Abstract submission

Throughout the congress there will be several activities such as:

- Plenary conferences, where renowned researchers in the field of school coexistence, school climate and school violence have been invited, some of them with extensive experience in the design of public policies for their prevention.

- Roundtables, through a format of conversations between experts and professionals, which seek to deepen key aspects of research on school coexistence, school climate and school violence, reflecting on how to advance in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies.The round tables are organized at the invitation of the scientific/organizing committee.

- Methodological workshops, which correspond to exercises to support quantitative and qualitative analysis and mixed designs, aimed at strengthening the research skills of the participants.These workshops are aimed at researchers and university professors participating in the Congress.

- Experiential workshops, which are exercises for experimenting with educational strategies aimed at strengthening the educational intervention skills of the participants.These workshops are aimed at non-university teaching staff participating in the Congress.

- Symposia, which organize a minimum of three and a maximum of four papers around a common theme.The symposia are proposed by the authors themselves and selected by the scientific committee and evaluators.Symposia are proposed within one of the three thematic areas of the Congress, and correspond to original research results unpublished or published during the last two years.They can be presented in Spanish, Portuguese or English.

- Oral communications, which correspond to individual presentations of original research results unpublished or published during the last two years. Oral communications must be submitted within one of the three thematic areas of the Congress. They may be presented in Spanish, Portuguese or English. When applying, each author must indicate if, in case the oral communication is rejected, he/she accepts that it be proposed as a poster.

- Posters, which correspond to written communications of a) original and unpublished research, b) educational intervention experiences. Posters must be submitted within one of the three thematic areas of the Congress. They can be presented in Spanish, Portuguese or English.

Thematic Area 1: School Coexistence/School Climate: Research, Policy, Practice

(IOSCVP Special Interest Group: Climate Improvement: Research, Policy and Practice)

Thematic Area 2: School Violence: Research, Policies, Practices

(IOSCVP Special Interest Group: School Violence: Research, Policy and Practice)

Area Temática 3: Comprensión y medición: Clima, Convivencia y Violencia Escolar

(IOSCVP Special Interest Group: Understandings and Measurement Practice: School Climate, Coexistence and Violence Prevention)

  • Cada persona podrá presentar un máximo de 2 contribuciones como primera autoría y un máximo de 4 contribuciones de autorías/coautorías en total.
  • The limit of authorship per contribution is a maximum of 5 persons.
  • The limit of authorship per contribution is one (1) author. Contributions must be framed in one of the thematic areas of the congress, which will be defined at the time of applying.
  • Los trabajos podrán entregarse y presentarse tanto en español, inglés y portugués.
  • Las contribuciones postuladas deben ser originales, inéditas o publicadas durante los últimos dos años. Asimismo, las imágenes y resto de material presentado y/o utilizados durante el congreso deberán ser originales y no tener copyright que no sean propias o sin autorización.
  • By the date of submission of the paper, the person appearing in the first position of the authorship must have registered for the congress and, before the end of the registration period, must have formalized and paid the registration fee.
  • The presentations of the papers will be in person.

Verbal presentations will last approximately 15 minutes.

Presentations can be backed up with visual aids such as PowerPoint.

CONTENTS OF THE SHIPMENT:

Participants must upload the following data to the congress platform in the respective sections:

  • Title of the presentation
  • Authorship and co-authorship (if any)
  • Institutional affiliation of the speakers
  • City and country of origin
  • Idioma en el que presentará
  • E-mails
  • Thematic area of the congress in which the work is included
  • Abstract of 700 words maximum, including: introduction, problem statement, methodology, results, conclusions and discussion, and the 3 most important references in APA 7th Edition format.

The organization of each symposium is the responsibility of a person who will act as coordinator.

Before the congress, the coordinator will be in charge of collecting the data of all the participants, integrating the summary of the symposium and all the oral communications. 

During the congress, the coordinator of each symposium will be in charge of presenting, giving the floor, analyzing the similar or contrary positions and contributions of the communications and energizing the debate generated by the questions of the listeners after the last communication. 

Each symposium should include between 3 and 4 oral communications and at least 4 speakers.

The person submitting the symposium proposal is the chair of the symposium. Only one person (the coordinator) should submit and present the symposium, including all abstracts, on behalf of the presenters.

CONTENTS OF THE SHIPMENT:

Following the instructions in the Application Platform, the coordinator must complete the following data:

  • Presentation of the symposium, identifying the objective and a brief description of the topics or experiences to be addressed: maximum 500 words. Identify the language in which the symposium will be presented: Spanish, Portuguese, or English.
  • Abstract of each oral communication: maximum length of 500 words for each oral communication that makes up the symposium. Each abstract must include the following sections:
    • Introduction
    • Problem statement
    • Methodology
    • Results
    • Conclusions
    • The three most important references (APA norms 7th edition)

In the presentation of each contribution, the following data shall be identified:

  • Title of the presentation
  • Authorship and co-authorship (if any)
  • Institution of affiliation of the lecturers
  • City and country of origin
  • E-mails
  • Thematic line of the congress in which the work is included