2012 Annual Conference- July 8-11, 2012

Key West, Florida

Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude:
Discovering the Keys to Innovation in Leadership Education

QUICK LINK TO CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission Deadline: March 2, 2012

Presentation proposals are being solicited under SIX tracks:  Research Papers, Practice Papers, Roundtable Discussions, Poster Session, Symposium for Emerging Research, & Case Writing Competition.

1.     Research Papers:  Authors will share the results of qualitative &/or quantitative research efforts, or a review of the literature examining a specific leadership theory, context, or a prescribed leadership education strategy. Research proposals should reflect innovative & cutting-edge research, which has been completed at time of submission. Research paper proposals are limited to 12 pages, single-spaced with double spacing between paragraphs.  This length is inclusive of tables & figures and excludes references. Suggested heading/sections would include:

·       Introduction

·       Literature Review

·       Methods

·       Findings

·       Recommendations/Implications

·       Conclusions

2.     Practice Papers: This track explores an innovative leadership project, program, or practice, &/or creative teaching methodology related to leadership education. It is imperative that the foundation of the paper be linked to the body of knowledge supporting the field of leadership education.  In order to be considered, practices identified in submissions must have been utilized before the proposal is submitted & the results of the practice experience should be shared within the paper. Practice paper proposals are limited to 12 pages including figures, & references.  They should be single-spaced with double-spacing between paragraphs.  If appropriate, up to 6 additional pages of handouts, scenarios, student instructions, or other materials supporting the teaching practice or project can be included as appendices.  Suggested heading/sections are:

·       Introduction (including learner objectives)

·       Background (including connection to leadership or pedagogical theory/literature)

·       Description of the practice (including lesson plan if applicable)

·       Results/experience with project/lesson to date

·       Recommendations/Implications

·       Appendices

Exemplary practice papers will be considered for the Educator’s Showcase.  This is an interactive, experiential learning session, where presenters demonstrate the practice for conference attendees & provide an explanation of the practice & learning outcomes within a 30-minute time allotment

3.     Roundtables: Facilitators & field specific experts are asked to facilitate small, informal discussions about a topical area of leadership education.  Roundtables allow attendees to discuss & share ideas with each other on a topic of shared interest with the aid of a facilitator.  Examples of past roundtable discussions have included, but are not limited to accreditation of leadership programs, leadership in student affairs & transformational leadership learning opportunities.  Roundtable proposals linked to the conference theme of innovative leadership education practice & scholarship are encouraged.  Roundtable proposal submissions should include the following section headings & are limited to 2 pages, including tables, figures, and references.  Submissions should be single spaced with double-spacing between paragraphs.  Suggested headings/sections would include:

·       Introduction (including learner/participant objectives)

·       Background (including connection to leadership literature/theory)

·       Means for Discussion/Interaction

·       Foreseeable Implications of Discussion (including links to Conference theme)

·       Recommended next steps / actions

4.     Poster Session: This track provides an excellent forum for authors to present their work in an informal and interactive setting. Posters are ideal for presenting speculative, late-breaking results, or for giving an introduction to interesting, innovative work. Posters are intended to provide authors & participants with the ability to network with other like-minded leadership educators & engage in discussions about the work. Poster proposals are limited to 2 pages, single-spaced with double-spacing between paragraphs including tables, figures, and references. Suggested heading/sections are:

·       Introduction

·       Background (including connection to leadership or pedagogical literature/theory)

·       Description of the program, research, or methodology

·       Results to date

·       Conclusions/Recommendations

5.     Symposium for Emerging Research: This poster session is designed for new or developing undergraduate & graduate student researchers. This poster session provides undergraduate & graduate scholars an opportunity to share ideas for research efforts or lines of inquiry with leadership education scholars from interdisciplinary fields & receive feedback about the ideas.  Proposals will be accepted from undergraduate & graduate students only.  Proposals must follow the requirements for the Poster Session (previously listed) & include suggested headings/sections.  The selection committee understands that there may be little or no results to date.

