Name, Institution, Country 14 Font

Title

Name, Institution, Country – 14 font

First Level Heading 1

Normal font and text is Arial font 12

Longer quotations (of more than 2.5 lines) should be in a new paragraph, indented by 4 points, with no quotation marks. Do not use underlining (use italics or bold as appropriate). Please note further detailed instructions in writing guidelines.

Normal font and text is Arial font 12

Second Level Heading 2

Normal font and text is Arial font 12

2. Summaries

Summaries will be produced in a separately produced document to enable conference participants to make informed choices about which sessions to attend. Your summary should be of no more than 50 words and must include the following information: title, author, and purpose of the paper. Please send your summary at the same time as your paper but as a separate attachment, in the format described above.

3. Papers, Symposia, Roundtables and Poster Displays

a) Font

Please use Arial font:

•18 pt bold for titles

•14 pt regular for names/institutions/countries

•12 pt bold for first level sub-heading (NO line-space after)

•12 pt italics for second level sub-headings (NO line-space after)

•12 pt regular for text (Use full page -NO columns)

•12 pt regular for endnotes and references. (Please ensure that, if you need to use them, use endnotes NOT footnotes.)

Please make consistently clear what levels your sub-headings are (you should not use more than two levels). Also, try to avoid using too many inverted commas -but if you do need to use them remember to use single marks (‘...’), unless they will appear within another set of single inverted commas in which case use double. If you need to use brackets, use these: (…) not [….] or {…}.

b) Title of Paper

All except the first letter of the title should be lower case (with the exception of proper nouns). Use left alignment – do not centre.

c) Name of author(s), institution(s), country

Leave a 12-point one-line space between the paper title and the name of the author(s).

For consistency, and to reflect the informality of the conference, we do not include titles (e.g. Dr or Professor), degrees or job titles. Your first name should be given (your preference, e.g. Sue or Susan). The name of your institution and country should follow your own name, on the same line. Leave a 12-point one-line space between the line showing name/institution/country and the start of the main text.

d) References

Please use the Harvard system for citations. Make sure that your references are complete and in alphabetical order. Do not include uncited references or further reading.

Remember that the limit of 3,500 words includes all endnotes and references. The editors will not have time to chase missing or incomplete references.

It is important that you follow the format shown below for references (please note the minimal punctuation):

Benn R (1997) Adults count too: mathematics for empowerment, Leicester, NIACE. Fieldhouse R (1994) ‘The Labour government’s further education policy 1945-51’, History of Education, 23, 3, pp.287-299. Johnson R (1998) ‘Really useful knowledge 1790-1850: memories for education in the 1980s’ in T Lovett (ed) Radical approaches to adult education, London, Routledge.

e) Graphs, tables, diagrams, pictures and photographs

These should be avoided as far as possible. If you really do need to use them, please ensure that the appropriate place on the electronic copy is marked (e.g. ‘Insert Fig 1 here’) and submit a separate .gif file containing the graphic. PLEASE DO NOT EMBED ANY FORM OF ILLUSTRATION, SHADING OR COLOUR IN YOUR TEXT.

f) Language style and clarification

Remember that participants from other countries or from sectors different from your own may not be familiar with what you might consider ‘common knowledge’. Please ensure that such background contextual information is adequately explained and that all acronyms and abbreviations are spelt out in full when first used.

Be careful with the use of gender-specific pronouns (he, she) and other gendered words (chairman, manpower, man-months). Use inclusive language (e.g., she or he, s/he, they, chair, staff, staff-hours, person-years) that is gender-neutral.

Explain colloquial language and puns. Understanding phrases like ”red herring” requires a cultural knowledge of English. Please note that humour and irony are difficult to translate.

Use unambiguous forms for culturally localized concepts, such as times, dates, currencies and numbers (e.g., “1-5-99” or “5/1/99” may mean January 5th or May 1st, and “seven o'clock” may mean 7:00 am or 19:00).

g) Line and page numbers, page breaks

Do NOT insert line numbers, page numbers or page breaks. These will be added in the production process as necessary.

h) Length

This is a very important limitation. Given the word constraints given below, you are encouraged to think about the relationships between your paper and your presentation.

It is important to note that typically papers are not expected to be read, and it is fair to assume that given they are relatively short papers, delegates will have had the opportunity to read the paper in advance, and although you might wish to summarise the key points in your paper, there is the possibility that you can use your 20-25 minutes’ presentation to add supplementary material that you could not fit into the paper, or to expand on areas that had to be cut short because of word length.

So whilst writing your paper, consider also how you intend to present it. Typically papers will be matched in pairs on the basis of some common element, and each session will have 1.5 hours for both papers. Each presentation therefore should be approximately 20 minutes, allowing 20-25 minutes discussion for each paper. More detailed advice on presentation is provided on receipt of your paper, but it is worth thinking about this as you write your paper.

Papers

Please pay heed to the 3,500 inclusive word limit. This figure includes references and any endnotes. The editors reserve the right to edit any paper that exceeds this limit and, if significantly excessive, to return the paper to the author for editing within a strict timelimit.

Symposia

Please pay heed to the 7,000-inclusive total word limit. This figure includes references and any endnotes. The editors reserve the right to edit any paper that exceeds this limit and, if significantly excessive, to return the paper to the author for editing within a strict time-limit.

Roundtables

The Roundtable is provided to enable new researchers, including postgraduate students, and those who wish to discuss aspects of work in progress, to do so in a more informal and relaxed context. It is useful for Roundtable papers to indicate the questions the author (s) would like to discuss. An outline paper of approximately 1000 words is required for the Conference proceedings. These should conform to the ‘house style’ for papers.

Poster displays

Please to inform us of the subject of your display and what space you will require.

4. Proof-reading

This is YOUR responsibility. A spell check will be undertaken to ensure consistency of spellings, but otherwise all proof-reading must be done prior to submission. This includes checking the consistency and accuracy of endnotes and referencing. This is a very important aspect of the quality of the proceedings, so please take it seriously. The editors reserve the right not to include any paper which, in their opinion, will reduce the quality of the proceedings.

5. Deadline

An electronic copy of both your paper and summary must be submitted by 5pm on 14th of May 2018 and sent to . Papers received after this date will not be published in the proceedings.

You MUST also have completed your conference registration at this time. Unless this has been received, papers cannot be included in the proceedings.

PLEASE NOTE: It is essential that your paper clearly addresses the conference theme and that it is embedded in research. SCUTREA has established itself as an international conference, and so you can expect to have a diverse audience, and need to bear this in mind. The editors reserve the right not to include any paper which, in their opinion, does not address the theme or meet the requirements of the conference.

Participants who are not familiar with SCUTREA conferences may find it helpful to view the proceedings of earlier SCUTREA conference. All SCUTREA Conference papers can be found at

6. Additional information

If these guidelines are insufficiently clear, or do not cover your specific query please contact Olivia at

Other queries about conference registration, accommodation etc, should also be directed to this email address FAO Helen Roy