- CALL FOR PROPOSALS -
This renewed call for proposals is for all scholars and practitioners who are engaging in research and practice that is advancing our understanding of adult development. We welcome proposals from all branches of the behavioural and social sciences, and from practitioners working with adults to enhance development and personal growth.
The conference was originally meant to be held in April 2020 but was postponed one year. Due to the continual uncertainty with regards to Covid-19 we have decided to carry through with the conference in an entirely online format. The details can be found below.
With this renewed call for proposal we welcome new submissions in addition to those who have already been accepted. We encourage the authors of these accepted submissions to resubmit updated versions of the already accepted proposals, as well as submit a new proposal for review. Authors who wish to keep their accepted version of the proposal need to send a confirmation to remain as a contributor.
The three key topics of focus for the conference are:
In addition to the above key themes, submissions are invited that are relevant to adult development more generally. This conference is being organized in the spirit of open dialogue and the free exchange of ideas. To this end, presenters are being asked to consider opportunities for audience participation and interaction. Also, presenters have the option to propose an innovative session that steps beyond the boundaries of a typical academic presentation.
The conference was originally meant to be held in April 2020 but was postponed one year. Due to the continual uncertainty with regards to Covid-19 we have decided to carry through with the conference in an entirely online format. The details can be found below.
With this renewed call for proposal we welcome new submissions in addition to those who have already been accepted. We encourage the authors of these accepted submissions to resubmit updated versions of the already accepted proposals, as well as submit a new proposal for review. Authors who wish to keep their accepted version of the proposal need to send a confirmation to remain as a contributor.
The three key topics of focus for the conference are:
- Adult development in relation to education and adult learning
- Adult development in organisations
- Action research and intervention
In addition to the above key themes, submissions are invited that are relevant to adult development more generally. This conference is being organized in the spirit of open dialogue and the free exchange of ideas. To this end, presenters are being asked to consider opportunities for audience participation and interaction. Also, presenters have the option to propose an innovative session that steps beyond the boundaries of a typical academic presentation.
Download PDF Call for Proposals by clicking here.
Venue
The conference will be fully online and accessed via Zoom. It will be officially hosted by Jönköping University, an international university in the heart of Sweden, known for student entrepreneurship, strong research and successful collaborations. Jönköping is a town situated on the shores of lake Vättern. www.jkpg.com/en/
Keynote Speakers
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Keynote Lecture
Judith Stevens-Long: Dying: development in the final stage of life. Abstract: This presentation explores what is known about growth in the last stage of life. What are the intellectual and emotional phenomena that researchers have addressed and what have they found? Is acceptance a sign of maturity or giving up? What kind of thoughts and behaviors might be associated with "a good death," and what kind of research do we need to do? There are clearly more questions that answers about dying. This talk will challenge the traditional ideas about dying and bereavement that flowed from Elizabeth Kubler Ross' classic work and talk about the how developmentalists might help create a death culture that makes provides more meaningful support as the baby boom approaches this part of the life span. Biography: Judith Stevens-Long, Ph.D., is emerita Professor of Human and Organizational Development at Fielding Graduate University where she served as the Malcolm Knowles Chair for Adult Development and Learning and is currently an adjunct. She was also a founding member of the faculty at University of Washington, Tacoma. She is the author of four editions of Adult Life: Developmental Processes. She has published numerous articles on theory in adult development, personality development in adulthood and assessment of graduate education. Her latest work is on death and dying as an opportunity for continuing development. Living Well Dying Well is available on Amazon.com and she is the creator of Dying with Wisdom, where she posts articles designed to support people facing the last stages of life and their caretakers. |
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Keynote Lecture
