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Deadline for Submissions: April 1, 2010

The 2010 meeting of the Association for Moral Education will explore the intersection between individuals’ moral development and the many faces of social inequality and injustice.

Submissions are welcome from scholars across the many disciplines that contribute to the study and practice of moral education and development, including psychology, education, philosophy, sociology, criminology, cultural and childhood studies, among others. Plenary sessions and invited symposia will address explicitly the conference theme. We encourage individuals to submit proposals that address the theme as well, although conference submissions may be on any topic related to education and moral development.

Submission Requirements

All submissions must be in English using Word.doc format. All proposals must be submitted via Email by April 1, 2010. Proposals received after this date cannot be assured full consideration.

Please send proposals to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Notifications

The first author will receive acknowledgement of a submission by Email. All proposals will be reviewed by the AME Executive Board and Officers, as well as appointed members of the Association. The Program Committee plan to notify first authors of its decisions by May 15, 2010.

Guidelines for Submissions

Proposals must include the following information.

Part One:

  • State the title of your proposal
  • Indicate which category your proposal falls under:
  1. Diversity and Equality in Society and Education
  2. Moral/Character Education
  3. Moral Development and Moral Functioning (e.g., moral judgment, identity, perspective-taking, altruism, and conduct)
  4. Civic Education and Social Responsibility
  5. Citizenship and Democracy
  6. Social Contexts and Morality (school, peer groups, family, sports, media, and other cultural institutions)
  7. Teaching Ethics and Pluralism
  8. Professional Ethics
  9. Other (please specify)
  • Select up to two preferred formats for your presentation: 
    • Paper Presentation (These are individually submitted proposals that will be grouped thematically by the Program Committee for 75-minute sessions. The Program Committee will assign a chair for these sessions).
    • Paper Symposium (Symposia proposals, like paper sessions, will normally include 3 to 4 presentations organized thematically and a symposium chair, typically the organizer. Discussants are optional but discouraged if it precludes interactions with audience members, and especially if the symposium has 4 speakers).
    • Thematic Panel (A small group of no more than 4 or 5 individuals who will guide an interactive discussion on a theme.  The proposal should include a description of the theme(s) and contributors’ backgrounds and roles in the discussion).
    • Poster Presentation (Details regarding poster size will be posted on the conference website. Poster panels and adhesive materials are provided).
  • Full name, title and affiliation of the first author, along with complete mailing and contact address, including email address and phone number.
  • Full name, title and affiliation of all co-authors or panel contributors, including complete mailing address and contact information, including email address and phone number.
  • Provide an abstract of up to 100 words. This will be printed in the program.
  • Indicate your media needs. Overhead and LCD projectors will be provided. Bring your laptop if you intend to use Powerpoint.
  • If you are submitting more than one proposal, please indicate the order of preference for presenting them. We may not be able to accommodate all multiple submissions.

Part Two:

  • For review purposes, provide a 500-word summary of your poster, paper, or thematic panel.  For symposia submissions, provide a 500-word (maximum) summary of each individual paper presentation along with a 250-word rationale for the symposium as a whole.
    • Provide the primary discipline of authors (e.g., philosophy, education, psychology, etc.).
    • Provide age-level focus (indicate all that apply)
    • Elementary
    • Secondary
    • Post-secondary (college/university)
    • Adults
  • Provide three keywords to index your presentation (these may be drawn from the broad categories listed above)

Submitting a proposal indicates your willingness and ability to come to this conference if your proposal is accepted. Please include this statement in your proposal: “If my proposal is accepted, I confirm that I will make every effort to attend the conference and to let the program coordinator know if that is not possible.”

All proposals must be submitted via email by April 1, 2010 to:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Part Three: Further Information to Provide

  1. Indicate whether this will be your first time attending AME.
  2. Indicate whether you have been a member of AME in the past or are a current member.
  3. Indicate whether you are a student (graduate, undergraduate).
  4. Indicate whether you anticipate applying for financial help to attend the conference (the fee for students includes membership in AME and a subscription to the Journal of Moral Education). This information will not affect the review of your proposal but will help us gauge the amount of funds we need to seek to help students attend.
  5. For those who have a forthcoming book or who had a book come out in 2008-2009, please give full references and indicate whether you would like the book to be available for sale at AME.