Topics include all aspects related to student outcomes. A contributed paper may be theoretical, methodological, case study, or presentation of a research report. While final results may not be in hand at time of submission, the proposal should show that the project is in a mature stage. The presentation of a single topic which requires the participation of several discussants. The proposal should describe the topic and the contributions or perspectives to be offered by each panelist.
Focused dialogues are special opportunities to share specialized information with colleagues.
Topics and dialogue leaders are selected in advance with the dialogue leader giving an overview of research developments in the topic area. An abstract of 250 words must be included with all proposals and include names, position titles, organizational affiliation. The abstract will appear in the printed program book as submitted if the proposal is accepted. The proposal should be no more than 1,000 words. Return to Toronto '97 page.