SHAREE Final Conference "Towards Sustainable Futures - Bridging Home Economics and STEAM "

We warmly welcome you to the SHAREE Conference, an international meeting place for researchers, teachers, teacher educators, school leaders, and policymakers who share a common goal: shaping more sustainable futures through education. 

The conference brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on STEAM education, Home Economics, sustainability, inclusive pedagogy, and collaborative policy and project initiatives, highlighting both practical classroom solutions and broader European cooperation and policy frameworks that support systemic change in education.

Why participate? The conference offers a forum for exchanging ideas with international experts, exploring innovative educational practices, and reflecting on how to strengthen learners’ agency for sustainable futures. It also provides opportunities to build partnerships and initiate new projects.

Conference Details and Sub-Themes: 

The SHAREE Conference scientific committee invites contributions that support learning and transformation toward sustainable futures. We invite contributions from the broad fields of Education, Home Economics and STEAM disciplines crossing disciplinary boundaries under the following sub-themes (please select up to two the following):

• STEAM
  • This sub-theme invites contributions on STEAM education that examine pedagogical approaches, learning environments, and practices integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, particularly in relation to real-life contexts and sustainability.
• Home Economics 
  • This sub-theme highlights Home Economics a field addressing everyday practices, wellbeing, and sustainability, food, consumption, housing, craft, family and care. Contributions may emphasise the discipline broadly, or teaching practices/projects that support interdisciplinarity, sustainable futures and agency.
• Education - Early years, Primary, Secondary Education 
  • This sub-theme focuses on education and teaching in early childhood, primary, and secondary education. Submissions may examine age-appropriate pedagogies and classroom practices focused on / integrating Home Economics, STEAM, and sustainability.
  • Abstracts may relate to inclusivity in education, focusing on equity, diversity, and participation. Contributions may explore inclusive pedagogies and practices that support diverse learners within Home Economics, STEAM, and/or interdisciplinary contexts.
• Education - Teacher Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education 
  • This sub-theme invites contributions related to teacher education, higher education, and vocational education. Papers may explore pedagogical innovation, curriculum development, and professional learning focused on / integrating Home Economics, STEAM, and sustainability.
• EU / Policy / Partnerships / Co-operation projects
  • This sub-theme focuses on EU-funded initiatives, policy-driven projects, and national or international partnerships in the field of education. Contributions may examine policy frameworks, collaborative practices, and project-based approaches that support sustainable futures. 

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