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Conference Proceedings Conference Proceedings

Knoxville, Tennessee, USAKnoxville, Tennessee, USA

February 24-28, 2010 February 24-28, 2010

Khalil M. Dirani, Associate Proceedings EditorKhalil M. Dirani, Associate Proceedings Editor

Carroll M. Graham, Proceedings EditorCarroll M. Graham, Proceedings Editor

Heading Levels (pp. 62-63)Heading Levels (pp. 62-63)Level of headingLevel of heading

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Centered, Boldface, Uppercase Centered, Boldface, Uppercase & Lowercase Heading& Lowercase Heading

Flush Left, Boldface, Upper & LowerFlush Left, Boldface, Upper & Lower

Indented, boldface, lowercase, paragraph Indented, boldface, lowercase, paragraph heading ending with a period.heading ending with a period.

Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase, Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase, paragraph heading ending with a period.paragraph heading ending with a period.

Indented, italicized, lowercase, paragraph heading Indented, italicized, lowercase, paragraph heading ending with a period.ending with a period.

Manuscript KeywordsManuscript Keywords

Example of appropriate keywords:Example of appropriate keywords:

Keywords:Keywords:  performance, change, career   performance, change, career developmentdevelopment

Example of 2010 copyright (should be at Example of 2010 copyright (should be at bottom of the 1bottom of the 1stst page): page):

Copyright Copyright © 2010 Khalil M. Dirani© 2010 Khalil M. Dirani

References (p.187)References (p.187)Journals paginated across yearJournals paginated across year: :

… …. Political Science, 20,. Political Science, 20, 805-815 805-815..

Journals paginated by issueJournals paginated by issue::……. Human Resource Development . Human Resource Development

Quarterly, 20Quarterly, 20(1), 15-19.(1), 15-19.

References (p.187)References (p.187) Comma before &, e.g.:Comma before &, e.g.:

Dirani, K. M., & Kuchinke, K. P. (in Dirani, K. M., & Kuchinke, K. P. (in references)references)

Single spacing--after commas, Single spacing--after commas, periods etc.periods etc.

Capitalize first word of title and first Capitalize first word of title and first word after colon only (cap all words word after colon only (cap all words in journal name)in journal name)

Digital Object IdentifiersDigital Object IdentifiersIMPORTANT CHANGE: IMPORTANT CHANGE: When available authors When available authors

are encouraged to include DOIs (p. 187-189, are encouraged to include DOIs (p. 187-189, APA 6APA 6thth edition). See examples in the following edition). See examples in the following slide and on pages 198-215 of APA for slide and on pages 198-215 of APA for examples of references.examples of references.

DOIs allow for a new way to track digital DOIs allow for a new way to track digital information, with extreme accuracy, and will information, with extreme accuracy, and will eventually become the status quo. DOIs will also eventually become the status quo. DOIs will also resolve issues of article links (URLs) that are no resolve issues of article links (URLs) that are no longer functional.longer functional.

Reference ExamplesReference Examples

Journal Articles with digital object Journal Articles with digital object identifiers (DOIs):identifiers (DOIs):

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, VolTitle of Periodical, Vol(issue)(issue), , pp-pp. doi: XX.XXXXpp-pp. doi: XX.XXXX

Example:Example:

Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 2424, 225-, 225-229. doi: 10. 1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 229. doi: 10. 1037/0278-6133.24.2.225

Reference Examples ContinuedReference Examples Continued

Journal article without DOI (when DOI is Journal article without DOI (when DOI is notnot available):available):

Smith, S. A., & Jones, D. M. (2005). Creative Smith, S. A., & Jones, D. M. (2005). Creative solutions to performance issues. solutions to performance issues. E-Journal of E-Journal of Performance Improvement,2Performance Improvement,2(3), 45-61. (3), 45-61. Retrieved from Retrieved from http://ojr.lib.swia.edu.au/index.php/jrsthttp://ojr.lib.swia.edu.au/index.php/jrst

NOTE: For APA 6th edition, use .50 indent on second and third lines of a reference.

