KAPSI Announces International Conference onChild Development in Family, School and Cultural Contexts:
With Specific Focus on Asia’s Educational Miracle
Hosted by Educational Research Institute, Inha University, Incheon, Korea
October 28-29, 2006
The Korean Association of Psychological and Social Issues (KAPSI, www.kapsi.or.kr)
announces an international conference on Child Development in Family, School and CulturalContexts: With Specific Focus on Asia’s Educational Miracle, October 28-29, 2006 at InhaUniversity, Incheon, Korea. The goal of this conference is to examine child development andeducational attainment of children and adolescents and the familial, instructional and culturalfactors that contribute to a high level of achievement. It will also examine the costs involved in
the pressure to achieve, such as stress, delinquency and school violence. The conference
encourages interdisciplinary participation and discussion. The main objectives of the conference
are as follows:
1. To examine the factors that explain the high educational attainment of Asian students,
contributing to Asia’s Educational Miracle.
2. To critically examine existing psychological and educational theories and to discusspossible theoretical and conceptual elaborations.
3. To examine the role that family, school, community, society and culture play inpromoting the high achievement of students.
4. To examine the cost of the pressure to achieve, especially for those adolescents who are
not able to be high achievers and who suffer from psychological and social problems.
5. To examine those adolescents who engage in problem behaviors, becoming either a bully
or a victim of school violence and those who engage in truancy, delinquency, or drop outof the school system.
We will also examine background and contextual factors that contribute to the understandingof academic achievement, school violence and problem behaviors:
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To examine socialization practices and parent-child relationship.
To examine peer relationship and social support network.
To examine the role of teachers and schools.
To examine diverse teaching methods, curriculum and a school environment that
promotes curiosity, creativity and achievement.
5. To examine counseling and preventive programs for problem and delinquent behavior.

Finally, the conference encourages interdisciplinary dialogue and participation by addressing
the above issues from psychological, social and cultural viewpoints. Although the theme of thisconference focuses on Asia, we would like to explore factors that facilitate or impede educational
attainment and quality of life globally and from a life-span perspective:
1. To examine healthy human development throughout an individual's life-span.
2. To examine factors that promote health and quality of life.
3. To examine development trajectories, community integrity, career selection andachievement in organizational settings.
4. To examine positive aging and social integration.
5. To examine social change, fertility rate and the value of children.
The conference will become a forum for establishing the Asian Association of Educationaland Developmental Psychology and for launching the Asian Journal of Educational andDevelopmental Psychology. We will also collaborate with the Asian Association of Social
Psychology to explore the possibility of establishing a larger umbrella organization, tentatively
named the Asian Association of Psychology. We hope to become the third force in psychology
and become a counterpart to the American Psychological Association and the European
Federation of Psychologists’ Association.
Site of the conference
The conference will be held at Inha University (www.inha.ac.kr/english), Incheon, South
Korea (http://english.tour2korea.com). Incheon is the third largest city in South Korea, located40km west of Seoul.
Structure of the Conference
The conference will consist of keynote presentations, invited addressees, symposia, paper
sessions and poster sessions. Keynote and invited speakers will be given 30 minutes for theirpresentation, oral presenters will be given 20 minutes, and two hours will be devoted to the postersession.
Interested participants should submit a 150-word abstract, which includes title, author andinstitutional affiliation, along with the registration form. For symposium submissions, please
include a 100-word introduction, list of participants and abstracts of the participants. Thedeadline for submission is September 15, 2006.

Registration
The registration fee can be paid on site. The fee includes program, book of abstracts, twolunches, two dinners, snacks, beverages, cultural shows and a 2-year membership in the Asian
Association for Education and Developmental Psychology.
Fee structure$150 Economically developed nations (per capita income over $10,000 US)$100 Economically developing nations (per capita income less than $10,000 US) and students* Registration fee can be waived for participants from economically developing countries
on request.
Accommodation
$120
$60
$50

Five-star Ramada Songdo Hotel(located 10 minutes drive from Inha University by shuttle bus)
Three-star hotel (near the university)
Inha University Guest House* Accommodation can be provided for participants from economically developing countries uponrequest.
Optional Tours of Seoul: Monday, October 30
On Monday October 30, a tour of Seoul is scheduled. The tour will include the National
Museum, Gyeongbok Palace, a stroll through the Insadong area (traditional Korean arts and craftsdistrict) and traditional dinner and show at Korea House (www.lifeinkorea.com). Cost is $50,
which includes transportation, boxed lunch and dinner.

For further information, please contact Uichol Kim, Professor, College of Business
Administration, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea.
Tel: +8232) 860-7815, 860-7816. FAX: 8232) 876-7815. E-mail: uicholk@chol.com,uicholk@yahoo.com, uicholk@inha.ac.kr.

