Call For Papers - DEADLINE July 1 2013
Conference Theme: Learning and Teaching in Times of Change
The conference committee and program advisers for the Fifth Asian Conference on Education encourage submissions that consider learning and teaching, and other research disciplines connected to education, and have organized the following sub-themes and streams into which presentations will be arranged:
The conference committee and program advisers for the Fifth Asian Conference on Education encourage submissions that consider learning and teaching, and other research disciplines connected to education, and have organized the following sub-themes and streams into which presentations will be arranged:
Sub-theme: Learning and Teaching in Times of Change
Streams:
Challenges and transformations in times of change
Equity, social justice and social change
Education and social and political movements
Education, post-colonialism and globalisation
Education for sustainable development
Contesting perspectives in learning and teaching
Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications
Educational Change through Technology
Sub-theme: (Inter)cultural communications & understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences
Streams: 'Englishes' and cultural communications
Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education
Languages Education and Applied Linguistics (ESL/TESL/TEFL)
Language Preservation
Linguistics
Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies
Sub-theme: Learning and teaching through changing educational structures
Streams:
Adult, Vocational, Distance, and Professional Learning
Higher education
Primary and secondary education
Educational Vision, Policy, Leadership, Management and Administration
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Economics of Education
Institutional Accreditation and Ranking
International Schooling and Education
Organizational Learning and Change
Professional Concerns, Training and Development
Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability
Student Learning, Learner Experiences & Learner Diversity
Student Affairs
Sub-theme: Disciplines and interdisciplinarity
Streams:
Arts, Drama and Design
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Learning
Music Education
Technology in Learning
Integrative Studies: Working beyond the disciplines
Educational research and Development
Streams:
Challenges and transformations in times of change
Equity, social justice and social change
Education and social and political movements
Education, post-colonialism and globalisation
Education for sustainable development
Contesting perspectives in learning and teaching
Virtual spaces: digital technologies and communications
Educational Change through Technology
Sub-theme: (Inter)cultural communications & understanding: challenging and preserving cultural differences
Streams: 'Englishes' and cultural communications
Bi-cultural, bilingual and bi-national education
Languages Education and Applied Linguistics (ESL/TESL/TEFL)
Language Preservation
Linguistics
Literacy, Language, Multiliteracies
Sub-theme: Learning and teaching through changing educational structures
Streams:
Adult, Vocational, Distance, and Professional Learning
Higher education
Primary and secondary education
Educational Vision, Policy, Leadership, Management and Administration
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Economics of Education
Institutional Accreditation and Ranking
International Schooling and Education
Organizational Learning and Change
Professional Concerns, Training and Development
Special Education, Learning Difficulties, Disability
Student Learning, Learner Experiences & Learner Diversity
Student Affairs
Sub-theme: Disciplines and interdisciplinarity
Streams:
Arts, Drama and Design
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Learning
Music Education
Technology in Learning
Integrative Studies: Working beyond the disciplines
Educational research and Development
Call for Papers
Submission Process
Please note that you are asked to submit only ONE proposal of any kind to the ACE 2013 conference. The deadline for submissions has been extended to July 1, 2013.
Individual Presenter (30 minutes paper/60 minute workshop)
You can submit a proposal to present an individual paper or give a workshop at ACE 2013 under the open call for papers. Please submit through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper or workshop will be scheduled for presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
All papers accompanying accepted proposals will be considered for inclusion in the peer-reviewed conference journal. You will be contacted by one of the editors if your paper is selected.
Virtual Presenter
We understand that some presenters will be unable to make the trip to Japan to present their paper, mainly due to financial and/or political restrictions on travel. ACE 2013 has therefore instituted a virtual presentation system to allow the authors of accepted proposals the same publication opportunities as regular presenters.
You can submit a proposal for virtual presentation under the open call for papers through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference as a virtual presenter. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper will be listed as a virtual presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
All papers accompanying accepted virtual proposals will be considered for inclusion in the peer-reviewed conference journal. We do not allow presentations by video-conferencing but virtual presenters are encouraged to upload a video of their presentation onto the ACE 2013 YouTube conference channel. Information on how to do this will be given to you following registration. Videos should be sent at least one prior to the event to ensure that they can be uploaded in time.
Following the conference you will be mailed a conference pack including a printed receipt and certificate of virtual participation, as well as a printed copy of the ACE 2013 programme.
Panel Organizer (90 minutes)
As the chair/organizer of a proposed panel, you can submit a proposal through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below.
As the chair/organizer of the panel/colloquium, you will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission.
Panels should have at least four participants (including the chair). All the panel/colloquium participants must be listed in the submission, listing the chair or leader as the primary author, and the other presenters as co-authors. Panel organizers are responsible for the arrangement of all the presenters under their proposed topics, and should ensure that all are firmly committed.
Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks. If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Please ensure that you transmit the submission reference number to the other members of your colloquium and invite them to register in timely fashion. Upon payment of the registration fee of ALL PARTICIPANTS your colloquium will be scheduled in the conference programme.
If you, as the panel/colloquium chair, wish to publish a joint paper associated with the panel/colloquium in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
If you and your panel/colloquium members wish to publish separate papers then they will have to register individually with the system and submit their proposals for review.
General Information
Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted by July 1 2013.
All abstracts will be blind reviewed by a voluntary team, and authors will usually be notified of the decision of the reviewers within two weeks of submission. Those who submit near the July 1 deadline will receive confirmation of acceptance or rejection by July 15 2013.
Those who submit on or near the July 1 2013 deadline will receive conformation of acceptance or rejection by July 15 2013.
All accepted authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due by December 1 2013. Selected papers will be considered for inclusion in the ACE Conference Journal. This will be fully refereed in accordance with international standards. The deadline for full conference payment for all presenters is October 1 2013.
IMPORTANT: Authors as Reviewers: A Reciprocal System
Our academic events would not be what they were without a committment to ensuring adherence to international norms of abstract peer review. IAFOR relies on a large number of international scholars from around the world to contribute to a shared vision of promoting and engaging in international, intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue, and if you are taking part in an IAFOR event, then that means you.
As all authors have had their work reviewed by at least two reviewers, in the spirit of reciprocity, similarly we ask that all accepted authors be prepared to review up to three abstracts. If your abstract has been accepted then we will usually contact you within a week with the assignation of up to three abstracts, and ask that you try and review these abstracts within one week.
Proceedings Submission Deadlines
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 1 2013
Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two-three weeks of submitting an abstract
Deadline for full conference registration payment for all presenters: October 1 2013
ACE Conference: October 23-27 2013
Deadline for submission of full papers: December 1 2013
Abstract Submission Process
Acceptance of Abstract: If your abstract is accepted by the review team and you pay the conference registration fee by the specified deadline, your submission will be scheduled in an appropriate session for oral or poster presentation at the conference.
Final Paper Submission Process
If your abstract is accepted for oral presentation, you are encouraged to submit a full paper before December 1 2013 for inclusion in the ACE 2013 Online Conference Proceedings. The full article should be submitted in Word (NOT pdf). Final papers should be uploaded through the submissions system. Please ensure that your paper is ready to go to press by the submission deadline (December 1, 2013), having thoroughly read the paper for errors. If English is not your first language then this is especially important. To facilitate easier processing, reviewing, and publishing all submissions, PLEASE follow this checklist:
- Harvard Style Sheet
-12-point Times New Roman font
- Single-spacing throughout the document
- Double space (instead of indent) to designate a new paragraph or section
- Page numbers at the bottom center of each page
- Top, bottom, and side margins no less than 7/8 of an inch or 2.2 cm
-Cover page that includes title, authors, their affiliations, their contact information, and the topic of the submission
-Title, authors and affiliations repeated at the beginning of the body of the paper
- Manuscript not to exceed 5000 words (excluding tables, figures and references)
-Manuscripts longer than 5,000 words will be returned for editing
-Graphs and visuals can be reproduced electronically
Publication and Licensing Issues
Abstracts and follow-up full articles will be published in a conference proceedings volume to be made available on the Web. Authors retain copyright in their work but through the act of submission to this conference are agreeing to a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License for their work to help ensure continued global access to the work over time. All publications produced for the conference will be openly archived eventually on the IAFOR research archive.
Submission Process
Please note that you are asked to submit only ONE proposal of any kind to the ACE 2013 conference. The deadline for submissions has been extended to July 1, 2013.
Individual Presenter (30 minutes paper/60 minute workshop)
You can submit a proposal to present an individual paper or give a workshop at ACE 2013 under the open call for papers. Please submit through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper or workshop will be scheduled for presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
All papers accompanying accepted proposals will be considered for inclusion in the peer-reviewed conference journal. You will be contacted by one of the editors if your paper is selected.
Virtual Presenter
We understand that some presenters will be unable to make the trip to Japan to present their paper, mainly due to financial and/or political restrictions on travel. ACE 2013 has therefore instituted a virtual presentation system to allow the authors of accepted proposals the same publication opportunities as regular presenters.
You can submit a proposal for virtual presentation under the open call for papers through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below. You will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission. Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two weeks.
If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference as a virtual presenter. Upon payment of the registration fee your paper will be listed as a virtual presentation. If you wish your paper to be published in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
All papers accompanying accepted virtual proposals will be considered for inclusion in the peer-reviewed conference journal. We do not allow presentations by video-conferencing but virtual presenters are encouraged to upload a video of their presentation onto the ACE 2013 YouTube conference channel. Information on how to do this will be given to you following registration. Videos should be sent at least one prior to the event to ensure that they can be uploaded in time.
