Call for Papers

"Creative Teaching"

Vienna, Austria

January 3 - 5, 2002


Conference Host: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Conference Host: Wirtschaftsuniversität WienThis conference provides opportunities for participants to learn from and to share with experts and colleagues innovative creative teaching approaches and methods. The emphases are on "Teaching and Learning" through interactive workshops and by sharing of research and teaching/training applications. The methods discussed and presented include the case method, related instructional approaches as well as internet and e-commerce applications in a variety of educational settings. Participants will have ample opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world with whom they can forge research/teaching partnerships. ACT and WACRA® conferences are interdisciplinary, multinational forums for scholars in the disciplines and professional fields such as business, education, engineering, law, medicine, public policy, social work and practitioners in business, education and government.

Papers are solicited that report on Creative Teaching practices and proposals. Priority will be given to papers that are innovative, interdisciplinary, and/or international. Papers reporting the application of creative teaching and learning in university and professional training programs in diverse settings and papers on the evaluation of such methods and its related forms for teaching and learning are encouraged.

Proposals and papers will be evaluated through a blind peer review process on the basis of (a) originality; (b) the appropriateness of the topic for an interdisciplinary audience; (c) the technical adequacy of the inquiry; and (d) the contribution to the understanding of teaching/learning issues.

Submissions should include three copies of the (1) a cover page including: title, name, affiliation, address, tel. & fax numbers and e-mail address of the author(s), (2) a proposal summary (not exceeding 4 pages) or the completed paper (not exceeding 15 pages). We also accept submissions by email. Download the manuscript guidelines from our website below. The summary should state clearly the objectives, the framework, and the nature of the proposal and be responsive to the criteria used for review. The name of the author(s) should not appear on the summary page to facilitate the blind peer review.

Submit proposals and papers before Nov. 8, 2001 Completed papers received prior to Dec. 1, 2001 will be considered for publication. For further details, up-dates and airline reservations please visit our website or contact us directly.

A C T - W A C R A®
THE ACADEMY FOR CREATIVE TEACHING and
THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR
CASE METHOD RESEARCH & APPLICATION
23 Mackintosh Ave NEEDHAM (BOSTON) MA 02492-1218 U.S.A.
Tel. +781-444-8982 email: wacra@msn.com Fax: +781-444-1548
http://www.wacra.org

Conference Office: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Managment & Technology
email: smithdm@rh.edu Fax: +860-547-0866
Tel.: in North America call 1-800-523-6468 x 2440, other countries +860-548-2440

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