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In text citation

Paraphrase

Template

                                    (Author Year published)

Examples

Tinto (2009) identifies his four main conditions for student retention.

Four main conditions for student retention have been identified (Tinto 2009).                    

Direct quote

Template

(Author Year published, p, Page number)

Examples

"Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that hold student support as a key focus" (Tinto 2009).

According to Tinto (2009) “Students are more likely to persist and graduate in settings that hold student support as a key focus."

Reference list

  • Put the dates of the conference (the range of days and the month) after the place where the conference was held.
  • Use the phrase “paper presented at” after the title of the paper and before the name of the conference.
  • If the paper is not published, the name of the conference is not in italics.

Template

Author’s last name, Author’s initial Year published, ‘Title of paper’, paper presented at the Name of Conference, Location of conference, Conference dates.

Example

Tinto, V 2009, ‘Taking the student retention seriously: rethinking the first year at university’, paper presented at the FYE Curriculum Design Symposium, Queensland University of Technology, 5-6 February, viewed 12 December 2010, <http://www.fyecd2009.qut.edu.au/resources/SPE_VincentTinto_5Feb09.pdf>.

Robespierre, M 1793, ‘Rebuilding a nation after post-economic collapse’, paper presented at the People’s Progressive Politics Conference, Paris, France, 27-28 July.