List of International Keynote and Invited Speakers* Korean keynote and invited speakers will be included in the next circular.
I. Factors influencing educational attainment
Gian Vittorio Caprara, Italy
University of Rome “La Spienza”

Longitudinal analysis of achievement in Italy

Allan Bernardo, Philippines
De La Salle University

The social and moral dimensions of academic achievement
goals: Insights from Philippine research

Ramesh Mishra, India
Barnaras Hindu University

Education in India and challenges of traditional Sanskrit
schools

Tsingsan Li, China
Beijing Normal University

School and achievement in China

II. Socialization, Development Trajectories and Education
Chang Lei, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Parenting behaviors and beliefs and child social andacademic adjustment

Lutz Eckensberger, Germany
University of Frankfurt

Moral development and action psychology

Tri Setiono, Indonesia
University of Padjadjaran

Child development and achievement in Indonesia

Gang Zheng
Academia Sinica, China

Developmental trajectories of adolescents in China

III. Cognitive Factors: Self-Concept, Motivation, Attribution and Goal-Setting
Kit-Tai Hau, Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong

Advances and empirical evidences in academic
self-concept research

Gabriele Oettingen, USA
New York University

Goal-setting, self-regulation and achievement

Wen-Ying Lin, Taiwan
Fo Guang University

Analysis of academic achievement and cognitive
development of adolescents in Taiwan

Koyo Yamamori, Japan
Action research to foster self-regulated learning abilities
The National Institute forfor students
Educational Policy Research of Japan
Yukiko Muramoto, JapanOkyama National University

Achievement, attribution and the role of the self and group

Ying-yi Hong, USA
University of Illinois – UC

Development of achievement motivation across cultures

IV. Role of Teachers, School and Community in Promoting Achievement and Creativity
Michio Yoshida, Japan

Human relations training program for teachers in Japan

Waseda University
Ai-Girl Tan, Singapore
Nanyang Technological University

Cultivating creativity for the teachers

Toshi Sasao, JapanInternational Christian University

Creating a safe school environment in Japan

Chongdae Lin, China
Beijing Normal University

Cognitive development, creativity, and academicachievement

Tomoyuki Yasuda, Japan
Waseda University

Sense of community and achievement goal orientation:
Building bridges between community and educationalpsychology

V. Educational Achievement in Cultural Context
Kwok Leung, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong

Understanding the cultural basis of achievement

Shahrenaz Mortazavi, Iran
Shahid Beshesti University

Factors influencing educational attainment in Iran

Noriani Noor, Malaysia
Malaysia Islamic University

Women and education in Malaysia

Kwang-Kuo Hwang, Taiwan
National Taiwan University

Confucianism, relationalism, and achievement

Tsingsan Li, China
Beijing Normal University

School and achievement in China

VI. Educational Achievement: Cross-Cultural Approach
Catherine McBride-Chang, HK
Chinese University of Hong Kong

New directions for literacy achievement in Asia:
A cross-cultural approach

Chi Yue Chiu, USA
University of Illinois – UC

Role of Multicultural Experiences in Creativity

Ming Ming Chiu, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Equality of Learning Opportunities: How resources,
distribution inequality, and biases toward privileged
students affected achievement in 41 countries

Jin Li, USABrown University

How culture influences children's learning beliefs ofChinese, Chinese-American, and European-Americanchildren

VII. Problem Behavior, Bullying and School Violence: Assessment and Treatment
Kenji Kamaguchi, Japan
University of Tokyo

Problems of adjustment to school in Japan

Peter K. Smith, UK
University of London

The nature of school bullying and violence: Intervention
and prevention

Shiori Sumiya, Japan
Joetsu University of Education

Factors influencing school adjustment, learning motivation,and basic academic abilities: Lessons from the results oflongitudinal surveys in Japan

Junko Tanaka-Matsumi, JapanKwansei Gakuin University

Problems related to pressure to achieve in Japan

Rosnah Ridzwan, Malaysia
University of Malaysia Sabah

Educational attainment and counseling in Malaysia

VIII. Health and Well-being
Susumu Yamaguchi, Japan
University of Tokyo

Concept of control, relationship and subjective well-being

Luo Lu, Taiwan
National Central University

Culture, self, stress management and subjective well-being

Vivienne Lewis, Australia
University of Canberra

Body image, learning and healthy social and psychologicaldevelopment in Australia

Michelle Yik, Hong KongChinese University of Hong Kong

Emotions and its effect on achievement

IX. Life-span development and quality of life
Ariel Knafo, Israel
Value similarity between generations: Theory and evidence
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem from multiple perspectives
Ruey-Ling Chu, Taiwan
Academia Sinica

Human relationship and achievement in Taiwan

Ramadhar Singh, Singapore
National University of Singapore

A new value of social responsibility

X. Ageing and Quality of Life
Sik-hung Ng, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong

Positive aging

Hiroko Akiyama, Japan
University of Tokyo

Longitudinal analysis of ageing in Japan and USARegistration Form
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Registration fee*: Please select one(((() $150: Economically developed nations (per capita income over $10,000 US)) $100: Economically developing nations (per capita income < $10,000 US) and students) Request waiver of registration fee (economically developing nations and students)) Keynote or invited speaker* Can be paid on site
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Tours of Seoul
On Monday October 30, a tour of Seoul is scheduled. The tour will include the National
Museum, Gyongbok Palace, a stroll through the Insadong area (traditional Korean arts and crafts
district), and traditional dinner and show.
() $50: Includes transportation, boxed lunch and dinner

Please send the registration from to Uichol Kim, Professor, College of Business
Administration, Inha University, 253 Yonghyun-dong Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea.
Tel: +8232) 860-7815, 860-7816. FAX: 8232) 876-7815. E-mail: uicholk@chol.com,
uicholk@yahoo.com, uicholk@inha.ac.kr.