6.     Case Writing Competition: This new session aspires to stimulate the creation & sharing of effective & innovative teaching cases that highlight leadership concepts. The competition is open to both teams & individuals, including both student and regular members of ALE.  Top submissions will be selected for an interactive conference presentation within a 30 – 40 minute time allotment. In addition, the selected case writings will be shared with ALE members as part of a new case study database, & the authors will be invited to publish the case narratives with the Journal of Leadership Education.  For more details, copy & paste the following URL in your browser: http://www.leadershipeducators.org/Blog?mode=PostView&bmi=684166

All proposals must include an Author Information Page with the following information, in the order listed, numbering each item. This author information page is separate from the manuscript/proposal.

1. Name of author(s), title, organizational affiliation, mailing address, email address, & daytime phone
2. Title of proposal
3. Specific Presentation track (Research Paper, Practice Paper, Poster Session, Roundtable Discussion, Emerging Scholars Symposium, or Case Writing Competition)
4. Description/abstract of the session.  This should be approximately 50 words in length and will be listed in the conference program.
5. Biographical profile of the presenter(s). This should be approximately 50 words in length and will be listed in the conference program.
6. Upon acceptance, authors may have their manuscripts printed in the ALE Conference Proceedings. Please indicate your willingness to have proposal printed in conference proceedings.
7. Should you choose to submit a paper proposal, please indicate your willingness to have your like proposal considered for the poster session in the event it is not accepted for presentation (Roundtable proposals should omit this step).

Formatting

1. Proposals should be prepared in MS Word (DOC or DOCX) or Adobe (PDF) format
2. Use Times New Roman or Calibri 12‐pt font
3. Set all margins at 1”
4. Single-space the proposal but double-space between paragraphs, headings and text, tables, etc.
5. Tables and figures should be inserted into the manuscript/proposal of the text at or near first mention of the table or figure in the manuscript/proposal
6. Center and bold section headings
7. Number all pages of the proposal document
8. Prepare a separate Author Information Page including name of presenter(s) and contact information, title, presentation track, abstract, and biographical sketch. This document will be uploaded separately from the proposal document via the online submission. 
9. So that proposals can be blind reviewed, author identifying information is not to appear within the proposal document
10. Page limitations are noted in the details for each category track. Proposals exceeding the page limitations will not be accepted. The Author Information Page is not counted as part of the page limitation guidelines
11. Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition), except as modified above
12. For further formatting information see the sample document posted at http://www.leadershipeducators.org.

Online Proposal Submission - Due March 2, 2012 @ 11:59pm EST

Proposals are to be submitted electronically via the ALE website at: http://www.leadershipeducators.org/Submit 

Acceptable file formats are MS Word (DOC or DOCX) or Adobe (PDF).

Authors will upload two separate documents:

1. Author Information Page
   In the Author Information Page, author identifying information is included. Please follow the formatting instructions as listed above.
2. Proposal document
   In the proposal document, all author identifying information is removed as much as possible, including author-identifying document properties. This submission requirement helps facilitate a blind review of all proposals and authors are responsible for following these instructions.
   

Please provide a response to all items in the online submission. Upon successful submission of the proposal, the following message will appear:

“Thank you for submitting your proposal for the 2012 ALE Conference. Your proposal is being processed and will undergo a blind-scholarly review by the ALE reviewers. Decisions of acceptance will be made by May 1, 2012.”

For specific questions regarding Research Papers please contact track coordinator Dr. Summer Odom at summerodom@tamu.edu 

For specific questions regarding Practice Papers please contact track coordinator Dr. Barbara Altman at altman@ct.tamus.edu

For specific questions regarding Roundtables, Posters or Symposium for Emerging Research please contact track coordinator Dr. Laura-Ann Migliore at lamigliore@email.phoenix.edu

For specific questions regarding the Case Writing Competition please contact track coordinator Dr. Eric Kaufman at Ekaufman@vt.edu

Notes:

1. Proposal authors will be notified of acceptance decisions no later than May 1, 2012
2. No more than one presentation in each presentation track will be accepted for each lead author
3. Authors will receive online confirmation that the submission was received after completing the online submission process via the ALE website
4. Presenters must register for and attend the conference
5. Please see the "Past Conference Proceedings" link on the left of this page for sample manuscripts that have been accepted
   
6. For more information about ALE, past conferences, and conference details, please visit our website at: http://www.leadershipeducators.org/