GIREP-ICPE-EPEC 2017 Conference

Preface

The Proceedings present selected contributions from the international conference GIREP-ICPE-EPEC 2017 conference, which was hosted in Dublin from 3rd to 7th July 2017 by the Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTel) at Dublin City University Ireland. This conference was organized by a collaboration between the International Research Group on Physics Teaching (GIREP); European Physical Society - Physics Education Division, and the Physics Education Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

The theme of this international conference was Bridging Research and Practice in Physics Teaching and Learning and it brought together international researchers and practitioners to share their knowledge and experiences over a week-long programme. A wide variety of topics and approaches, conducted in various contexts and settings, all adding a strong contribution to the field of physics education research were discussed. The GIREP-ICPE-EPEC 2017 conference was attended by 270 international researchers and practitioners representing 48 countries. The scientific programme offer a total of 271 contributions - including 6 invited keynote and 154 oral presentations, 40 symposia (each with four papers), 12 ICT demonstration/workshop sessions and 59 poster presentations. After the conference 95 papers were received on all seminar topics. The articles went through a rigorous process of in a double-blinded peer-review, involving members of the Editorial Board and additional referees in order to guarantee the quality of the content of this contribution. As the result two publications are issued, the book Concepts, Strategies and Models to Enhance Physics Teaching and Learning, published by Springer and GIREP-ICPE-EPEC 2017 Conference Proceedings book, presented here in ten parts.