Comparative School Counseling

Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)

Comparative School Counseling

3rd International Conference

Sofia, Bulgaria, 26 - 27 June 2023

Learn more about the XXI BCES Annual International Conference

27 – 30 June 2023

Recovering Education

Using the Experiences and Learning Acquired to Build New and Better Education Systems

About the Conference

Conference mission


The mission of this international conference is to develop and establish a new comparative research field that could be called Comparative School Counseling.

Such a research field would:

  • contribute to a better understanding of common features, similarities and differences in school counseling worldwide;
  • support transferring best school counseling practices and innovations between countries;
  • help improving school counseling training programs at colleges and universities; and

  • support the development of policy to support effective school counseling practice.

Prospective participants


This Conference is for:

  • Policy makers
  • Academic staff
  • Researchers
  • PhD students
  • Master’s students
  • School counselors

  • School counselor educators

  • School inspectors

  • Education consultants
  • School principals

  • Teachers

  • Psychologists
  • Social workers
  • Special needs therapists

  • Mediators

  • Policy advocates in NGOs and professional associations

Benefits to participants


The Conference offers the following benefits:

  • Respecting all participants regardless of their race, nationality, personality, origin, sex, religion, occupation, education.
  • Keeping friendly atmosphere and polite communication.
  • Establishing contacts between people from different parts of the world.
  • Providing excellent opportunities for oral presentations and discussions by giving a 30-minute time slot to each presentation.
  • Including abstracts in the Conference Program.

  • Publishing full papers.

  • Awarding Certificates of Participation to all participants.

Sections

Section 1: School Counseling Policies

Section 2: School Counseling Education & Training

Section 3: School Counseling Practices

Keynote Presentations

Keynote presentations will be added.

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr.habil. Nikolay Popov

Sofia University, Bulgaria

Conference Chair

Dr. Lynn Preston

North-West University, South Africa

Chair of Section 1

Prof. Emer. Dr. John C. Carey
International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation in School-Based Counseling

Conference Co-Chair

Prof. Dr. Margarita Bakracheva

Sofia University, Bulgaria

Chair of Section 2

Gergana Sakarski, PhD Student

Sofia University, Bulgaria

Conference Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Vera Spasenović

University of Belgrade, Serbia

Conference Co-Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Thomas

Christ University, India

Chair of Section 3

Program Committee

Prof. Dr. Charl Wolhuter

North-West University, South Africa

Prof. Dr. Mariela Pavalache-Ilie

Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zoltán Rónay

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Victor Martinelli

University of Malta, Malta

Queen Chioma Nworgu, M.A.

London Metropolitan University, UK

Prof. Dr. Joanne Bakos Antrim

Concordia University Texas, USA

Prof. Dr. Gordana Stankovska

University of Tetovo, North Macedonia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Megan M. Krell

Fitchburg State University, USA

Assist. Prof. Dr. George McMahon

University of Georgia, USA

Lisa Filippelli-Moan, M.Ed., M.Spec.Ed.

Thornton Elementary School, Johnston, Rhode Island, USA

Dr. Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu

Focus Learning Support Ltd, UK

Assist. Prof. Dr. Petra Gregorcic Mrvar

Ljubljana University, Slovenia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tim Poynton

University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

Assist. Prof. Dr. Reem K. Abu-Shawish

Qatar University, Qatar

Prof. Dr. Oksana Chigisheva

Southern Federal University, Russia

Our partners

Conference Coordinatorgergana.sakarski@csc-conf.one

XXI BCES Annual International Conference (27 – 30 June 2023)

Recovering Education

Using the Experiences and Learning Acquired to Build New and Better Education Systems