Following the conference you will be mailed a conference pack including a printed receipt and certificate of virtual participation, as well as a printed copy of the ACE 2013 programme.
Panel Organizer (90 minutes)
As the chair/organizer of a proposed panel, you can submit a proposal through the online system by clicking on the ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM button below.
As the chair/organizer of the panel/colloquium, you will be asked to create your own personal account before you will be able to upload your proposal. You can then return to the system at any time using your user name and password to edit your information and submission.
Panels should have at least four participants (including the chair). All the panel/colloquium participants must be listed in the submission, listing the chair or leader as the primary author, and the other presenters as co-authors. Panel organizers are responsible for the arrangement of all the presenters under their proposed topics, and should ensure that all are firmly committed.
Your proposal will normally be reviewed within two-three weeks. If your proposal is accepted you will be invited to register for the conference. Please ensure that you transmit the submission reference number to the other members of your colloquium and invite them to register in timely fashion. Upon payment of the registration fee of ALL PARTICIPANTS your colloquium will be scheduled in the conference programme.
If you, as the panel/colloquium chair, wish to publish a joint paper associated with the panel/colloquium in the conference proceedings, please ensure that a paper is uploaded through the online system by December 1 2013.
If you and your panel/colloquium members wish to publish separate papers then they will have to register individually with the system and submit their proposals for review.
General Information
Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be submitted by July 1 2013.
All abstracts will be blind reviewed by a voluntary team, and authors will usually be notified of the decision of the reviewers within two weeks of submission. Those who submit near the July 1 deadline will receive confirmation of acceptance or rejection by July 15 2013.
Those who submit on or near the July 1 2013 deadline will receive conformation of acceptance or rejection by July 15 2013.
All accepted authors may have their full paper published in the online conference proceedings. Full text submission is due by December 1 2013. Selected papers will be considered for inclusion in the ACE Conference Journal. This will be fully refereed in accordance with international standards. The deadline for full conference payment for all presenters is October 1 2013.
IMPORTANT: Authors as Reviewers: A Reciprocal System
Our academic events would not be what they were without a committment to ensuring adherence to international norms of abstract peer review. IAFOR relies on a large number of international scholars from around the world to contribute to a shared vision of promoting and engaging in international, intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue, and if you are taking part in an IAFOR event, then that means you.
As all authors have had their work reviewed by at least two reviewers, in the spirit of reciprocity, similarly we ask that all accepted authors be prepared to review up to three abstracts. If your abstract has been accepted then we will usually contact you within a week with the assignation of up to three abstracts, and ask that you try and review these abstracts within one week.
To submit an abstract now, you must first register with our online system.
Please click on the link below:
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
Please click on the link below:
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS SYSTEM: CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT
Proceedings Submission Deadlines
Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 1 2013
Results of abstract reviews returned to authors: Usually within two-three weeks of submitting an abstract
Deadline for full conference registration payment for all presenters: October 1 2013
ACE Conference: October 23-27 2013
Deadline for submission of full papers: December 1 2013
Abstract Submission Process
Acceptance of Abstract: If your abstract is accepted by the review team and you pay the conference registration fee by the specified deadline, your submission will be scheduled in an appropriate session for oral or poster presentation at the conference.
Final Paper Submission Process
If your abstract is accepted for oral presentation, you are encouraged to submit a full paper before December 1 2013 for inclusion in the ACE 2013 Online Conference Proceedings. The full article should be submitted in Word (NOT pdf). Final papers should be uploaded through the submissions system. Please ensure that your paper is ready to go to press by the submission deadline (December 1, 2013), having thoroughly read the paper for errors. If English is not your first language then this is especially important. To facilitate easier processing, reviewing, and publishing all submissions, PLEASE follow this checklist:
- Harvard Style Sheet
-12-point Times New Roman font
- Single-spacing throughout the document
- Double space (instead of indent) to designate a new paragraph or section
- Page numbers at the bottom center of each page
- Top, bottom, and side margins no less than 7/8 of an inch or 2.2 cm
-Cover page that includes title, authors, their affiliations, their contact information, and the topic of the submission
-Title, authors and affiliations repeated at the beginning of the body of the paper
- Manuscript not to exceed 5000 words (excluding tables, figures and references)
-Manuscripts longer than 5,000 words will be returned for editing
-Graphs and visuals can be reproduced electronically
Publication and Licensing Issues
Abstracts and follow-up full articles will be published in a conference proceedings volume to be made available on the Web. Authors retain copyright in their work but through the act of submission to this conference are agreeing to a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License for their work to help ensure continued global access to the work over time. All publications produced for the conference will be openly archived eventually on the IAFOR research archive.
23-27 October Osaka, Japan
