Due: Monday, September 18, 2023, 11:59 PM AoE

INTRODUCTION

We invite full paper submissions to RESPECT 2023 in  three submission tracks: Research Papers, Experience Reports, and Perspectives on Equity.  

Only extended abstracts that were accepted for presentation at the RESPECT 2023 conference are invited to submit a full paper for publication consideration. No new submissions will be accepted. The decision to submit a full paper is at the discretion of the authors, and selection for publication is dependent on peer review. Camera-ready extended abstracts from authors who choose to not submit a full paper will be published as is within the IEEE RESPECT 2023 proceedings. Each submission will be published only once in the RESPECT 2023 proceedings, either as a camera-ready extended abstract or full paper.

The purpose of this 2-phase approach to RESPECT 2023 is to provide our community an opportunity to extend and revise their papers based on feedback received during the conference. 

Submissions are made through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=respect2023

REVIEW PROCESS

• All submissions must be expansions of the original, accepted extended abstract. Please address reviewer comments and suggestions in your full-paper submissions. Reviewers will have access to initial feedback provided to authors in EasyChair. 
• Because extended abstracts were presented at RESPECT 2023, we cannot fully conduct identity-hidden peer review. However,  please fully anonymize your submission(s). 
• All submissions submitted will be evaluated based on authentic inclusion of the track criteria, rigor, as well as alignment with conference’s commitment to equity and engagement of communities

FORMATTING

Full paper submissions must continue to be formatted using the IEEE format (including references) and uploaded to EasyChair as a replacement PDF file of your original submission. New submssions will not be accepted.You are required to continue to use one of the templates below in order to format your RESPECT submission for inclusion in the proceedings, which is submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Note that these IEEE-compliant templates include a placeholder for an IEEE copyright notice in the footer area on the first page of the document; please do not remove this footer. 

• Microsoft Word template
• Overleaf/Latex template
  • if you are not copying and pasting your text into the sample .tex document provided as part of the bundle, you will need to include the following lines to generate the copyright footer :

%these lines should come after \begin{document} and before the \title{} command

\IEEEoverridecommandlockouts

\IEEEpubid{\makebox[\columnwidth]{ XXX-X-XXXX-XXXX-X/XX/\$XX.00~\copyright 2023 IEEE \hfill} \hspace{\columnsep}\makebox[\columnwidth]{ }}

RESEARCH PAPERS

Research papers (up to 8 pages plus references and appendices) can be either completed works or works in progress. Both types of submissions should describe empirical studies of broadening participation research and are expected to be original work. Broadening participation research is inherently interdisciplinary; as such related literature and theory may be drawn from computer science education, education, learning sciences, cognitive or social psychology, social sciences, and other related disciplines. 

Your paper should include the following parts, in the order listed:

• Title
• Author(s) and Affiliation(s): Full names, institution, and email addresses
• Abstract: 75-100 words that briefly states the purpose/equity issue(s) being addressed, process, and key takeaways. It should provide a connection to the conference theme. 
• Key words 
• Introduction
• Theoretical framework 
• Research Goals/Questions/Hypotheses (aligned to Theoretical Framework)
• Positionality statement 
• Research design/methods
• Data collection/analysis
• Results/Findings
• Discussion
  • For completed works: Conclusions, limitations, assumptions, and recommendations for future research and implications for practice
  • For works in progress: Assumptions, limitations and future directions and implications for practice
• References 
• Acknowledgement
  • If the submission contains acknowledgements, they should be placed immediately after the conclusion but before the list of references. This should be blinded until acceptance. 

EXPERIENCE REPORTS

Experience reports (up to 8 pages plus references and appendices) are completed works or works in progress that describe an educational or outreach approach, curricula, program, or initiative that focused on and impacted at least one underrepresented population in computing. Experience reports differ from research in that they usually lack a theoretical framework, research design methodology, and/or analysis to support the evaluation of the impact of the experiences reported.  All submissions in this track should provide a rich reflection on what worked, what didn’t, and possible explanations as to why in enough detail to allow for others to adopt the approach/curricula/program/initiative. 

