Description

 
 
 
 
Call for Presentations
XXXIX Annual Conference 2011
The University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas
University
 
Chair, Programme Committee, Ellen Carusetta
Our 39th Annual Conference will be held 29 May to 1 June at The University of New Brunswick.  Members of
CSSE are invited to submit documents relative to their presentation by 10 November 2010 (23h59 Eastern).  
Proposals received after this date will not be considered.
 
Important Dates 
 
10 November 2010 – Deadline for submission of proposals. 
11 November 2010 to 7 January 2011 – Associations and SIGs develop their 
preliminary programme by reviewing the proposals received. 
28 January 2011 (tentative) – Development of programme. 
4 February 2011 (tentative) – Sending of acceptance or rejection of proposal by 
Association or SIG coordinator. 
18 March 2011 (tentative) – Programme placed on CSSE web site. 
28 May 2011 – Preconferences  
29 May ‐ 1 June 2011 – CSSE Annual Conference.  Printed conference programme 
available at CSSE registration desk. 
 
Types of presentations
CSSE encourages the use of participative sessions; the following formats may be used (but not exclusively):  
 
(a) Multiple single-paper Presentation Session is a summary session comprised of several individual
papers followed by audience participation and possible discussant comments; this is the most common
format, as it allows a maximum number of presenters to participate.  These sessions are typically used by
members of the programme committee to organize single presentations received on similar or
related subjects; most papers will be assigned to this format;
(b) Symposium/Panel Session provides for an in-depth examination of specific problems or topics, often
from a variety of viewpoints followed by audience participation.  A variety of formats may be included, for
example, dramatic, visual and musical renderings, panels, and group discussions; organizers should
indicate the chairperson and discussants for this type of session;
(c) Small Round Table Session includes a series of small group discussions each centered upon a
prepared paper by each table organizer;
(d) Poster Session is an informal presentation and discussion featuring the use of graphic or other
multimedia material.
For symposium/panel sessions that are organized with multiple presentations within the session,
each presentation within the session will have the first-author rule applied.
 
Proposal Summary
The summary, three pages with an accompanying reference list, must present specific information based
on the type of proposal being submitted and detailed as follows:  
 
Single Paper, Roundtable and Poster Sessions.  The summary should address the following in the
   
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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 abstract should be between 100 and 150 words.
 
Symposia/Panel Format Sessions.  The summary may be in one of the following two forms:  
• A unified summary of all the papers or presentations that addresses the information requested in  
the preceding instructions for “Paper or Roundtable Sessions;” OR  
• An overview of the session followed by summaries of each individual presentation containing  
(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 abstract should be between 100 and 150 words.
 
Eligibility
1. A presentation may be submitted to only one constituent Association or SIG within CSSE.
2. The submitter of the presentation must be a member of CSSE and the respective Association at the time
of submission and at the time of the conference.
3. Presenters must register for the conference and be prepared to attend the conference and to make their
presentations in person.  In the event of unforeseen circumstances and you are unable to attend, you are
asked to notify the respective coordinator as soon as possible.  Presenters of round table and poster
sessions are requested to bring copies of their presentations or summaries of their projects to the
sessions.  Doing so will enable participants to discuss the topic more effectively.
4. With the exception of graduate students who may be first author for an Association or SIG as
well as multiple CCGSE presentations, presenters are allowed to be first author once per
Association including its SIGs for the entire CSSE conference.  You are allowed to submit different
presentations to Associations and SIGs within CSSE.
5. Graduate students may submit proposals to the general call for presentations and symposiums for the CSSE
conference and they may submit proposals specifically to the Graduate Student (CCGSE—Canadian Committee
of Graduate Students in Education) roundtable and poster session.  Do not submit the same proposal.
 
General Information
i) 75-minute and 90-minute time periods will be used throughout the conference.  Generally there will be
three or four single presentations in a session.  Symposia requiring two consecutive time periods may be
possible, at the discretion of the respective programme coordinator.
ii) Presenters may be requested to act as chairpersons or discussants for other sessions.
iii) Presentation equipment such as LCD projectors and computers are generally provided by the host
university.  It is recommended that authors bring their presentation on a USB drive.  CSSE requests that
presenters be reasonable in their demands for AV equipment.  CSSE cannot guarantee equipment other
than overhead projectors and screens.  CSSE reserves the right to charge presenters for costly demands.
iv) General inquiries should be addressed to the CSSE national office:  Mr. Tim Howard at csse-scee@csse.ca
 
Responsibilities of chairpersons and discussants
The CHAIRPERSON is responsible for monitoring the session.  The success of a session often depends
upon the CHAIRPERSON’s ability to restrict the time of speakers’ presentations and temper the
discussions from the floor in order to allow sufficient time for interaction within the presentation.  Some of
the most important responsibilities of the CHAIRPERSON are to:
   
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 Open the session at the scheduled time and set the context with a few brief introductory remarks;
 Introduce the participants before their presentations;
 Maintain strict time limits for each speaker and discussant;
 Moderate panel or floor discussions; and,
 Adjourn the session in time to allow the room to clear before the next session begins.
 
