The following guidelines for any kind of paper are advisory. If you think there are good reasons to amend them, please feel free to do so.
If your abstract is for a presentation based on one or more empirical research projects, it could be submitted to include the following:
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Background and purpose: description of the problem, study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses
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Methods: study design, including a description of participants and selection strategies, data collection procedures, measures, approaches to analysis and practice research connection
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Results: specific results in summary form
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Conclusions and implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy, or further research
If your abstract is for presentation which is not based on primary empirical research, it could include the following:
- Background and purpose of the proposed presentation
- A summary of the main points of the presentation
- How the proposed presentation addresses one or more of the conference aims and sub-themes and specifically practice research
- Conclusions from and implications of your presentation for practice, policy, or subsequent research
