Abstract Proposals
The conference is currently accepting proposals for paper presentations, symposia, panel discussions, workshops, and poster sessions.
Submission Guidelines
A 350-word abstract for peer-review committees and a 120-word abstract for program text should be submitted, which relate to any aspect of the identified presentation topics (below). No self-identifying elements (e.g., participant’s name, name of institution) sould be included in the 350-word abstract. Any submitted with such information will be declined for peer review.
All program participants must pay full conference registration.
All proposals (and accompanying abstracts) must be submitted electronically.
Submission Process
Abstracts must be submitted by completing the CDA Conference 2013 Program Proposal Form.
Presentation Topics
Faith Integration
- How to Measure Spiritual Formation and its Development
- Christian Worldviews vs. Secular Worldviews: Impact of Secular Humanism on Christian Higher Education
- Interdisciplinary Faith Integration
- Role of Ethnicity in the Church
- Relationship between Christian Higher Education and the Church
- The Intersection of the Christian Faith and Global Learning
- Integrating Faith in Learning
- Faith and Learning in Christian Higher Education
Research and Assessment
- How to Measure Spiritual Formation and Its Development
- Research: Ethnicity is More Than a Variable
- Thinking Critically About Diversity (In Research, Among Faculty, etc.)
- Research-Based Strategies in Diversity
Justice/Policy/Identity
- Intellectual Diversity and Academic Freedom
- Economic Impact on Commitment to Diversity
- The Intersection of Christianity, Politics, and Education
- Christian Higher Education’s Commitment to More Effectively Educate Students of Color in the K–12 System
- Access and Affordability: Is Christian Higher Education Becoming Elite?
- Examining Our Relationship to the Larger Community: What is Our Responsibility?
- Empowering Minorities to Join the University Academy to Climb the Ladder
- Women in Leadership, Particularly Within the CCCU
- LGBTQ Issues
Curricular/Practice
- Critical Pedagogy in Faith-Based Settings
- Christian Faith and Global Learning
- Diversity and Student Apathy
- What are the Best Practices for Christian Higher Education?
- Instructional Strategies in the Classroom
- Technology Use
- How to Think Critically
- Understanding the Relationship Between Academic Rigor/Excellence and Grace
- Christian Higher Education’s Commitment to More Effectively Educate Students of Color in the K–12 System
