Prize
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The 'ITRA – BTHA Prize for outstanding toy research' has been established with generous suppprt from the British Toy and Hobby Association www.btha.co.uk. ITRA expects to give two awards at each ITRA World Congress (currently every 3 years). One award of £500 will be given for the best student research on toys and one award of £1,000 to a senior scholar or practitioner on the uses, design and effects of toys.

The recipients will also receive a travel stipend of £500 toward the ITRA congress and will present their research at that conference.

Purpose

The purpose of the ITRA – BTHA Prize is to recognise outstanding research in the field of toy research. To qualify for the prize, the work must have been conducted or published since the previous ITRA World Congress and be submitted by the researcher or nominated by a member of ITRA.

Eligibility

Papers, either published or unpublished, in any area of toy research are eligible. Research on the uses, design, and effects of toys in child development, education, science, and medicine will be considered for the awards. Theoretical and historical papers will also be considered so long as these are linked to potential research.

Submissions to: cleogougoulis@yahoo.gr

The Awards Committee consists of Gilles Brougere (France), Jeffrey Goldstein (Netherlands), Cleo Gougoulis (Greece), Sudarshan Khanna (India), and Stephen Kline (Canada).

Evaluation

The Awards Committee of ITRA will evaluate applications on the basis of originality, the significance of the work, creativity, methodology, clarity of presentation, and importance.

The initial prizes will be awarded during the 2008 ITRA conference, in Nafplion Greece, 9-10-11 July

Deadline

The deadline for submission of papers for the ITRA-BTHA prizes
2007 and 2008 is December 1 2007.

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