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On behalf of the Adult Education Research Conference Steering Committee,
I invite you to submit proposals for the upcoming AERC conference. See
details below and in attachment.<br><br>
Esther Prins<br><br>
<br>
<div align="center"><b>ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE<br>
2009 <br>
CALL FOR PAPERS<br>
<br>
<i>The 50<sup>th</sup> Annual Adult Education Research Conference<br>
</i> <br>
</b>National Louis University<br>
Chicago, IL<br>
May 29-30, 2009<br>
<br>
Pre-Conferences on May 28, 2009<br>
<br>
<b> <br>
Deadline for receipt of proposals via e-mail as an attachment:<br>
<br>
October 1, 2008<br>
<br>
<a href="mailto:aerc2009@yahoo.com">aerc2009@yahoo.com</a><br>
<br>
<u>Types of Proposals and Sessions<br>
</u></b></div>
<br>
<b>Paper Proposals:</b> Papers are reports of completed research and will
be published in the conference proceedings. There are three categories
for papers: (a) empirical research, (b) model or theory development, and
(c) theorizing from the literature. The time allotted for each session is
<b>50 minutes. </b>Audience participation, as a principle of adult
education, is stressed.<br>
<br>
<b>Research Roundtable Proposals:</b> Research roundtables provide an
opportunity to informally discuss research in progress and research
issues with a group of participants. A summary will be published in the
conference proceedings. The time allotted for each session is <b>50
minutes.</b> Several roundtable discussions will take place concurrently
in the same room with each presenter assigned to a different table. <br>
<br>
<b>Symposium Proposals:</b> A symposium presents diverse or conflicting
perspectives on a compelling topic or issue that is or should be of
concern to adult education practitioners. A symposium should NOT be
merely a presentation of a related set of papers. Symposia will be
published in the conference proceedings. The time allotted for each
session is <b>90 minutes. </b>Audience participation is
encouraged.<br>
<br><br>
<div align="center"><b><u>Guidelines for Submitting Proposals<br>
</u> <br>
</b></div>
Allow 1-inch (2.5cm) margins and use at least 10 pt type. Please do not
include author names or institutional affiliations in the abstracts.
PLEASE NOTE: Only one proposal per author may be submitted for
review.<br>
<br>
All proposals must be submitted <b><i>via email</i></b> as a Microsoft
Word (v. 6.0 or higher) attachment to:<br>
<div align="center"><b> <br>
</div>
E-mail:
<a href="mailto:aerc2009@yahoo.com">aerc2009@yahoo.com</a><br>
Subject Line: AERC 2009<br>
<br>
For technical issues, contact Kimberly Burgess
(<a href="mailto:kburgess@wgu.edu">kburgess@wgu.edu</a>
) <br>
</b> <br>
<div align="center">In the <b><i><u>body</u></i></b> of the e-mail
message, include the following:<br>
</div>
<br>
· Title of the paper
<br>
· Contact information for
<b><u>all authors</u></b> to include, name(s), address(es), telephone
number(s) and e-mail address(es). <br>
· Warrant Statement for
all proposals: <br>
<br>
I [we] warrant that if my [our] paper [roundtable or symposium] proposal
is <br>
accepted, I [we] will submit a formally written summary for inclusion in
the <br>
conference proceedings. I [we] agree that the summary will be typed,
single-<br>
spaced, and ____ pages long [two pages for roundtables, six pages for
papers, eight pages for symposia]. <br>
<br>
I [we] understand that if this summary is not submitted by March 15,
2009, my [our] presentation will not be included as part of AERC 2009
printed proceedings.<br>
<br>
<b><u>For PAPER Proposals</u>:</b> <br>
<br>
Submit a two-page abstract, not to exceed 1,200 words. State the
paper title at the top of the <u>first page</u> and identify your paper
as (a) empirical, (b), model or theory development, or (c) theorizing
from the literature. Remove all identifying information from the
abstract. A list of references is not required. <b><i>Any paper proposal
extending beyond the two pages will be excluded from consideration.<br>
</i></b> <br>
<b>Empirical paper proposals</b> should adequately describe: <br>
<br>
· Purpose of the study.