DISCUSSANTS are to prepare, in advance, appropriate analytical or critical commentaries of the
significance and contribution of the papers presented in a session.  Time constraints on the length of the
discussions are established by the chairpersons.  DISCUSSANTS are under no obligation to comment on
papers they have not received prior to the meeting.
 
Review of Proposals and Criteria
All proposals receive a masked review by at least 2 reviewers who are Association members and who
have presented their work at previous conferences and/or who have published relevant peer-reviewed
research.  Proposals must mask the identity of the author(s).  Citing one’s own work is permissible, and is
often necessary and useful, but authors must be careful to not reveal their identity.  At the discretion of
the respective Association programme coordinators, proposals that provide obvious clues to an author’s
identity may be rejected or returned for revision.  
 
General criteria for review
1. Significance to the field
2. Relevance and soundness of theoretical rationale
3. Rigor of methodology
4. Trustworthiness of results and conclusions
5. Appropriateness of citations grounded in the relevant literature
6. Clarity of proposal
 
Additional criteria for symposia and alternative format sessions  
1. Coherence of the papers or presentations
2. Quality of individual papers or collectively
 
Official language use
The programme indicates the languages of presentation and discussion.  In any given session, the order
of titles reflects the language of presentation.
 
A bilingual session is defined as one in which presentations and discussions occur in either French or
English.  Presenters are encouraged to provide accompanying documentation such as handouts,
overheads, summaries and/or abstracts in both languages.  Discussion moves freely between either
language, French or English, without translation.
 
CSSE New Scholar Fund
The New Scholar Fellowships provide partial support for travel to the CSSE annual conference,
registration, and accommodation.
 
Applicants for Fellowships must be full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professors in Education in an academic
unit in Canada and must submit a copy of their full paper following CJE editorial policy shortly after the
conference for blind adjudication by the CSSE New Scholar Advisory Board.
 
There are two streams:
- single-authored presentations with a word count of less than 7,000 words, and
- multi-authored presentations with the new scholar listed as the first author with a word count between
8,000 to 10,000 words.
 
   
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Names of the CSSE Programme Coordinators:
 
Associations Special Interest Groups 
ACDE (Association of Canadian Deans of Education)
Ted Riecken (Victoria) and Katy Ellsworth (ACDE)
 
CACS (Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies)
Robert Nellis (Red Deer College)
Elizabeth Sloat (UNB)
ARTS (Arts Researchers and Teachers Society) 
John Guiney‐Yallop (Acadia) 
CCPA (Canadian Critical Pedagogy Association) 
Sara Matthews (Wilfrid Laurier) 
LLRC (Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada) 
Tara‐Lynn Scheffel (Nipissing) 
RÉÉFMM (Regroupement pour l'étude de l'éducation 
francophone en milieu minoritaire) 
Marianne M. Cormier (Moncton) 
SERG (Science Education Research Group) 
Jerine Pegg (Alberta) 
CAEP (Canadian Association for Educational
Psychology)
Deborah Butler (UBC) and Sylvie Cartier (Montréal)
 
CAFE (Canadian Association of Foundations of
Education)
Ted Christou (UNB)
CPES (Canadian Philosophy of Education Society) 
David Waddington (Concordia) 
CASEA (Canadian Association for the Study of
Educational Administration)
Bonnie Stelmach (Saskatchewan)
 
CASIE (Canadian Association for the Study of
Indigenous Education)
Rainey Gaywish (Manitoba)
 
CASWE (Canadian Association for the Study of
Women and Education)
Catherine McGregor (Victoria)
 
CATE (Canadian Association for Teacher Education)
Mark Hirschkorn (UNB)
CAREC (Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood) 
Mary‐Louise Vanderlee (Brock) 
PHETE (Physical & Health Education Teacher Education) 
Catherine Casey (Manitoba) 
SSTEP (Self‐Study of Teacher Education Practices) 
Jackie Eldridge (OISE/UT) 
TATE (Technology and Teacher Education) 
Candace Figg (Brock) 
CCGSE (Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in
Education)
Danielle Beckett (Brock)
 
CERA (Canadian Educational Researchers’
Association)
Ruth Childs (OISE/UT)
SIGEM (Education and Museums) 
Maryse Paquin (UQTR) 
CIESC (Comparative and International Education
Society of Canada)
Kumari Beck (SFU)
CERN (Citizenship and Education Research Network) 
Trevor Gulliver (Bishop’s)