Application for PhD Students

Apply for ESERA Summer School 2024: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/7089/submitter
Guidelines for Synopsis:  ss_1-3_synopsis_guidelines_esera2024.docx

NB! Deadline: January 31, 2024

Please note that uploading the synopsis is an obligatory item in the application form, so it will be necessary to have the synopsis ready before applying as a participant at the Summer School. Prior to writing the synopsis, look carefully at the Synopsis Guidelines. These guidelines provide some information about the required content and the format of the synopsis. While writing the synopsis, bear in mind that the submitted synopsis will be reviewed on the following criteria:

  • Clarity of research questions and research design;
  • Appropriate use of a theoretical framework;
  • Presentation of some early data and initial suggestions about data analysis;
  • Coherence and clarity of the synopsis as a piece of academic writing;
  • Attention to conventions of academic writing within the synopsis (e.g. appropriate referencing).

Participants at the ESERA Summer School should be in the middle of their PhD studies to be able to benefit from consideration of their future work as well as to discuss any preliminary findings. Participants are expected to be(come) members of ESERA if they are selected for attendance at the Summer School in order to register for the event. 

The selected 49 PhD students will be divided into seven groups. Each group will consist of seven PhD students and two experienced science education Academics acting as mentors. During each mentor group meeting at the Summer School, one of the PhD students will present his/her research to the group in about half an hour, followed by a structured whole group discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the research presented.

Each PhD student is also expected to present his/her research by means of a poster. During the poster sessions everyone discusses his/her work with all interested Summer School participants. Moreover, participants will also get a written feedback on his/her poster from a science education researcher.