Guidelines for Submission
We are inviting individual or co-authored paper submissions that will be informative and relevant, informed by theory and/or empirical research, and which encourage opportunities for intellectual engagement.
The language of the conference is English, so abstracts and papers should as a general rule be written and delivered in English.
Abstracts
Abstract proposals should be no more than 400 words in length and may include the following elements:
- purpose or objectives;
- perspective or theoretical framework;
- methods, techniques, or modes of inquiry;
- data sources, evidence framework; and,
- results, conclusions, and/or implications.
(Proposals for papers that are still in progress and have not, at the time of submission, reached final conclusions or research findings, are also welcomed.)
Working Groups
At the time of submission, you are expected to indicate the Working Group (WG) you would prefer to present your paper at. You can choose between:
- Working Group 1: Governing and the politics of control
- Working Group 2: The professional between autonomy and control
- Working Group 3: Controlling knowledge(s), curricula, and assessment
- Working Group 4: The digital challenge
- Working Group 5: Envisioning futures and the politics of the commons
- New Scholars Working Group
Thematically-Focused Panels
To further facilitate the grouping of papers and thematic cohesion/relevance we intend to create a number of Thematically-Focused Panels (TFPs) which all have the notion of control in perspective/at their core. If you wish to submit a paper at one of these panels, you are expected to indicate this during the submission prossess. Please choose 'Thematically-Focused Panels' and let the organisers allocate your paper to an appropriate themed session.
It is also possible for colleagues to propose their own TFPs. That is, if you already have a group of three or four papers, which are relevant to the theme of the conference but do not fit in the frame of one of the working groups, you might as well suggest that these papers be grouped together in a thematically-coherent session.
Cross-Thematic Sessions
You can also choose to present your paper at one of the Cross-Thematic Sessions (CTSs). These sessions provide space for papers that are relevant to the broader field of comparative education but that do not necessarily relate closely to the focus in any of the working groups and the main conference theme. At the time of submission you will be given this option, please choose 'Cross-Thematic Sessions'. The organisers will allocate your paper to an appropriate session.
It is also possible for colleagues to propose their own CTSs. That is, if you already have a group of three or four papers, which do not exactly fit into the conference theme, but are relevant to the broader field of comparative education (and/or related fields, e.g. international education policy, multicultural and intercultural education), you might as well suggest that they be grouped together in a coherent session.
Papers and publications
Papers presented at the WGs and recommended by the WG Chairs to the Executive Committee of CESE and the Local Organising Committee, will be considered for publication. Recommended full papers will undergo peer-review (by members of the Executive and Organising Committees) and the selected papers will be published in:
- a thematic book on identities and education; and,
- a special issue on identities and education of the Journal European Education.
Full papers must not exceed 7,000 words including appendices, references and diagrams.
Submission deadlines
- Deadline for abstract submission: 1st March 2024
- Notification of paper acceptance: by 1st April 2024