CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2009 AORE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – 5^th Anniversary

At the 23^rd Annual

Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference

Minneapolis, MN, November 5-7, 2009

ABSTRACTS DUE: Monday, May 4, 2009 to Raymond Poff at raymond.poff@wku.edu

Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2009 AORE Research Symposium, the 5^th anniversary of the event. The symposium provides an international forum for scholarly exchange relevant to outdoor recreation, education, and leadership. Abstracts should present quantitative and/or qualitative research findings -or- conceptual/theoretical discussions pertaining to outdoor recreation, education, or leadership techniques and methods; outdoor recreation behavior; or advances in research methods. Applied and theoretical submissions are encouraged. Research studies to be completed by September 1, 2009 or scholarly discussions may be submitted. Only data that have not been previously published or presented at another professional conference should be submitted. Papers are presented either as formal paper presentations or as posters. All abstracts receive the same blind review without consideration of presentation format. Abstracts for both types of presentations are included in the “Conference Proceedings and Research Symposium Abstracts.” Questions regarding the Research Symposium should be addressed to Raymond Poff at raymond.poff@wku.edu or (270) 745-2498. Student attendance and submissions are strongly encouraged.

ABSTRACTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL AS A MICROSOFT WORD FILE (.DOC) IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

Cover Sheet: This page precedes the 1-2 page abstract and should include:

1. Title of the abstract.

2. Principal author’s name, degree, institutional or organizational affiliation, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and summer contact information (June 1^st to Aug. 31), if different from above. It is assumed that, unless otherwise specified, this person will make the presentation if the abstract is accepted.

3. Full name, degree, and institutional or organizational affiliation of all co-authors.

4. The author’s preference for presentation format. Indicate one of the following: (a) poster only; (b) prefer poster but would do formal presentation; (c) prefer formal presentation, but would do poster; (d) formal presentation only. Note: Reviewers are not aware of the stated presentation preference. This information, in conjunction with time and space limitations, is used by the symposium chair when establishing the final schedule.

Abstract:

1. Two pages maximum including all discussion, tables, and figures. Abstracts exceeding this page limit may not be reviewed. A reference list is required if citing sources and may extend onto a third page if necessary. References should follow APA 5th edition guidelines.

2. Use 12-point font and one-inch margins on sides, top and bottom of 8 1/2″ by 11″ page with single spaced lines.

3. Abstracts should have a clear title above the first line of text, with no information about the author(s).

4. Use appropriate subheadings. Abstracts reporting empirical studies should contain subheadings identifying an introduction, methods, results, and discussion with a component addressing implications pertinent to the profession. Abstracts reporting conceptual and theoretical discussions should also have an effective set of subheadings.

INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ABSTRACTS ACCEPTED:

1. Following the blind peer review, the symposium chair will make final decisions about acceptance, but typically adhere to the recommendations of the reviewers. Abstracts may also be rejected due to time and space limitations, ineffective development of the 2-page abstract, or weaknesses in the study itself.

2. All individuals who submit an abstract will be notified via e-mail of acceptance/rejection by June 30th. Authors whose presentations are accepted must submit a revised abstract (pending reviewer comments) via e-mail by Aug 3rd.

3. Presenters must register for the Conference of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education; registration information will be posted on the AORE website, www.aore.org. Please note: all expenses associated with attending and presenting are the responsibility of the presenter(s). AORE does not provide funding to presenters.

4. AORE reserves the right to reproduce and distribute abstracts of all presentations in a conference proceedings publication. AORE does not preclude subsequent publication of the presentation (same version or an extended version) by the author(s) in a journal or other publication.

1. You will be notified of the date and time of your presentation after the full conference schedule has been established. Typically, formal presentations are allotted 15 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for discussion. The poster session will be scheduled for about two hours. Poster preparation guidelines will be distributed to authors.
   

Associate Professor, Recreation Administration
Executive Director, WKU American Humanics (Nonprofit Administration)

Managing Editor, Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (www.ejorel.com)

Dept. of Physical Education and Recreation
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd #21090
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1090
Phone (270) 745-2498 Fax (270) 745-3592