Your paper should include the following parts, in the order listed:

• Title
• Author(s) and Affiliation(s): Full names, institution, and email addresses
• Abstract: 75-100 words that briefly states the purpose/equity issue(s) being addressed, process, and key takeaways. It should provide a connection to the conference theme. 
• Key words 
• Introduction
• Description of Practice: Including context, audience, goals, and outcomes
• Positionality statement 
• Limitations and assumptions
• Implications and next steps
  • For completed works: Implications, next steps, recommendations for research and practice
  • For works in progress: Future directions, professional development needs…
• References 
• Acknowledgement
  • If the submission contains acknowledgements, they should be placed immediately after the conclusion but before the list of references. This should be blinded until acceptance. 

PERSPECTIVES ON EQUITY

Perspectives on Equity (up to 8 pages plus references and appendices) should communicate new ideas, reflections, or provocations within and beyond our current discourse on equity-based computing and computing education. These works should provide constructive, critical takes on equity in computing education research and practice and spark engagement and conversation within the RESPECT community. Perspectives on Equity differ from research papers and experience reports in that they are not expected to report results. However, they must be grounded in theoretical literature and sufficient references to support the perspective presented must be included. Acceptance will be based on the degree to which the reviewers find the perspective to be convincing, well-supported in the literature, and coherent.

Your paper should include the following parts, in the order listed:

• Title
• Author(s) and Affiliation(s): Full names, institution, and email addresses
• Abstract: 75-100 words that briefly states the purpose/equity issue(s) being addressed, process, and key takeaways. It should provide a connection to the conference theme. 
• Key words
• Introduction
• Body: Lessons learned, critical opinions, implications for theory, reflections, etc.
• Implications for the RESPECT community 
• References 
• Acknowledgement
  • If the submission contains acknowledgements, they should be placed immediately after the conclusion but before the list of references. This should be blinded until acceptance. 

Writing Tips 

• Length should be commensurate with the completeness and/or thoroughness of the work. For example, complete works may be four pages and works in progress may be shorter. 
• Figures, tables, and formulations are welcomed as long as they fit within the four page limit.
• Please use equitable language when describing participants, communities, and target populations.
• All submissions are expected to focus on the experiences of at least one underrepresented, historically marginalized group in computing (e.g., women, African-American, Latinx, Native Americans, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, community college, rural, socio-economically disadvantaged, first-generation college students). 
• Refer to the resources within each track on theoretical frameworks, positionality, limitations, and assumptions. 
• Additional resources:
  • Cameron, J. J., & Stinson, D. A. (2019). Gender (mis)measurement: Guidelines for respecting gender diversity in psychological research. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13(11).
  • Edraw (n.d.). The Actionable Guide: How to Build a Theoretical Framework.
  • Hampton, C., Reeping, D., & Ozkan, D. S. (2021). Positionality statements in engineering education research: A look at the hand that guides the methodological tools. Studies in Engineering Education, 1(2).
  • Haynes, C., Joseph, N. M., Patton, L. D., Stewart, S., & Allen, E. L. (2020). Toward an Understanding of Intersectionality Methodology: A 30-Year Literature Synthesis of Black Women’s Experiences in Higher Education. Review of Educational Research, 90(6), 751–787.
  • Secules, S., McCall, C., Mejia, J. A., Beebe, C., Masters, A. S., L. Sánchez, Peña, M., & Svyantek, M. (2021). Positionality practices and dimensions of impact on equity research: A collaborative inquiry and call to the community. Journal of Engineering Education, 110(1), 19-43.
  • Strunk, K. K., & Hoover, P. D. (2019). Quantitative methods for social justice and equity: Theoretical and practical considerations. In Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education (pp. 191-201). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Due: Monday, September 18, 2023, 11:59 PM AoE