Statements

Access, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AEDI) 

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are important to the PATT42 Conference Committee, and partner institutions (UQAT, UDS, UQAM, Université de Lile, and HEP de Fribourg). We are committed to challenging prejudice and biases and removing barriers that hinder equal access and opportunity. We believe that valuing human differences and recognizing diverse talents is central to diversity and that inclusion involves active engagement. PATT42 aims to foster an environment where all individuals are entitled to participate. Therefore, we are committed to advancing a culture of access, equality, diversity, and inclusion in our activities, from planning through to participation. Our conference must provide a welcoming, open, and safe environment, embracing the value of every person, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, ancestry, or disability. All individuals are entitled to participate in PATT42 free of discrimination or harassment based on any of the above factors.
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Academic Conduct and Integrity

PATT42 is committed to fostering and maintaining academic integrity in technology education research and scholarship. Trust, respect, honesty, and fairness are values that underpin authoring, peer reviewing, and presenting papers, and the PATT community shares responsibility for ensuring that PATT42 is a conference where high standards and rigor are balanced with open-mindedness and inclusivity regarding research approaches and foci. The PATT42 conference committee encourages respectful and courageous dialogue and debate, where there are differences in opinion, perspective, and experience. We seek to understand and grow together, acknowledging diverse ways of knowing and understanding.
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Peer Review

All abstracts and papers for PATT42 are subject to double-blind peer review by the Review Panel. Authors are expected to make every effort to anonymize their submissions to avoid identification through the paper contents or document metadata. Peer reviewers are expected to approach submissions with kindness and respect, providing clear feedback on effective aspects and actionable feedforward to help authors improve their papers. The Review Panel reserves the right to reject papers that are outside of the field of technology education, the conference theme and sub-themes, and the quality of the submission. Authors are encouraged to approach peer reviewer comments with an open mind and adapt/improve their submissions as appropriate. However, failure to adequately respond to feedback may result in a paper being rejected.