BooksBooksFields, D. L. (2002). Fields, D. L. (2002). Taking the measure of Taking the measure of

work: A guide to validated scales for work: A guide to validated scales for organizational research and diagnosisorganizational research and diagnosis. . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Eisner, E. W., & Peshkin, A. (Eds.) (1990). Eisner, E. W., & Peshkin, A. (Eds.) (1990). Qualitative inquiry in education: The Qualitative inquiry in education: The continuing debate.continuing debate. New York, NY: Teachers New York, NY: Teachers College Press.College Press.

To comply with APA 6th edition you will need to include the state. See page 187 of the Publication Manual for more details.

Chapter in a BookChapter in a Book

Ellwein, M. C., & Glass, G. V. (1989). Ending Ellwein, M. C., & Glass, G. V. (1989). Ending social promotion in Waterford: Appearances social promotion in Waterford: Appearances and reality. In L. A. Shepard & M. L. Smith and reality. In L. A. Shepard & M. L. Smith (Eds.), (Eds.), Flunking grades: Research and Flunking grades: Research and policies on retentionpolicies on retention (pp. 151-173). New York: (pp. 151-173). New York: NY. Falmer Press.NY. Falmer Press.

To comply with APA 6th edition you will need to include the state. See page 187 of the Publication Manual for more details.

Citing Conference Proceedings Citing Conference Proceedings Publication (p. 207)Publication (p. 207)

Contributor A. A., Contributor B. B., & Contributor C. C. Contributor A. A., Contributor B. B., & Contributor C. C. (Year, Month). Title of contribution. In D. D. Editor (Year, Month). Title of contribution. In D. D. Editor (Eds.), (Eds.), Title of symposiumTitle of symposium. Symposium conducted at the . Symposium conducted at the meeting of Organization Name, Location.meeting of Organization Name, Location.

ExampleExample

Jacobs, R., & Hawley, J. (2003). Workforce development: Jacobs, R., & Hawley, J. (2003). Workforce development: Definition and relationship with human resource Definition and relationship with human resource development. In S. Lynham & T. Egan (Eds.), development. In S. Lynham & T. Egan (Eds.), AHRD AHRD 2003 Conference Proceedings 2003 Conference Proceedings (pp. 1014-1020). Bowling (pp. 1014-1020). Bowling Green, OH: Academy of Human Resource Development. Green, OH: Academy of Human Resource Development. doi: xx.xxxxxx doi: xx.xxxxxx

Citations & AbbreviationsCitations & Abbreviations

Citations in text:Citations in text: “…“…quoted text” (Ruona, 2001, p. 20).quoted text” (Ruona, 2001, p. 20). Ruona (2001) noted, “Quoted text. . .” (p. Ruona (2001) noted, “Quoted text. . .” (p.

20).20).

Abbreviations:Abbreviations: cf. (compare), i.e. (that is), e.g. (for cf. (compare), i.e. (that is), e.g. (for

example), viz. (namely), etc. (and so forth), example), viz. (namely), etc. (and so forth), vs. (versus) usedvs. (versus) used only within only within parenthesesparentheses. Otherwise spell out (APA, p. . Otherwise spell out (APA, p. 106-111). 106-111). exceptionsexceptions: et al. : et al.

Citing quotation found in secondary Citing quotation found in secondary sourcesource

“ “Much of HRD . . . has envisioned…as Much of HRD . . . has envisioned…as embedded in. . . realm of systems theory” embedded in. . . realm of systems theory” (Ardichvili, 2001, p. 13, as cited in Dirani & (Ardichvili, 2001, p. 13, as cited in Dirani & Kuchinke, 2005, p. 71). Kuchinke, 2005, p. 71).

Ardichvili (2001) wrote, “Much of HRD . . . Ardichvili (2001) wrote, “Much of HRD . . . has envisioned…as embedded in. . . has envisioned…as embedded in. . . realm of systems theory” (p. 13, as cited in realm of systems theory” (p. 13, as cited in Dirani & Kuchinke, 2005, p. 71). Dirani & Kuchinke, 2005, p. 71).

References to both Ardichvili (2001) and Dirani & Kuchinke (2005 ) References to both Ardichvili (2001) and Dirani & Kuchinke (2005 ) needed in the reference section.needed in the reference section.