CITAD 8 is the ERME Topic Conference ETC 25

Research praxeologies in

the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic

Presentation

The Anthropological Theory of the Didactic (ATD) currently plays a prominent role in international research in didactics. Since 2005, seven international conferences have been organised in different locations of Spain and France.

Like the preceding ones, this conference brings together researchers interested in the ATD and aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Establishing an updated overview of the results and progress in the ATD with regard to both basic research and the development of education systems, including teacher education
• Developing a research programme around the most relevant open problems, either related to difficulties affecting education systems, or the development of didactics as a scientific discipline
• Identifying and studying the specific problems raised by the extension of the ATD’s conceptual and methodological tools to other fields

This 8th conference will also be an opportunity to further engage in the theoretical and methodological debate by discussing the research praxeologies developed within the framework of the ATD. Contributions are thus expected to highlight the research praxeologies mobilised, explaining the uses of ATD concepts and tools. In so doing, CITAD8 will provide an opportunity to collectively examine questions such as: What does doing research within the ATD involve?  What are the praxeological characteristics of the research conducted within the ATD?

CITAD8 is organised around 3 main axis:

Axis 1: Society and the curriculum problem: enquiring and questioning works

Coordinators: Annie Bessot, Julia Pilet, Pedro Nicolas, Carl Winsløw (IPC liaison).

Axis 2: Society and the curriculum problem: enquiring and questioning the world

Coordinators: Michèle Artaud, Pierre Job, Nathan Lombard (IPC liaison), Yves Matheron, Tomás Ángel Sierra.

Axis 3: The professions

Coordinators: Thomas Hausberger, Caroline Ladage (IPC liaison), Gaëtan Planchon, Avenilde Romo Vazquez.

Doctoral students’ seminar

A seminar (Marianna Bosch, IPC liaison) devoted to the presentation and discussion of doctoral projects with PhD students and experienced researchers will be organised on the first day of the conference.

All participants will have the opportunity to attend the PhD seminar.

Official language of the conference

To promote the internationalisation of CITAD, the plenary sessions will be held in English. The organisers call on all participants to write and deliver their communications in this language. Nevertheless, as in previous conferences, oral or poster communications in French or Spanish will be welcome. Organisers will do their best to make this trilingual organisation an enriching and profitable experience for all participants.

Location

Centre de recerca Matemàtica (CRM) :  https://www.crm.cat/

Campus de Bellaterra

Edifici C

08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)

Tel +34 93 581 1081 - Fax +34 93 581 2202

How to reach the CRM : https://www.crm.cat/contact/

Registration to the conference

Registration to the conference will be open from 6 October 2025 to 19 December 2026, with coffee breaks, lunches and conference dinner included.

From 6 October 2025 to 7 December 2025 the registration fee is 250 €.

From 8 December 2025 to 19 December 2026 the registration fee is 350 €. 

A link has been sent to those participants that have been accepted for a contribution talk or a poster 

GRANTS for registration and accommodation available, you can choose the relevant option during the registration process (deadline to apply: November 7, 2025).

Accommodation 

In the links

 https://www.crm.cat/accommodation-suggestions/ 

and

https://www.crm.cat/on-campus-and-bellaterra-accommodation/

you can find accommodation information. The hotel located in the Campus were the conference will take place is 

https://www.eurostarshotels.co.uk/exe-campus.html

Dates and deadlines 

 Contact : citad8@sciencesconf.org