Policies and Procedures

Policies Regarding Qualifications for Participation in the Center Activities

1. Conference attendance is open to any interested persons. However, people from non-CCCU member or affiliate schools will pay a higher conference fee.
2. Participation in Center Research Projects is open to any Christ-centered adult-focused higher education program. However, there will likely be a higher participation fee for non-CCCU member or affiliate schools.
3. Proposals to conduct or present research must have a CCCU partner. A researcher from a non-CCCU member or affiliate school can partner with someone at a CCCU member or affiliate school in order to conduct or present a collaborative project. The CCCU researcher does not need to be the principal investigator, but must participate in some way.  

Procedures for Submitting Research Proposals

1. Each December the Steering Committee will set a research agenda and circulate it to constituents.
2. Interested parties may complete a research proposal using the form available on the Web site. To qualify, a CCCU member or affiliate school must at least be a partner in the research by participating in some way (see Qualifications for Participation above).
3. Research proposals are not limited to the set agenda, but these topics will be given special consideration.
4. A subcommittee of the Steering Committee will review the proposal, considering the qualifications of the researcher(s), "do-ability," and need for research. The subcommittee will make a recommendation to the Steering Committee.
5. The full Steering Committee will vote on the proposal.
6. The Center will assist with surveys and data analysis.
7. Researchers may analyze existing data housed at the Center (entrance/exit, alumni surveys, etc.).
8. The Center will lend its name as an endorsement of the research and provide a venue to disseminate the results in its conferences, publications, and Web site.

Procedures for Submitting Conference Proposals

1. Conference proposals are encouraged on any topic related to adult education, but special consideration is given to topics related to the research agenda set by the Steering Committee.
2. A Call for Proposals is issued about six months in advance of a conference. It is circulated to all constituents.
3. Interested parties may complete a presentation proposal using the form available on the Web site. To qualify, a CCCU member or affiliate school must participate in the presentation in some way (see Qualifications for Participation above).
4. The Proposal will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the Steering Committee, evaluating the qualifications of the presenter(s), usefulness to the audience, relevance to the Center’s research agenda, and need for the topic in the Conference program.
5.  Presenters will be notified of the subcommittee’s decision at least two months before the conference.