Christian Society for Kinesiology and Leisure Studies

Call for Presentations

2008 Annual Conference

 

June 12-14, 2008 

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington

 

Please forward your proposal to:

Dale_Connally@baylor.edu

No later than February 1, 2008

 

 

The Christian Society for Kinesiology and Leisure Studies’ (CSKLS) annual conference affords an exciting and uplifting learning opportunity for professionals in Christian higher education and practice in the disciplines of kinesiology and leisure studies.   

 

Our Mission

Society members seek to:

  • influence and renew secular culture by integrating their Christian faith with their disciplines in research, publications, public presentations, and professional interactions. 
  • provide opportunities for personal and professional growth within a Christian context.
  • to promote research and information that will contribute to the health and well-being of all people, image bearers of their Creator God by supporting and encouraging Christian professionals in the disciplines of:

¨ Kinesiology (including physical education, movement science, health, wellness, dance and sport studies)

¨ Leisure Studies (including community recreation, therapeutic recreation, outdoor receation, and parks and tourism)                                                               

Conference Objectives

The purpose of the annual CSKLS conference is to:

1.       Develop and contribute faith-integrated scholarly work to the academy and the Church in our related disciplines.
2.       Strengthen Christian professional relationships and foster collaborative scholarly efforts.
3.       Provide quality presentations to meet professional development needs.
4.       Share faith-integration pedagogical approaches.

Conference Format

The conference is organized into 2 Disciplinary Tracks, all of which entail scholarly works that are distinctively Christian in their approach to issues of faith and learning:    

TRACK 1 -- Kinesiology (includes physical education, movement science, health, wellness, dance and sport studies)
  
TRACK 2 -- Leisure Studies (includes community recreation, therapeutic recreation, outdoor recreation, and parks and tourism)                                                              

Presentation Proposal Guidelines

Potential presenters are encouraged to submit a presentation proposal for the annual CSKLS conference in one of the 2 Tracks.  Each presentation is expected to address relevant issues relating to Christian worldview and faith integration.  Speaker sessions are 45 minutes long: (35 minutes for the presentation, 10 minutes for questions/discussion).  Poster sessions entail a period for viewing posters, after which authors will be present at their poster for discussion with interested participants. Presentations and posters may be conceptual, empirical, or pedagogical in nature.

 

Acceptance of Presentations

Complete proposals will be blindly reviewed by the Program Committee.  Selected presenters will be notified via email within two weeks.   Presenters will be chosen based on the following criteria:

1. Appropriateness of content of presentation/poster.
2. Demonstrated organization of material and learning outcomes.

Proposal Format

Proposals should be submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word attachment via email to:

Dale_Connally@baylor.edu 

by February 1, 2008 (extended to March 17, 2008) to receive full consideration.

 

1.       Session Title

 

2.       Presenter(s):  name, credentials, address, phone, email 

 

3.       A 300-word Abstract outlining the presentation

 

4.       Type of Session and Appropriate Content/Competency Area (in which of the 2 Tracks does this session belong, Kinesiology or Leisure Studies?)

                                                A.  Pre-Conference Workshop

                                                B.  Oral Presentation

                                                C.  Poster Presentation

5.       Mode of Presentation:    lecture, discussion, interactive, other

 

6.       Presenter Status:    A. Professional             

                                    B. Graduate Student           

                                    C. Undergraduate Student

                                    D. Other__________________

Presenters must register for the conference. Conference registration information and form with further informaton available at www.cskls.org. We encourage all presenters to become members of CSKLS.

7.       Brief Description of how this presentation will seek answers to questions from a Christian perspective.

Presentations should bring a Christian worldview perspective to topics by focusing on faith and learning connections and/or Christian ethical concerns related to the CSKLS disciplines.  Limit to 75 words. 

For those focusing their presentation or workshop on pedagogical approaches to faith and learning in the classroom, include a brief statement which explains how you have pedagogically integrated faith and learning in the classroom, with some examples of the effectiveness of your approach.

8.       Previously Presented. If applicable, give an indication of where/when this presentation was previously given, with rationale for why this session should be repeated at the CSKLS annual conference.

 

9.       Learning Outcomes.  Please provide 3 LO’s that can be measured by evaluation to indicate what the audience will learn by attending/participating in this session.