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Abstract
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Abstract
status notifications will be emailed September 2013. If you
have any questions, please contact DeeJay Garringo, Program
Director, at dj@sswr.org or
703-352-7797, ext. 218.
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THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH
is pleased to announce that its
Eighteenth Annual Conference
Research for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global
Challenges
will convene at the
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
January 15-19, 2014
Submission
Deadline: Tuesday, April 30, 2013,
11:59pm, Pacific Day Time |
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The
Conference Planning Committee of the Society for Society Work
and Research (SSWR) invites submissions for presentations within
all content areas of social work, social welfare services, and
social policy.
The theme for the 2014 conference is “Research
for Social Change: Addressing Local and Global Challenges”.
The most pressing local and global problems in such areas as
health, the environment, and poverty and inequality can be addressed
through innovative solutions. The perspectives of social work
researchers committed to social and economic justice are crucial
to advancing social change. This annual conference provides
the opportunity for social work researchers, educators, practitioners
and policy makers to strengthen the scientific knowledge base
that has significant impact in advancing social work practice
and shaping public policy by addressing local and global challenges.
Submissions for presentations may include individual paper and
poster presentations, organized paper symposia, round-table
discussions, and workshops.
As illustrated in the cluster areas, submissions are encouraged
across all areas of social work. These may span various forms
of research. Preliminary cluster areas are: Adolescents and
Youth Development, Aging Services and Gerontology, Child Welfare,
Crime and Criminal Justice, Gender, Health and Disability, International
Social Work and Global Issues, Mental Health, Organizations
and Management, Poverty and Social Policy, Race, Ethnicity,
and Immigration, Research Design and Measurement, Research on
Social Work Education, School Social Work, Sexual Orientation,
Social Work Practice, Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors,
and Work, Family, and Family Policy.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
The conference will focus on original research that has implications
for practice or policy. Research abstracts are encouraged in
all substantive areas, using scientifically sound qualitative
and/or quantitative methodology. The research may take place
in any country and at the micro, macro, or policy level. You
are invited to submit abstracts for presentations of one of
three types of original research: (1) Oral paper presentation;
(2) Symposium (organized by the applicant) of three or more
papers on the same topic to be presented in the same session;
(3) Poster presentation. Only paper and poster abstracts reporting
completed findings will be reviewed. We urge that studies with
“findings pending” be submitted for future review
after the study is complete.
Abstracts should not be based on research previously published
elsewhere. If applying for a paper or poster presentation, please
submit an abstract of 500 words or less. References are not
required, and if included count towards the 500 word limit.
If applying for a symposium, please submit an abstract (500
words or less) for each symposium paper, along with an overall
abstract (500 words or less) for the symposium session that
describes the symposium theme and its importance. Preference
will be given to symposia that demonstrate cohesiveness across
presentations. Symposia will be accepted or rejected in total,
i.e., abstracts will not be accepted independently.
Abstracts should be submitted in a structured format and include
the following: Background and Purpose: description of the problem,
study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypothesis (es).
Methods: study design, including a description of participants
and sampling methods, data collection procedures, measures,
and appropriate analytic/statistical approach. Results: specific
results in summary form. Conclusions and Implications: description
of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice,
policy, or further research. Note: Image(s) and table(s) are
not permitted in any abstract.
The conference committee also invites abstract submissions for
workshops and roundtable sessions. Workshop and roundtable session
abstracts should include a topic that: (1) adds to the current
knowledge base in social work practice, policy, theory, and
research methodology, and (2) offers clear meaningful implications
for social work research, policy and practice. The topic for
workshop session abstracts should also offer training opportunities
for methodology (study design, sampling, data collection, measurement,
and analysis). If applying for a workshop or roundtable session,
please submit an abstract of 500 words or less that describes
the content and how it will be addressed. For workshops, describe
the pedagogical techniques and for roundtables describe the
topics that will be addressed elaborating on viewpoints and
perspectives which may be discussed.
SSWR seeks to optimize as many people participating in the conference
as possible. SSWR, therefore, limits the number of roles that
participants can play in the 2014 conference. There is a limit
of two (2) presenting-author abstract submissions per person.
This limit applies to these presentation formats: oral papers,
both individual papers and papers within an organized symposium,
posters, and workshops. It does not apply to co-authorship.
Participants may, however, perform additional roles such as
chairing an organized symposium, leading a special interest
group, serving as moderator for a session of grouped oral papers,
and a panelist in a round table session. You DO NOT need to
be a SSWR member to submit an abstract. However, if your abstract
is accepted for presentation the presenter/speaker MUST be a
current 2014 member and register for the conference. This requirement
is applicable to oral paper and poster presenters, symposium
organizers, symposium paper presenters and symposium discussants,
and workshop and roundtable speakers. Co-authors are not expected
to comply with this policy. Coauthors attending the conference,
however, are required to register for the conference.
Peer reviews will be used to select submissions based upon technical
merit and importance of findings. Please note that all abstracts
are to be submitted online using the SSWR online abstract management
system, which will be accessible March 2013.
Questions?
Please contact:
Program Director
DeeJay Garringo
dj@sswr.org, 703-352-7797,
ext. 218
SUBMISSION
Deadline: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 11:59pm PDT
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!
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