Abstract Submission
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTThe MEDIA LITERACY CONFERENCE, co-hosted by the Media Education Association and the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media once again offers an important forum and interdisciplinary networking space for teachers, academics and policy-makers engaged in developing media education in a variety of contexts. The conference will feature keynote speakers with international profiles in media education and discussion panels, along with an strand of research papers.
The International Journal of Learning and Media and the Media Education Research Journal may invite presenters to submit papers after the conference for review.
DEADLINES
- MAY 31ST 2011: Submission of abstracts and thematic panel proposals.
- JUNE 30TH 2011: Notification to the authors regarding acceptance, based on double blind review.
- From JULY 1st to AUGUST 31ST 2011: Possibility for submitters to amend their abstract online.
- SEPTEMBER 1ST 2011: No further changes will be allowed after this date and your abstract will be considered as final.
RULES FOR SUBMISSION
Before submitting your abstract, please read the Conference programme notes on Breakouts: Research Sessions here.
Only abstracts submitted via the online form will be sent to the Abstract Review Committee for review. Abstracts submitted by fax will not be accepted. If you do not have access to the internet please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Papers could include the following themes (you will be requested to select the most appropriate topic for your paper):
- Creativity and digital technologies
- Youth culture and children's culture
- Pedagogy and classroom practice
- Media education and cultural/educational policy
- Theory and practice in media teaching
- The history and future of media education
- Media education and media research
- Assessment and evaluation in media education
- Media education and literacy
- International developments in media education
PAPER SUBMISSION
Abstracts should be presented as 250 word summaries of the paper to be presented, with four key words, names and affiliations of authors and correspondence details for the lead author. Abstracts should describe the aims and focus of the paper, the research methodology and main arguments.
THEMATIC PANEL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
In the case of thematic panel proposals, chairs should gather abstracts (3-4 per panel, max 250 words each) and submit these with an overall rationale (max 250 words). Rationale and each abstract should be submitted separately, but you will be asked to insert the title of the thematic panel.
Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees will be scheduled for presentation and included in the Abstract CD Rom.
Please contact the Secretariat if you have not received confirmation that your abstract has been submitted.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
Before you begin, please prepare the following information:
- Your contact details (the "proposer"):
- Email address
- Full postal address
- Phone number
- Author and co-authors' details:
- Forenames and last name
- Affiliation details: department, institution
- Email address
- Abstract title
- Abstract text (maximum number of words: 250 per abstract)
- Topic (to be selected from above list)
- Four key words
No tables, graphs or images can be included in the abstract.
All abstracts must be submitted and presented in clear English with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication. If you need help, please arrange for the review of your abstract by a colleague who is a native English speaker, by a university scientific publications office (or other similar facility) or by a copy editor, prior to submission.
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