CIES relies on a team of volunteer reviewers from across the Society to evaluate paper, panel, roundtable and poster session proposals. Proposals submitted to specific SIGs are reviewed by volunteers appointed by that SIG; all other proposals are reviewed by volunteers assigned to the General Pool. The following five criteria and 4-point rating scale will be used for CIES 2023:
REVIEW CRITERIA
RELEVANCE |
Relevance of topic as related to comparative and international education, meeting theme and/or SIG/Committee |
THEORY/CONTEXT |
Strength of theoretical framework or contextualization |
INQUIRY |
Strength of critical analysis or research methods (including design, data collection, analysis, etc.) |
FINDINGS |
Clarity and coherence in the presentation of findings or argument |
CONTRIBUTION |
Scholarly originality or contribution to existing knowledge or If this submission is a project report or a practice-oriented presentation, please evaluate its application of existing scholarly knowledge |
REVIEW RATING SCALE
Proposals are evaluated on a four-point scale according to five criteria. Reviewers will assign scores based on how adequately the proposals address each criteria:
1) Poor
2) Acceptable
3) Good
4) Excellent