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4th International Conference
22-24 June 2007, University of Stirling

Submitting an Abstract (closed)

Dear Colleagues,

We have had a very good response to the call for papers for the 4th CRLL conference The times - they are a-changin': researching transitions in lifelong learning and have accepted some 120 proposals. However, we are interested in receiving just a few more in two sub-themes ONLY: transition to the third age and inter-cultural transitions.

If you would still like to submit an abstract within these themes, send to crll@stir.ac.uk by no later than 31 January. We will respond within one week if you meet this deadline. Details of submission requirements are found below; all other dates in the original call will still apply.

Best wishes,

Professor Mike Osborne
Chair of conference organising committee

We welcome submission of abstracts for individual papers or symposia which are focused on one or more of the Conference themes. These may include reporting on research in progress or completed research, methodological issues, theoretical issues or conceptual issues. We particularly welcome papers which have a comparative dimension.

Abstracts should indicate:

the nature of the paper, for example, whether it is a report on completed research, work in progress, an analytical or discussion paper
the issues the paper raises
the relationship of the paper to other literature, research etc
the approach to the topic, and where relevant an outline of methodology, sample etc
conclusions and recommendations

Abstracts should be of about 500 words. The working language for the conference is English. Abstracts must be submitted electronically (Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word) no later than Monday 23 October 2006. Please send to:

Fiona Mayling (Conference Secretary)
T: +44 (0)1786 46 7946
F: +44 (0)1786 46 6131
E: crll@stir.ac.uk

Proposals must clearly state:

the theme for which the abstract is submitted
full name(s), job title(s), place(s) of employment, postal, telephone, fax and email address(es) of proposers

Abstracts will be reviewed and contributors will be notified regarding acceptance of their papers by 24 November 2006. Each paper will be allocated 35 minutes in duration. Presentations should be no longer than 25 minutes, leaving at least 10 minutes for discussion and questions. Completed papers should be no more than 4000 words. All published papers will have been subject to an anonymous, full refereeing process. Deadline for submission of full papers is 2 April 2007. Details of submission will be circulated with acceptance of abstracts.

Conference registration will be required for papers to be included in the conference proceedings.

The deadline for abstract submissions has now expired. No more submissions will be accepted. Thank you to all who made a contribution.