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On behalf of State University of Malang, as the Postgraduate Director, I am very pleased to be able to welcome you most cordially at the meeting of the first International Conference on Education. The conference was organized by Graduate School, State University of Malang. Conference organizers have put excellent scientific and social programs that encompass the latest research findings, and provide an opportunity to expand collaboration and friendships among conference participants.

Papers presented at this conference and included in proceeding covers current issues in the field of education, vocation, arts, language, science, and social sciences under the conference theme: Education in the 21^st Century: Responding Current Issues. The aims of this conference were to address current issues related to problems and development, to discuss creation and use of knowledge, to present case studies and analysis from different perspective and context, and to stimulate changes for delightful education. The information and empirical evidence presented herein should help to expose and accelerate new possibilities for future research and provide talented young researchers to grow up with new thoughts to help them improve their academic capacity.

Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to keynotes speakers, Dr. Antonino Giambrone from York University, Toronto Canada, Dr. Nasser Salaheldein Mansour from University of Exester, United Kingdom, Prof. Dr. Siusana Kwedju from State University of Malang, Dr. Mohd. Rizal Bin Palil from University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Dr. Christian Hoffman from Goethe Institute, Germany who so generously make this event come together smoothly, and we couldn't have done it without you. The editors deserve special thanks for their excellent endeavors in reviewing and preparing manuscripts for publication. I would like to thank for the presenters for their willingness to share their latest research and ideas. Without their efforts, this conference would not be possible. Keep up productive discussion.

Finally, the richness of knowledge, research findings, and some experiences are presented in this event. We know that our work has not been completed by this conference. We are already planning the second international conference in 2017. We see conferences as one way to build knowledge, to share experiences, to network and to open space to new, different and challenging ideas. Therefore, we will make the conference as an innovative event which is challenging both for the participants and also for the organizers.

We hope you enjoy Malang.

Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sudana Degeng

Director Graduate School, Universitas Negeri Malang

FOREWORD (CONFERENCE CHAIR)

When the graduate school decided to conduct the International Conference on Education in 2016, we started to discuss the theme for accommodating  many topics in education.  And  we came up with the theme Education in the 21^st Century: Responding to Current Issues. And since that time, we worked  to make it happen. Many people involved to support the committee, one of them are our beloved students who worked in daily basis to compile the abstracts and full papers that came from many places and countries and arranged many things needed to make the conference ran smoothly. In this way, I saw the conference became an arena for preparing our students to learn academic  conference earlier  before they participate in other conferences in other places.

As  the annual conference, the year 2016 was the first.  Previously, the Graduate School had also conducted international conferences but not annual conferences.  This time many presenters came to participate, and most of all we were so glad that many college students and graduate students also attended and presented their paper in this conference.  And personally, I would like to say that this academic conference enhanced  the academic  atmosphere  among the participants.

Hopefully, the proceedings that we publish on line will be a reminder for all participants about the messages and academic atmosphere  that had been felt and shared during the conference.  And for all participants, presenters, and authors  of  full papers,  on behalf of the graduate school, I would like to express our deep gratitude for shaping  this conference and proceeding become real and memorable.

My gratitude also extends to the Rector and Director of Graduate Program and all program coordinators of  Graduate School, State University Malang for entrusting me to be in charged as a conference chair. Also I would like to thank  for all supports from Journal of Humanities Education & Journal of Science Education, both published by Graduate School.  Finally, this proceeding was the work of many people, so it is the success of all us.

Malang 2017

Imanuel Hitipeuw

Chair