European Research Network About Parents in Education

ERNAPE 2009

7th International Conference of the

European Research Network About Parents in Education

MALMÖ UNIVERSITY

MALMÖ – SWEDEN

AUGUST 26th – 28th , 2009

Full Paper Submission Form

(to accompany the full paper and be submitted electronically not later than

April, 15th 2009 at )

A. Your contact details

Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Prof):
Surname:
Name of Institution:
Address of Institution:
Postcode:
Country:
Email:
Telephone (with code area):
Fax (with code area): / First name:

B. Contact details for the other contributors

Please extend the list as necessary. Only names listed here will appear against the abstract in the programme.

Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Prof):
Surname:
Name of Institution:
E-mail: / First name:
Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Prof):
Surname:
Name of Institution:
E-mail: / First name:

C. Paper contributions selection process:

Contributions will be selected by the Conference’s Steering Committee and the Conference Scientific Committee. Selection will take into account the following criteria:

·  Relevance of the paper to the objectives of the Conference

·  Contribution to the existing knowledge and innovative character

·  Accuracy of the objectives

·  Accuracy of the research methodology and design

·  Scientific quality of the results

·  Relevance of the conclusions

·  Practical educational value.

Notes:

·  For full papers to be included in the Conference Proceedings at least one of the authors should register before the Advance Registration closes (May 1st, 2009).

·  Every author is allowed to participate in three papers at the most.

D. Guidelines for submission of full papers

Layout:

·  Text will be written in English, in single space, font Times New Roman, size 12, Word format.

·  Title will be written in font Times New Roman, size 14, bold capital letters.

·  Text should have a minimum length of 6 pages and a maximum length of 10 pages (all inclusive).

·  Margins left, right, up and down all 3 cm.

·  Abstracts will contain no more than 200 words and will include basic information of the study’s theoretical background, objectives, research methodology and design, results and conclusions.

·  Citations and references will adapt to APA guidelines.

·  Images and tables should be correlatively numbered and will be presented in separate pages. They must be sent with the format the authors want them to appear within the text, together with indications as regards their position in it. It is advisable not to include notes and, if so, they should come at the end of the paper on a separate page.

References:

The references included in the text should be accompanied by the date of the edition consulted, as follows: (Davis, 2002); if a concrete paragraph is quoted: (Davis, 2002, p.89); if the name of the author is part of the text: “Davis (2002)”; if there are three or more authors, the first time they are mentioned: (Bruner, Goodnow and Austin, 1956), and in the subsequent references: (Bruner et al, 1956); if several studies are mentioned at the same time, the alphabetical order will be kept (Bruner, 2001; Snow, 1977). Special attention will be paid to ensure that all authors and works cited and only these appear in the references section.