Jonathan Reams: Leading our Lives by Learning from Life: Perspectives on Adult Development and Human Relations. Abstract: What does it mean to ’lead’ our lives? What is it we are learning through the dialectic between our sense of self and our experience of the world? How are our human relationships a focal point for this leading and learning? This presentation will combine personal curiosity with academic research to explore these questions. Links between learning, development and leadership have become clearer and there are many perspectives equating more and higher with better. However, there are also limits to these perspectives and evidence that how adult development is conceptualized and operationalized requires the inclusion of different aspects central to the quality of our human relations. Biography: Jonathan Reams, Ph.D., practices the cultivation of leadership through awareness based consulting, coaching and action research on leadership development program design and delivery in a variety of settings. He has a position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), serves as Editor-in Chief of Integral Review, and is a co-founder of the Center for Transformative Leadership and of the European Center for Leadership Practice. He brings awareness based leadership development practices to his work, focusing on how the inner workings of human nature can develop leadership capacities for today’s complex challenges. |
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Pre-conference Workshop
Kristian Stålne with Sofia Kjellström: Three levels of leadership culture Abstract: The pre-conference workshop, Three levels of leadership culture, will be led by Kristian Stålne with Sofia Kjellström. The workshop is a result from a research project on leadership development and a framework on leadership cultures developed by the Center for Creative Leadership. The workshop introduces the three levels with practical exercises along with insights from the research project. Biographies: Kristian Stålne holds a PhD in structural mechanics from Lund University and is recognized as an Excellent Teaching Practitioner for integrating adult development perspectives in pedagogic theory and practice. He is a co-founder of ESRAD, the European Society for Research in Adult Development, organizer of its first meeting and part of a Swedish network of researchers that teach and apply adult development theories in various contexts. Kristian is affiliated with Malmö University, Sweden, where he teaches building engineering subjects such as structural mechanics and acoustics. Sofia Kjellström is Professor of Quality Improvement and Leadership. She is the manager of the research area: Improvement, innovation, and leadership in health and welfare(IMPROVE). She teaches and have written a best-selling textbook in Care ethics. She has a broad humanistic and social science education (BA. In sociology) and (MSc. In Practical Philosophy) from Lund University. She has developed many postgraduate courses and was the program director for the research subject Welfare and Social Research for several years. Her specialty is adult development theories that show that people have qualitatively different complex ways to interpret and manage life experiences. Projects are conducted in a variety of areas, such as leader and leadership development, innovation, co-production, and leadership. Research is performed in partnerships with small and large private, non-profit and public organizations. Her research is characterized by creativity and the ability to move between scientific fields. |
Conference Schedule in Brief
23rd April
24th April
25th April
Details on meetings around special interest groups in relation to adult development will be announced later.
- 1.30pm to 5pm – Pre-conference workshop: Three levels of leadership culture
- 5.30pm – ESRAD AGM, Annual general Meeting
- 6.30pm - Online pre-conference informal meeting
24th April
- 9am to 5pm – Conference sessions, including keynote lecture
25th April
- 9am to 4pm – Conference sessions, including keynote lecture
Details on meetings around special interest groups in relation to adult development will be announced later.
Submission of Proposals
Submissions may be oral presentations or poster presentations. We also welcome suggestions on alternative ways on presenting that facilitates more interaction or discussion among the participants, such as short active workshops, panel or round table discussion on a theme, method or issue in adult development. Both theoretical and empirical proposals are welcome. Abstracts of oral presentation or poster proposals should not exceed 300 words (excluding title, tables, graphs and references). Abstracts should be submitted under the following structure:
- Title
- Authors
- Topic of focus
- Type: Oral presentation, poster or other
- Background and Aim
- Method (if theoretical paper; approach to theoretical analysis)
- Results (if theoretical paper; key conceptual points)
- Discussion and Implications
Submission Deadlines
January 29th 2021: Deadline for submission of proposals.
February 19th 2021: Notification for acceptance of proposals.
February 19th 2021: Notification for acceptance of proposals.
Submission Process
Please submit proposals as PDF or Word document to the following e-mail address: esradinfo@gmail.com. Please put "ESRAD Conference abstract 2021" into the subject heading.
