational systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The conference is intended for pedagogues and other professional associates, educators, primary and secondary school teachers, teachers at all educational levels, mentors and advisors, principals, educators in student dormitories, students of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies, and professionals whose scientific and professional interest is education and upbringing, as well as for general public.<\/p>\n<p>The conference programme is composed of plenary sessions, parallel sessions, a round table, workshops, student panel discussions, and a poster exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will be held as an in-person event. The working languages of the conference are Croatian and English.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reporting and Submitting Abstracts <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abstracts of accepted papers will be available in a digital book of abstracts, which will be an integral part of conference materials upon participants&#8217; arrival and registration.<\/p>\n<p>The application form and abstract submission form can be found at the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScsuW7WtVOpiHsaLP8eIO2ykhrWurVDzFWENAN_Wc7BwM4dZw\/viewform\">Registration for the Conference \u201cWhat Kind of Upbringing and Education Do We Want?\u201d \u2013 English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The abstract should contain a brief content of the paper with a stated goal, the most important results and conclusions that will be presented at the conference (from 1,000 to 2,000 characters including blank spaces).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the abstract in Croatian and English, it is necessary to submit up to five keywords in both languages, which are not listed in the title.<\/p>\n<p>Peer-reviewed papers that receive a positive review will be published in a thematic issue of the journal Acta Iadertina, indexed in the Scopus database. Other papers will be published in a professional monograph in digital form. Before publishing, all papers will undergo a double-blind review process.<\/p>\n<p>Papers can be submitted in either Croatian or English.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/10\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/10\/Picture1.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/10\/Picture1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/10\/Picture1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2026\/10\/Picture1-724x1024.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Third International Scientific and Professional Conference WHAT KIND OF UPBRINGING AND EDUCATION DO WE WANT? &nbsp; Organizer Department of Pedagogy, the University of Zadar Co-organizers Center \u201cStjepan Mati\u010devi\u0107\u201d of the University of Zadar The Klaipeda University (Lithuania) The Aleksand\u00ebr Moisiu University Durres (Albania) Braganca Polytechnic University (Portugal) The Agency for Vocational Education and Training &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Home&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conference.unizd.hr\/odgoj3eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}