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• Special On-Line Edition of English Studies in Africa Dedicated to Dr. Pippa Stein

  This online publication of English Studies in Africa Vol 49.1, 2006, pays tribute to one of its guest editors, Dr. Pippa Stein, who is also one of the founders of the Africa Research Network on Applied Linguistics and Literacy. Pippa Stein, a much loved and respected colleague, passed away on August 7, 2008, at age 53. An Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Pippa Stein is internationally renowned for her work on multimodality and multiliteracies, powerfully articulated in her 2007 book, "Multimodal Pedagogies in Diverse Classrooms". Her democratic ideals for classrooms have inspired teachers, educators, and researchers around the world. We hope that this Special Edition, entitled English in Education in Africa, edited by Denise Newfield and Pippa Stein, will be of interest and use to teachers and scholars in Africa and the international community, and that it will encourage creativity, communication, and democracy in language classrooms.
   
  We will always remember Pippa with affection and admiration. She is deeply missed by her colleagues, her students, and the Africa Research Network.

  Denise Newfield, University of the Witwatersrand, newfield@iafrica.com
  Bonny Norton, University of British Columbia, bonny.norton@ubc.ca
  Yvonne Reed, University of the Witwatersrand, Yvonne.Reed@wits.ac.za

• International Education Conference Announcement: SACHES

  The Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES) Annual International Conference will be held on 31 October to 2 November 2009, in the picturesque Winelands of the Western Cape at Stellenbosch, South Africa, followed by two days of excursions and educational visits. The Kenton Education Conference follows on the SACHES Conference, 5 to 8 November 2009, making it possible for delegates to attend two consecutive conferences. The SACHES Conference will have a broad theme, the role of key stakeholders in African educational advancement – academia, policymakers, teacher education, teachers unions, education departments, NGOs/CBOs and other civil society structures. The format of the conference will include full length papers, workshops, symposia and poster presentations.

  Further details can be obtained from Prof. Harold Herman by e-mail (hherman@uwc.ac.za and haroldherman@mweb.co.za) or phone/fax: +27-21-855 5577. International scholars and agencies in the fields of Comparative, International, Development Education, History and Sociology of Education are invited to attend and participate. Consult our website: www.saches.co.za

• Uganda: 1st National Intergenerational Literacy Learners’ Conference

  The 1st National Intergenerational Literacy Learners’ Conference organized by the Uganda Rural Literacy and Community Development Association and its partners. Theme: Literacies in Livelihoods and Development: Bridging the Divides. Dates: January 27 – 30, 2009.
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• The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Ford Foundation are pleased to announce a new fellowship to support doctoral students at African universities. The African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) seeks to facilitate more rigorous engagement of doctoral students in research, strengthen their research skills, and provide the fellows an opportunity for timely completion of their doctoral training. The fellowship targets doctoral students with strong commitment to a career in training and/or research. This first call focuses on students whose theses address issues relating to heath systems strengthening in Africa.

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