Submissions are welcome in three formats: symposium, paper and poster. Abstracts are submitted electronically by uploading them to the conference website. A participant may be a first author of no more than two papers. A participant may act as a chairperson of a symposium once and as a discussant once. The number of co-authorships is not limited. One paper (presented either at a symposium or a thematic session) or one poster may have no more than five authors.

 

Symposium sessions are organised and facilitated by a chairperson; the discussant is also nominated by the chair. A symposium is scheduled for one-and-a-half hours and consists of three or four presentations followed by feedback from the discussant and an open discussion with the audience. Symposium proposals, including paper abstracts, are submitted by the chair. The review results will only be sent to the symposium chair, who in turn should inform the presenters. Symposium contributors (chairpersons, discussants and presenting authors) should register for the conference before submission.

Submit a symposium abstract (2,000 to 3,000 characters including spaces) with information on the aims of the symposium, its scientific and educational relevance, and a brief description of the symposium papers. Also, submit an abstract for each individual symposium paper, detailing the

• (1) aims,
• (2) theoretical framework,
• (3) methodology/research design,
• (4) results and findings, and
• (5) theoretical and educational significance of the research to be presented.

 

Papers are organised by the Scientific Programme Committee into thematic sessions. These sessions are moderated by a chair appointed by the Committee. Paper sessions are scheduled for one-and-a-half hours, usually with four or five presenters, each followed by a discussion with the audience. The author presenting the paper should register for the conference before submission.

Submit an abstract detailing the

• (1) aims,
• (2) theoretical framework,
• (3) methodology/research design,
• (4) results and findings, and
• (5) theoretical and educational significance

of your research.

 

Posters may be presented in sessions organised by the Scientific Programme Committee. These sessions are moderated by a chairperson appointed by the Committee. The author presenting the poster should register for the conference before submission.

Submit an abstract detailing the

• (1) aims,
• (2) theoretical framework,
• (3) methodology/research design,
• (4) results and findings, and
• (5) theoretical and educational significance

of your research.

 

The abstract is a short summary of the material you wish to present (2,000 to 3,000 keystrokes). Proposals will be reviewed by at least two referees appointed by the Scientific Programme Committee, following the review criteria.

 

Suggestions for the abstract

• The abstract will form the basis for the referees’ assessment. It is a proposal written to the referees containing all the significant details of the study.
• The abstract should not contain any information that would identify the author (e.g. self-citation, and author’s name and affiliation). Abstracts with this information will be rejected by the Scientific Programme Committee, and there will be no option for re-submission.

 

To submit a proposal, log in to the conference site using the e-mail address and password you used to register for the conference. Once logged in, you may upload your proposal under the “Submissions” menu.

 

When submitting your proposal, you will be asked to specify the following:

• (1) the title of your presentation,
• (2) the name(s) of the author(s), e-mail address(es) and affiliation(s),
• (3) 2 to 3 keywords which best represent your proposal,
• (4) the abstract, and
• (5) the type of paper/poster (empirical or theoretical);
• (6) if you wish, you may name the grant or organisation funding your research.