Call for Papers
The Call for Papers closed on September 30, 2011. Presenters were contacted on November 15, 2011 about the status of their submission.
We invite submissions of papers, posters, and symposia proposals that address all aspects of work and family issues, including basic research, theory, history, international comparisons, political analyses, policy evaluations, action research, ethnographic investigations, and statistical analyses.
As this will be a multidisciplinary conference, researchers and scholars from all disciplines are encouraged to participate, including anthropology, business and management, economics, family studies, political science, psychology, public health, social work, sociology, and related fields.
Examples of possible topics include (but are not limited to): alternative work arrangements, women’s career opportunities, job performance, overwork, underemployment, non-standard work shifts, low-wage work, stress, health and well-being, work-family conflict and enrichment, family leave, organizational policies, public policy, international comparisons, time use, aging and older workers, dependent care, care work, after-school programs, and the impact of the recession on today’s families. Work and family issues for special populations, including military families, immigrant families, single-parent families, and gay and lesbian families, are also welcome.
Consistent with our mission to advance, promote, and disseminate work and family research and to encourage knowledge and understanding of work and family issues among a broad community of stakeholders, we welcome proposals for innovative sessions such as the following: professional development of work and family scholars (e.g., research incubator sessions, methodological workshops, grant writing, publishing strategies); delivering high-quality teaching and training in work and family issues for students, managers, and policy makers; developing work and family researchers’ effectiveness at communicating their research to the press and to organizational and public policy makers; and translating research into organizational, community, and policy interventions.
Submission deadline has now closed. |
Submission instructions
Although anyone can submit, only members of the Work and Family Researchers Network who have paid their dues and conference registration fees may appear on the conference program. Dues and conference registration fees may be paid after decisions about submissions have been made.
Abstracts for five types of submissions are invited:
- An individual paper presentation
- A symposium organized by the applicant with three to four papers on a single theme
- Professional development workshops
- Round table discussions
- Individual poster presentations
1. Submitting an Individual Paper. Submissions of individual papers should provide abstracts of 250–1000 words. Contact information including email addresses will be solicited for the first author and all co-authors. To the extent possible, the abstract should include a problem statement, motivation, approach, brief results, and conclusions.
2. Submitting a Symposium Proposal. Two types of symposia will be considered: Presenter and Panel.
A Presenter Symposium involves a series of papers on a pre-set theme arranged by the symposium organizer. Submissions for this type of symposium require an abstract of 500–1000 words describing each presentation and the major theme that connects the presentations. A list of paper presentations, including contact information and paper titles, is also required. The proposal should indicate if the symposium will include a presider and a discussant. Symposia will be allotted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
A Panel Symposium engages a group of panelists in an interactive discussion. There are no paper or presentation titles associated with any individual panelist’s participation. Submissions for this type of symposium require an abstract of 500–1000 words describing the major theme that forms the basis for the discussion. A list of panelists, including contact information, is also required. The proposal should indicate if the symposium will include a presider and a discussant. Symposia will be allotted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
3. Professional Development Workshops. In addition to the customary academic conference sessions, the WFRN conference will feature a number of professional development workshops. Examples include:
- Research incubator workshops
- Methodological workshops
- Grant writing workshops
- Publishing strategies
- Interdisciplinary workshops designed for researchers in traditional disciplinary departments
- Teaching workshops oriented to undergraduates or graduate students
- Training workshops oriented to managers and policy makers
- Policy workshops to help explain what policy makers need from researchers
- Communication workshops aimed at improving the effectiveness at communicating research to the press and to organizational and public policy makers
- Translation workshops designed to help facilitate the connection between research and organizational, community and policy interventions.
Submissions for Professional Development workshops should include a 500–1000 word abstract of the goals of the workshop. Workshop leaders should be identified including contact information. Any workshop participants in addition to the workshop leaders should be identified and their roles explained. Workshops will be allotted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
4. Roundtable Discussions. This session engages a group of panelists in an interactive discussion. These resemble a panel symposium; the difference is that the roundtable format provides a more intimate session, and more opportunity for face-to-face interaction. There are no individual paper or presentation titles associated with any roundtable discussion participant’s contributions. Submissions for this type of symposium require an abstract of 500–1000 words describing the major theme that connects the presentation. A list of up to four participants, including contact information, is also required. The proposal should indicate if the symposium will include a presider and a discussant. Workshops will be allotted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
5. Submitting a Poster. Several poster sessions will be organized to give participants the opportunity to present their research. Posters display visual excerpts from the papers displayed on 22 inch by 28 inch poster boards. The audience circulates among posters and stops to discuss papers of particular interest with the authors. Posters will be displayed during a standard 1 hour and 45-minute block of time. Submissions for a poster presentation should provide abstracts of 250–1000 words. Contact information including email addresses will be solicited for the first author and all co-authors. To the extent possible, the abstract should include a problem statement, motivation, approach, brief results, and conclusions.
Please go here to submit your paper proposals.
Please go here to submit your symposium proposals.
Please go here to submit your roundtable proposals.
Please go here to submit your poster proposals.
Presenters were notified on November 15 about the acceptance of their submission. Accepted presenters are encouraged to post their conference presentations in the Work and Family Commons.
