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.

Esther Prins



ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE
2009 
CALL FOR PAPERS
 
The 50th Annual Adult Education Research Conference
 
National Louis University
Chicago, IL
May 29-30, 2009
 
Pre-Conferences on May 28, 2009
 
 
Deadline for receipt of proposals via e-mail as an attachment:
 
October 1, 2008
 
aerc2009 at yahoo.com
 
Types of Proposals and Sessions

 
Paper Proposals: 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 50
minutes.  Audience participation, as a principle of adult education, is
stressed.
 
Research Roundtable Proposals: 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 50
minutes. Several roundtable discussions will take place concurrently in
the same room with each presenter assigned to a different table. 
 
Symposium Proposals: 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 90 minutes.  Audience participation is encouraged.
 

Guidelines for Submitting Proposals
 

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.
 
All proposals must be submitted via email as a Microsoft Word (v. 6.0 or
higher) attachment to:

 

E-mail:  aerc2009 at yahoo.com
Subject Line:   AERC 2009
 
For technical issues, contact Kimberly Burgess (kburgess at wgu.edu )

 

In the body of the e-mail message, include the following:

 
*         Title of the paper 
*         Contact information for all authors to include, name(s),
address(es), telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es). 
*         Warrant Statement for all proposals: 
 
I [we] warrant that if my [our] paper [roundtable or symposium] proposal
is 
accepted, I [we] will submit a formally written summary for inclusion in
the 
conference proceedings. I [we] agree that the summary will be typed,
single-
spaced, and ____ pages long [two pages for roundtables, six pages for
papers, eight pages for symposia]. 
 
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.
 
For PAPER Proposals: 
 
Submit a two-page abstract, not to exceed 1,200 words.  State the paper
title at the top of the first page 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. Any paper proposal extending beyond the
two pages will be excluded from consideration.
 
Empirical paper proposals should adequately describe: 
 
*         Purpose of the study. What does the study contribute? 
*         Perspective or theoretical framework including relevant
literature. 
*         Research design (including rationale for choice of
methodology, research questions, modes of data collection, and means of
analysis). 
*         Findings and conclusions. 
*         Implications for adult education theory and practice. 
 
Model or theory development paper proposals should address: 
 
*         What practical void or theoretical void will this model or
theory fill with respect to adult education? 
*         What are your bases for proposing this model or theory
(experience, literature, your own empirical research, etc.)? 
*         What are the elements of the model or theory and relationships
among its elements? 
*         What is its relationship to existing theory? 
 
Theorizing from the literature paper proposals 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: 
 
*         What is the purpose of this exploration or application? 
*         What fields of study, disciplinary perspectives, or bodies of
literature are being analyzed? 
*         What are the implications for the development of adult
education theory and practice? 
 
For ROUNDTABLE Proposals: 
 
Submit a one-page abstract, not to exceed 600 words. State the
roundtable title at the top of the first page. Remove all identifying
information from the abstract. A list of references is not required. Any
paper proposal extending beyond the one-page limit will be excluded from
consideration. 
 
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. 
 
For SYMPOSIA Proposals: 
 
Submit a one-page abstract, not to exceed 600 words. Remove all
identifying information from the abstract. A list of references is not
required. Any paper proposal extending beyond the one-page limit will be
excluded from consideration. 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 first page. 
 
Organizers must have the consent of all participants before submitting
the proposal. 
Organizers not wishing to chair the session must indicate a chairperson.
 
Symposia proposals should address the following: 
 
*         What is the controversial issue or topic being addressed? Why
should adult educators care about this matter? 
 
*         What are the competing perspectives (including related bodies
of literature) from which this issue will be addressed? 
*         On what basis does each panelist hold his/her perspective
(experience, literature, one's own empirical research)? 
*         What action plan or policy implications are likely to emerge
from this examination? 
 

Notification and Submission of Papers

 
Authors whose proposals are accepted will be notified of the
specifications for preparing and submitting papers.
 
Papers:  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 March 15, 2009.  Papers received after this date
will NOT be included in the conference or proceedings. 
 
Research Roundtables: 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 March 15, 2009. Summaries
received after this date will NOT be included in the conference or
proceedings. 
 
Symposia:  Only the organizer will be notified 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 March 15, 2009, or the symposium will not be included in the
conference or proceedings.
 
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. 
 
   
AERC 2009 Steering Committee
 
Susan Bracken, North Carolina State University
Kimberly Burgess, Western Governors University
Doris Flowers, San Francisco State University
Esther Prins, Pennsylvania State University
 
AERC 2009 Planning Chairperson
 
Elizabeth Peterson, National-Louis University







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Esther Prins
Assistant Professor and Co-Director
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy ( 
http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute
<http://www.ed.psu.edu/goodlinginstitute> )
Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy ( http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal
<http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal> )

Adult Education Program, Dept. of Learning & Performance Systems
Pennsylvania State University
305B Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0597
814-865-0128 (fax)

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