Call for Contributions

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Types of contributions

We welcome submissions related to the conference theme—Critical Pedagogies · Changing Perspectives · Crossing Boundaries—and the following sub-strands:

There are two types of conference contributions:

Full research or scholarly papers (refereed paper)

• Full paper of 3000 words is refereed (double blind review)
• 300 word abstract
• Full paper is included in the official publication of the conference proceedings
• 30 minutes allocated for presentation, including question and answer

Research or scholarly papers should describe empirical studies or theoretical work related to current issues in any sector of education. The paper should be relevant to the conference theme and suitable for an international audience. Full papers will be blind reviewed by at least two reviewers appointed by the Conference Executive Committee.

Showcase presentations (refereed abstract)

• 300 word abstract is refereed
• 30 minutes allocated for presentation, including question and answer

Showcase presentations should describe successful and/or innovative approaches to teaching or learning in contexts and settings relevant to an international audience. Alternatively, presentations of research work where session feedback is useful to the presenter are also appropriate. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Executive Committee.

Authors and showcase presenters are asked to refer to the Review Criteria for details.

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Timeline of events

Key dates for full research or scholarly paper presentation (refereed paper):

June 2009	Call for contributions opens
1 September 2009	Closing date for abstract submission
15 October 2009	Authors notification of acceptance of abstracts
1 December 2009	Closing date for submission of full paper for review process
15 January 2010	Authors notification of outcome of review process [All authors have been notified. If you have not received your notification email, please email us at 2010conference@tp.edu.sg]
15 February 2010	Conference registration of author to be completed Closing date for submission of final version of accepted paper

Key dates for showcase presentation (refereed abstract):

June 2009	Call for contributions opens
1 December 2009	Closing date for abstract submission for showcase presentation
15 January 2010	Presenters notified of outcome of abstract review process [All presenters have been notified. If you have not received your notification email, please email us at 2010conference@tp.edu.sg]
15 February 2010	Conference registration of presenter to be completed

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Guidelines

Submissions are accepted on the basis that at least one presenter must register and attend the conference.

All contributions should be original, comply with copyright law, and be consistent with the guidelines relating to format and presentation.

Authors are asked to refer to the Guidelines for Authors for full research and scholarly papers.

Abstracts for full papers and showcase presentations must be submitted online and further notifications will be done via email.

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Abstract submission

Abstract submission for full papers and conference presentations is now open.

Full paper abstracts
Closing date: 1 September 2009 (Now closed)

Showcase abstracts
Closing date: 1 December 2009 (Now closed)

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Conference presentations

Full papers or showcase presentations that are accepted will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation, including question and answer. In each room, the following will be provided:

Hardware

Software

We advise you to bring a copy of your presentation on a memory stick/thumb drive. All presentations will be pre-loaded prior to the beginning of the session.

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