Methods and Issues in Research
Controversial and critical questions vital to linking research and practice, such as in research methods, ethics, the use of research in practice, practice-generated needs for research, and processes by which researchers determine the areas in which to conduct research.

Proposals should include:
• A description of the issue or summary of the points at issue.
• The importance of the issue to research and practice in adult, continuing, extension, and community education.
• An explanation of models, illustrations of new insights or challenges on the issue to be offered by the presenters.
• A discussion of the way in which the issue relates to the conference theme of linking theory and practice.
• A brief description of how the presentation will address the issue; that is, how the session will be organized and presented.

Criteria for selection
Proposals will be judged on the basis of overall clarity and specific responses to the items indicated above. Selection will be made on the basis of the following:
• The research issues are clearly described or delineated.
• The importance of the concerns is highlighted within one or more contexts of practice in adult, continuing, extension, and community education.
• The proposal specifies new or expanded insights to be presented with regard to the research issues.
• Linkages of research and theory to practice are addressed in the proposal.
• The proposed session is organized and presented in a creative and dynamic format.