58th Annual Conference of the
Comparative and International Education Society
Theme: Revisioning Education for All
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada
March 10 - 15, 2014
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Early bird submission deadline: October 4th, 2013
Final submission deadline: October 25th, 2013
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) is pleased to announce its 58th Annual Conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, in Toronto, Canada from March 10-15, 2014.
This year’s conference theme, “Revisioning Education for All”, is intended to provide our scholarly community with an opportunity to critically and comparatively reflect on the history, contemporary issues and future of the EFA movement in a global context marked by rising social and income inequality within and between nations and shifts in the global balance of power. Is EFA the right frame, the right social imaginary, for global and national education goals? Or is it a frame that has outlived its utility and relevance? Critics have argued that EFA is meaningless if it does not address equity of learning outcomes and bridge widening inequality of access to higher levels of learning. Some view EFA as too tightly tied to traditional models of schooling, outdated in a time of massive technological innovation. Others are intent on adding new, highly prescriptive learning goals into a post 2015 vision for EFA. More broadly, EFA has been viewed as a Western effort to legitimate economic globalization – providing little more than a bandage on more grievous forms of social injustices within and across nations. Yet others note that the EFA agenda has played an important role in one of the most rapid expansions of access to schooling in modern history.
CIES Toronto will provide a unique opportunity to reflect on EFA during the final months leading up to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. We will ask conference participants, including researchers, representatives of global institutions, civil society, and education practitioners, to explore the adequacy and future of EFA, moving us beyond the historical focus on access to basic schooling. Our goal will be to spark new conversations about inequality, inclusion and innovation both inter-nationally and within nations and about global governance in education.
We also encourage scholars of other levels of education – from early childhood through to adult education and tertiary level learning, as well as those interested in learning outside formal educational systems - to share their views on a reinvigorated framing of the “education for all” concept.
Proposal Dates and Categories
With the above in mind, the CIES 2014 Conference Committee invites you to submit proposals in the following categories:
- Individual papers
- Individual posters
- Group poster sessions
- Group panel sessions
- Workshops
New this year, we are seeking proposals for posters sessions – groups of individual posters organized on a common theme, topic, question, method etc., and presented as part of a group session. Common at AERA, this is a highly effective way of presenting a joint book or research project in which there are multiple sub-projects or parallel chapters being produced. Group poster sessions may include a brief introduction by the session proposer.
All proposals should contribute to the advancement of theory, practice, methodology or fieldwork in comparative and international education.
The early bird deadline is October 4th, 2013. The
final deadline for all submitted proposals is October 25, 2013. Proposals should be electronically submitted through the CIES online submission system, and comply with the requirements detailed in the guidelines below. Proposals that do not comply with these requirements will not be considered for inclusion in the program.
CIES membership is required to present at the Conference. If you are not currently a member of CIES, please take a few minutes and become a member.
I) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL POSTERS
Proposals for an individual presentation or poster should be 500-750 words in length and should include the following information even if the results, findings and/or conclusions are still preliminary at the time of submission:
- Objectives or purposes of the paper.
- Main perspective or theoretical/conceptual framework used.
- Analytical methods, research design, or modes of inquiry.
- Data sources or evidence.
- Results and/or conclusions.
- Significance of the study to the field of comparative or international education.
When you submit your individual proposal, you will be asked to indicate your preferred format (poster/presentation); the Conference Committee will make every effort to honor your first preference but due to the quantity of submitted proposals, you may be assigned your second choice.
While a paper session offers the opportunity to present your paper alongside that of 3-4 co-presenters, poster sessions can be a highly effective way of presenting a larger research project allowing you to interact with a larger number of researchers in an informal and dynamic fashion.
Individuals may only submit ONE proposal*, including to any of the following sessions:
- a session in the general conference program; or
- a session organized by a CIES Standing Committee (Gender and Education, New Scholars, or Under-represented Racial, Ethnic and Ability Groups); or
- a session organized by a CIES Special Interest Group (SIG).
* Please note one exception: Individuals submitting a proposal to the New Scholars Dissertation Mentoring Workshop may also submit a proposal to the general pool, to another Standing Committee OR a SIG. See also “Participation Limits” below for further details.
To find out more about a Standing Committee or the 20 SIGs, please visit the CIES website at http://www.cies.us/committees.shtml (see sections on Standing Committees and Special Interest Groups)
II) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR GROUP PANEL AND GROUP POSTER SESSION PROPOSALS
Proposals for group panel OR poster presentations should include the following information for the review process:
1. A 500-750 word summary of the overall panel or poster session proposal, which should include the following information:
- Title of the panel OR poster session.
- Objectives and main questions to be addressed in the panel or poster session.
- Main perspectives and/or theoretical/conceptual frameworks
- Importance of the panel/poster session to comparative/international education or the conference theme
- Description of how the session will be structured
2. A 200-250 word description of each individual presentation OR poster, which includes the following information:
- Objectives or purposes of the paper/poster
- Perspective or theoretical/conceptual framework
- Analytical methods, research design, or modes of inquiry
- Data sources or evidence
- Main results and/or conclusions
- Significance of the presentation to the overall panel topic
3. A list of the panel members including their institutional affiliations and contact information.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR A WORKSHOP PROPOSAL
Each Workshop proposal should include the following information:
1. A 750-word summary describing the objectives of the workshop, the target audience, instructional goals, and planned workshop activities.
2. A list of the names and institutional affiliations of the instructional staff.
3. A list of equipment or room set up requirements.
GENERAL POLICIES
a) Membership. CIES membership is required to present at the CIES 2014 Conference. If you are not currently a member of CIES, please take a few minutes and become a member.
b) Participant attendance requirement. All authors of accepted papers and all participants in panel sessions are expected to attend the CIES conference and be present at the scheduled session. If an emergency or other circumstance prevents an author from attending the CIES Meeting, s/he should immediately notify the CIES 2014 Conference Committee (CIESconference@gmail.com) and program Chair.
c) Participation limits. To allow as many conference attendees to present as possible:
- Individuals may submit only one proposal for an individual, poster or panel presentation.
- An individual may appear as a presenter only once in the final program, with the exception of special invited sessions, presentations, or for New Scholars Dissertation Mentorship Workshop participants. Another exception can be made for those who are listed as non-presenter in multi-authored papers or as another invited role, such as: discussant, non-presenting session chair or participant in special events.
- To avoid duplication of presentation content, individuals with multiple roles may not present the same material in different sessions. For example, if your paper is accepted at the Dissertation Mentoring Workshop, you will not be able to present the same paper for an individual or panel session.
- Final decisions on the limits to individual participation in the annual meeting will be made at the discretion of the program committee.
d) Equipment. Standard presentation equipment (LCD and overhead projectors and PowerPoint-equipped PCs) will be available for all sessions. Presentation slides and electronic materials must be formatted to be compatible with PC / Microsoft Windows. Presentations must be saved to your own personal "memory stick" and be ready to upload prior to your presentation.
e) Proposal review and selection process. All submitted proposals will be peer reviewed by experienced scholars and advanced doctoral students in the field of comparative/international education. Acceptance notifications will be sent in late November, 2013.
Questions? Email CIESConference@gmail.com.
