Dear Fellow Graduate Students,
The Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) is hosting our 42nd Annual Conference which will be held between May 24 and May 28 at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. Graduate students are invited to submit proposals to the Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) by 27 November 2013 (23h59 Eastern). Proposals received after this date will not be considered.
To ensure a positive conference experience, please read the entire “Call for Presentations” and the “Proposal Submission Primer”. Proposals that do not meet submission requirements will not be considered. Please note: The Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) hold roundtable and poster presentation formats ONLY. Single-paper, multi-paper and symposiums will not be considered within this association. Proposals can be submitted in either the English or French languages.
Description of Formats:
Small Round Table Session includes a small group discussion centered upon prepared paper(s);
Poster Session is an informal presentation and discussion featuring the use of graphic or other multimedia material.
Proposal Summary
The summary must be double-spaced, 11 point or greater, sans-serif font. The summary must be no more than three pages with an accompanying reference list.
The summary must present specific information based on the type of proposal being submitted and detailed as follows:
Roundtable and Poster Sessions.
The summary should address the following in the order specified and as applicable:
(a) purpose;
(b) perspective(s) or theoretical framework;
(c) methods and/or techniques;
(d) data source(s);
(e) results, conclusions and/or interpretations; and
(f) educational importance of the study.
The deadline for submissions is 27 November 2013. CSSE is using the Open Conference System (OCS). Please access the system through the CSSE webpage.
Important Dates:
27 November 2013 – Deadline for submission of proposals.
November 2013 to January 2014 – Associations and SIGs develop their preliminary programme by reviewing the proposals received.
February 2014 (tentative) – Development of programme.
February 2014 (tentative) –Sending of acceptance or rejection of proposal by Association or SIG coordinator.
March 2014 (tentative) – Version of programme placed on CSSE Web site.
May 2014 (tentative) – Revised version of programme placed on CSSE Web site.
May 2014 – Preconferences
24-28 May 2014 – CSSE Annual Conference. Printed conference programme available at CSSE registration desk.
We look forward to seeing you in St. Catharines in May.
Julieta (Sol) Delos Santos