Pre-conference Workshop
The pre-conference workshop, Three Levels of Leadership Culture, will be led by Kristian Stålne with Sofia Kjellström. The workshop is a result from a research project on leadership development and a framework on leadership cultures developed by the Center for Creative Leadership. The workshop introduces the three levels with practical exercises along with insights from the research project.
Online Conference Format
Although meeting in person is preferable for many reasons, the online format can allow for more interactive forms of presentation and discussion. Instead of following the typical conference format where the presentation takes most of the time on the expense of the follow-up questions and discussions, we ask all presenters to pre-record and upload their presentations before the conference. The conference will then give more time to the discussions and interactions among the participants.
Presentations: Pre-recording and uploading
The first step is that all authors are asked to pre-record their presentations and then upload them to an online forum to be announced. The presentations will only be accessed by other conference participants. After the conference the authors will be asked to make the presentations public, which will not be mandatory.
We will offer technical support and give tips for the making of the recordings. One suggestion is to use the recording function in Zoom. The presentations shall not exceed 12 minutes and the deadline for uploading is April 9th.
We will offer technical support and give tips for the making of the recordings. One suggestion is to use the recording function in Zoom. The presentations shall not exceed 12 minutes and the deadline for uploading is April 9th.
Viewing presentations before the conference
The deadline for upload allows attendees to have two weeks to prepare for the conference by viewing presentations in advance. If you are a presenter, you are expected to view the other presentations in your session, and send interesting question to discuss to the session chair.
Posters: format
The deadline for upload allows attendees to have two weeks to prepare for the conference by viewing presentations in advance. If you are a presenter, you are expected to view the other presentations in your session, and send interesting question to discuss to the session chair.Please create your poster in Powerpoint and record a 5-min audio within your poster. Guidance on embedding an audio file within a Powerpoint slide is provided here. Posters will be made available to view before and during the conference. During the conference, there will be an opportunity for you to read out the abstract of your poster and take questions about it.
Discussion format
The discussion format is focused primarily on questions and discussion. The session chair introduces the session and suggested main questions. All presenters start by each giving a 3-5 minute introduction to their main results and how that relates to the others. The remaining time will be dedicated to questions and discussion on the key questions in relation to proposals individually as well as in relation to each other. The discussion will be moderated by the respective session chair.
The keynote lectures as well as other introductory presentations will be performed live.
The keynote lectures as well as other introductory presentations will be performed live.
Conference Fees
- Early Bird Conference Fee: €75 (Up to 31st March 2021)
- Full Conference Fee: €95 (from 1st April 2021)
- Student Fee: €50
- Pre-Conference Workshop Fee: €20
Participants who have already paid the full fee will be reimbursed for the difference. Authors who choose to withdraw from the conference will be fully reimbursed.
Registration and Accommodation
Information on how to register wil be available soon on http://www.europeadultdevelopment.org/
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Conference Chairs
Sofia Kjellström, Jönköping University
Cecilia Bjursell, Jönköping University
Kristian Stålne, Malmö University
Cecilia Bjursell, Jönköping University
Kristian Stålne, Malmö University
Organizing Committee
Sofia Kjellström, The Jönköping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University
Cecilia, Bjursell, Jönköping University and the National centre for lifelong learning
Kristian Stålne, Malmö University
Oliver Robinson, University of Greenwich
Rebecca Hamer, International Baccalaureate, The Hague
Teresa Maria Sgaramella, University of Padova, Italy
Nick Shannon, Management Psychology Ltd.
Cecilia, Bjursell, Jönköping University and the National centre for lifelong learning
Kristian Stålne, Malmö University
Oliver Robinson, University of Greenwich
Rebecca Hamer, International Baccalaureate, The Hague
Teresa Maria Sgaramella, University of Padova, Italy
Nick Shannon, Management Psychology Ltd.