Eastern Communication Association

05/24/2017

ECA 2018 - Call for Papers: Instructional Communication Interest Group

Call for Papers

ECA 2018 – Pittsburg, PA – April 25-29

Instructional Communication Interest Group

The Instructional Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association is now accepting submissions for the 2018 conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The 2018 convention theme is “Building Bridges.”

Topic areas appropriate for the Instructional Communication Interest Group include, but are not limited to:

• Effective teaching (i.e. the relationship between instructor behaviors and student outcomes)
• Student involvement (e.g., in-class participation, motives for communicating, out-of-class communication)
• Assessment studies
• Scale development and testing studies
• Meta analyses
• Comprehensive literature reviews
• Teaching activities
• Theory/model testing and development
• Instructor outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, burn-out)
• Mentoring relationships

The Instructional Communication Interest Group welcomes submissions from quantitative, qualitative, critical, and rhetorical scholars.

Below are guidelines for competitive paper and panel submissions.

Submission of Completed Papers

Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:

1. A detachable title page with the title of the paper and the author’s affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email

2. The word “Debut” marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national

3. A one-page abstract on the second

4. A statement of professional responsibility on the second page (see below).

If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.

Submission of Program/Panel Proposals

Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:

1. A thematic title for the

2. Names of the chair and respondents (if any). Chairs should not also be designated as

3. Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all

4. Titles and abstracts for each paper or

5. A program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final

6. A detailed rationale for the program/panel.

7. A statement of professional responsibility (see below).

Statement of Professional Responsibility

The following statement MUST be included with every submission of a paper or panel in order for it to be eligible for review. If it is not attached with a submitted document, the chair is responsible for obtaining a completed copy of this form prior to the paper/panel being officially programmed for presentation at the convention.

In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA’s annual meeting must register and pay required fees.

Please email all submissions (MS Word or PDF files) to Daniel Mansson at dhm14@psu.edu by October 15 at 11:59PM U.S. Eastern time. Please include the words “ECA 2018 submission” followed by the title of your submission in the email subject.