Submission Deadlines and Details
The PESA 2017 Organising Committee welcomes abstract submission(s) referring to the Conference theme in the first instance, or any other appropriate topics with a focus on educational philosophy and theory. Symposia are also welcomed.

Types of Submissions

Submissions may be in the form of a presentation, refereed paper, or a symposium. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Organising Committee. The Committee will allocate abstracts to the program taking into account the quality of each abstract, the balance of the program and the relevance of the paper relating to the Conference theme.

Submission Formats

• Presentation (of work in progress, non-refereed) – requires an abstract and oral presentation of 20 – 25 minutes + 5 minutes questions and audience discussion. A presentation will be a work in progress and may use PowerPoint onsite at the Conference.
• Refereed Paper – requires an abstract and oral presentation of 25 – 30 minutes including questions. Accepted papers will be published on the Congress website.
• Symposium – a set of 3 – 4 papers or a panel discussion on a specific topic. Each papers requires an abstract and oral presentation of 25 – 30 minutes including questions. A symposium provides an opportunity to examine specific issues or topics from a variety of perspectives, maybe presenting alternative solutions, interpretations, or contrasting points of view on the topic. A symposium may use a panel discussion format on a specific topic. It may be an interactive session where a large portion of the time is devoted to discussion among the presenters and discussants, and/or questions and discussion among all those present.

Abstract Submission Deadline – 17 July 2017

All abstract submissions must be formatted and submitted according to the abstract template that can be downloaded here.

Submit your abstract online here:

Abstract Submission Portal

Refereed Papers
If you are submitting a paper for review and publication on the Conference website (only following the acceptance of the abstract and successful review of this manuscript) please ensure your paper complies with the template available here.

At the conclusion of the abstract review process accepted authors will be provided with further information via email on how to submit their paper for review.

Full Paper Submission Deadline – 11 September 2017