Call for Papers - Proposal Submission Form

With this form you can submit your proposals in response to the Call for Papers for the UK and Ireland Higher Education Institutional Research Conference 2011 at Kingston University, London.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to 21st February 2011.

For any technical question about, or problem with, this web form please contact the conference planning team at

Personal Information

Firstname
Surname
Institution
Email AddressConfirmation of your proposal will be sent to this email
Country

Co-Author(s)Does the proposal have any co-authors

1. Co-Author Name
Co-Author Institution
Co-Author Country

2. Co-Author Name
Co-Author Institution
Co-Author Country

3. Co-Author Name
Co-Author Institution
Co-Author Country

Proposal

Title
Tracks

Please tick one or more tracks for your proposal

Accountability and Engagement: Moving beyond Performance Indicators and Quality Assurance

Supporting decision makers: Planning, Policy and Management

Institutional Research in action: Tools, methods and capacity building

Enhancing student experiences and measuring outcomes

Looking forward through Institutional Research

SessionFind out more about the session types

Abstract

Please could you provide a brief abstract summarising your proposal (max 100 words). Any text in excess of 100 words will not be included in your abstract. The abstract should clearly indicate the core idea of your paper and highlight the focus of your presentation.

100

Outline

We would be grateful if you could prepare an outline of your proposed contribution to the conference by completing the electronic form below. The outline should not exceed 500 words (not more than three A4 pages in total) and should include text under each of the following headings:

1. Introduction and session structure (50 words)

2. Background and context – including reference relevant policy and research literature (75 words)

3. Relevance to track theme(s) (50 words)

4. Methodology or research approach (100 words)

100

5. Key findings related to existing research and practice or expected outcomes (for workshops) (100 words)

100

6. Implications for research and practice i.e suggestions for further research and changes to practice (75 words)

7. Conclusions (50 words)

Categories and Keywords

To help conference delegates choose sessions that most closely match with their interests, we would be very grateful if you could select one or more categories for your proposal that you feel indicate the nature of your proposed contribution to the conference

Publication of Papers (online and/or print)

The HEIR network would like to publish papers, presentations and posters presented at the 2011 conference on the dedicated conference website which will be available to all registered delegates. Papers, written on the basis of the accepted proposal, should be 2,000-5,000 words in length and will made available to participants online, thereby eliminating the need for handouts. The absolute deadline for submission of these papers is 27th May 2011. Papers should be submitted by e-mail to: . More information on this process will be provided in the acceptance e-mail.

The HEIR Planning Group is currently investigating options for disseminating selected papers more widely through a special edition of a journal, or an edited book. More information about the structure of these papers and the wider dissemination strategy will be included in the 'notification of acceptance'.