Call for papers

Call for papers has now closed. Stay tuned for a program update in the coming weeks on the Speakers & Program page of the website.

IMPORTANT DATES

Academics and researchers are invited to opt for peer review of their paper by submitting it for consideration of publication in the Australian Journal of Environmental Education (AJEE). Conference papers will form the basis of a Special Issue based on the Conference’s theme - Creating Our Next Courageous Steps.

CONFERENCE THEMES and TOPICS

Environmental sustainability is a whole system responsibility. We are seeking conference presentations that exemplify and enable courage to take the next step on our Environmental Education/ EfS journey. All participants, presenters and displayers will be asked to reflect upon and take actions towards taking that next step throughout the conference.

Next Steps 2012 invites papers and interactive workshops focussing on the following;

Towards ecological balance

• Contributing to courageous economic, political and social decision making.

• Encouraging personal and collective action.

• Facilitating behavioural change towards sustainability.

• Contributing to our ability to encourage interconnection of humans and the environment; a whole-of-ecosystems approach.

Education for sustainability

• Systems thinking - connecting environmental, economic, social and political systems.

• Tools for creative positive futures.

• Engaging groups and individuals in ecological sustainability.

• Planning, policies, evaluation and reporting.

• Leadership and partnership building.

• EfS in Early Childhood.

• New research, curriculum initiatives and case studies.

• The Australian Curriculum.

Reducing our ecological footprint

• Critical thinking and reflection.

• Strategies to reduce human consumption.

• Innovative responses to sustainable resource management (water, energy, materials, waste).

• Efficiency and conservation.

Exploring the social dimension of sustainability

• Voice of youth.

• Student centred leadership.

• Creative use of social media.

• Indigenous perspectives.

• Engaging and incorporating diverse perspectives.

• Behaviour change - encompassing and building upon dissent.

Integrating sustainable practices through all social systems

• Building new partnerships - formal education sector, business and industry sector.

• Capacity-building strategies.

• Green business opportunities.

Abstract submission:  Information for papers, interactive workshops and roundtable discussions

Before commencing your abstract submission

• Abstracts submitted for presentation will be published exactly as received and should be checked for spelling and grammar prior to submission.
• Submission of an abstract implies the author's/ authors' agreement to the publishing of the abstract in the Conference program and on the website.
• The person submitting the information must be one of the presenters.
• Where there is more than one presenter all correspondence will be sent to the person who submitted the abstract.
• If you are submitting more than one abstract, a separate submission must be made for each one.
• When completing the online Abstract Information Page the presenting authors must indicate the preferred method of presentation.
• The Conference Papers Committee (CPC) will be responsible for evaluating abstracts.
• Every effort will be made to accommodate the author's/authors' presentation preference, however the CPC reserves the right to allocate the presentation to best suit the program.

Presenting authors must register to attend the conference for a minimum of one full day of the conference on which they are presenting.

Academics and researchers are invited to submit papers that exemplify and enable courage to take the next step on our Environmental Education / Education for Sustainability (EfS) journey.

Publishing Presentations

Presenters are offered three options if they wish to have their work published as part of the conference:

1. Submission to the Australian Journal for Environmental Education – you will need to contact the editor via the National AAEE website and it will be subject to that review process.
2. Conference Proceedings - articles for peer review can be submitted and subjected to review by a select editorial committee, and will be published and made available as an online resource after the conference.
3. Conference Presentations – presentations of non-peer reviewed articles, stories and PowerPoints will be collated and made available as an online resource after the conference.

Content and Format

Please complete the abstract template, which will assist you in formatting, structuring and naming your abstract correctly. Authors unable to submit online should contact the Conference Secretariat to make alternative arrangements.

Please choose which of the following presentation forms best suits your material:

Presenters can opt for peer review of their paper by submitting it for consideration of publication in the Australian Journal of Environmental Education (AJEE) which is now published by Cambridge University Press. Conference papers will form the basis of a Special Issue based on the Conference’s theme - Creating Our Next Courageous Steps.

For further information about submitting your papers to the Journal see http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=AEE

• Do NOT alter the structure/formatting of the template. Simply click and enter your title and abstract where instructed. (If you alter the structure/formatting of this document your submission will not be processed correctly.)
• A form for each abstract must be completed via the online form.
• Abstracts must clearly state the objectives and outcomes of the proposed presentation.
• Abstracts are not to be more than 250 words.
• The title is clear and concise and limited to 120 characters.
• Please choose from one of the 4 Presentation Formats (above). The committee will seek to allocate your presentation with your selected format, but we cannot guarantee this.
• A short biography of the author must be included (maximum 100 words).
• All authors should be listed, followed by the author's organisation and state.
• The name of the presenter must be underlined, e.g. Elizabeth Smith, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), ACT; Terry Brown, Latrobe University, VIC etc.
• Use one return between paragraphs.

Abstract Submission

Call for papers is now closed.

Final program streams will be adjusted as necessary depending on current topics and in line with the range of abstracts received. Programme updates are available on this website.

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