What does the study contribute? <br>
· Perspective or
theoretical framework including relevant literature. <br>
· Research design
(including rationale for choice of methodology, research questions, modes
of data collection, and means of analysis). <br>
· Findings and
conclusions. <br>
· Implications for adult
education theory and practice. <br>
<br>
<b>Model or theory development paper proposals</b> should address: <br>
<br>
· What practical void or
theoretical void will this model or theory fill with respect to adult
education? <br>
· What are your bases for
proposing this model or theory (experience, literature, your own
empirical research, etc.)? <br>
· What are the elements
of the model or theory and relationships among its elements? <br>
· What is its
relationship to existing theory? <br>
<br>
<b>Theorizing from the literature</b> <b>paper proposals </b>can be
either explorations based on literature (reviews and/or critiques) or
applications from one field to another that give us new insights about
adult education. The following should be addressed: <br>
<br>
· What is the purpose of
this exploration or application? <br>
· What fields of study,
disciplinary perspectives, or bodies of literature are being analyzed?
<br>
· What are the
implications for the development of adult education theory and practice?
<br>
<br>
<b><u>For ROUNDTABLE Proposals</u>:</b> <br>
<br>
Submit a one-page abstract, not to exceed 600 words. State the roundtable
title at the top of the <u>first page</u>. Remove all identifying
information from the abstract. A list of references is not required.
<b><i>Any paper proposal extending beyond the one-page limit will be
excluded from consideration. <br>
</i></b> <br>
Roundtable proposals will be reviewed based on the importance of the
research or issues they address, their relevance to adult education, and
their potential to generate lively discussion and debate at the
conference. <br>
<br>
<b><u>For SYMPOSIA Proposals</u>:</b> <br>
<br>
Submit a one-page abstract, not to exceed 600 words. Remove all
identifying information from the abstract. A list of references is not
required. <b><i>Any paper proposal extending beyond the one-page limit
will be excluded from consideration.</i> </b>An additional half-page
abstract (maximum of 300 words) from each presenter should provide
details to the symposium abstract. Submit all abstracts with the
symposium title at the top of the <u>first page</u>. <br>
<br>
Organizers must have the consent of all participants before submitting
the proposal. <br>
Organizers not wishing to chair the session must indicate a
chairperson.<br>
<br>
Symposia proposals should address the following: <br>
<br>
· What is the
controversial issue or topic being addressed? Why should adult educators
care about this matter? <br>
<br>
· What are the competing
perspectives (including related bodies of literature) from which this
issue will be addressed? <br>
· On what basis does each
panelist hold his/her perspective (experience, literature, one’s own
empirical research)? <br>
· What action plan or
policy implications are likely to emerge from this examination? <br>
<br>
<div align="center"><b><u>Notification and Submission of Papers<br>
</u></b></div>
<br>
Authors whose proposals are accepted will be notified of the
specifications for preparing and submitting papers.<br>
<b> <br>
Papers: </b>If your paper is selected for presentation, you will be
responsible for submitting a formally written six-page (single-spaced,
typed) paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Such papers
must be received by <b>March 15, 2009. </b>Papers received after
this date will NOT be included in the conference or proceedings. <br>
<br>
<b>Research Roundtables:</b> If your roundtable proposal is accepted, you
will be responsible for submitting a formally written two-page
(single-spaced, typed) summary for inclusion in the conference
proceedings. This summary must be received by <b>March 15, 2009.</b>
Summaries received after this date will NOT be included in the conference
or proceedings. <br>
<br>
<b>Symposia: </b><u>Only the organizer will be notified</u><b>
</b>of the acceptance of a symposium and is responsible for notifying
other participants. If the symposium proposal is selected, the organizer
is responsible for submitting a formally written eight-page
(single-spaced, typed) paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings.
Such papers must be received by<b> March 15, 2009,</b> or the symposium
will not be included in the conference or proceedings.<br>
<br>
Should unforeseen circumstances prevent a symposium participant from
attending, it is the responsibility of the organizer to: (1) find a
suitable replacement and (2) notify the AERC proposal receiver, all other
participants, and discussants involved in the session, to enable them to
have prior access to abstracts of each presentation so they may formulate
their remarks in the context of what the others plan to say. <br>
<br>
<br>
<div align="center"><b>AERC 2009 Steering Committee<br>
<br>
</b>Susan Bracken, North Carolina State University<br>
Kimberly Burgess, Western Governors University<br>
Doris Flowers, San Francisco State University<br>
Esther Prins, Pennsylvania State University<br>
<br>
<b>AERC 2009 Planning Chairperson<br>
<br>
</b>Elizabeth Peterson, National-Louis University<br><br>
<br><br>
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Esther Prins<br>
Assistant Professor and Co-Director<br>
<i>Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
</i>(<a href="http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute</a>)<br>
<i>Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
</i>(<a href="http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal" eudora="autourl">
http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal</a>)<br><br>
Adult Education Program, Dept. of Learning & Performance Systems<br>
Pennsylvania State University<br>
305B Keller Building<br>
University Park, PA 16802<br>
814-865-0597<br>
814-865-0128 (fax)<br>
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