Family-Centered Design @CHI2024 - Call for Participation

Call for Participation

This full-day hybrid workshop will explore practical approaches and considerations for family-centered design in HCI. Through presentations and interactive discussions, participants will explore research practices for designing technology for and with families.

The outcome of this workshop will be a collaboratively curated knowledge base that captures methods, tools, and theories for applying a family-centered design approach. We invite interested participants from any background, including academics, students, educators, policymakers, or industry practitioners.

Submission Categories:

Participants are expected to submit a short position paper (1 to 3 pages excluding references), in one of the two categories:

Reports highlighting family-centered design practices from their current or past research.
A summary of questions for family-centered design practices (research questions, methods, challenges), and what guidance participants would like to receive from the workshop.

What to Expect From Your Submission:

Based on the relevance and quality of the papers, a subset of submissions will be selected and will be invited to present at a dedicated session during the workshop.
Participants will be assigned to discussion groups based on the topics discussed in their position papers.
Participants will have an option to publish proceedings on a non-archival report associated with the workshop.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be in single-column PDF format, following ACM SIGCHI Paper Format.
Submissions should not be anonymized.
Papers submitted before February 26 will be reviewed by organizers and will receive feedback.
Notification of Acceptance: March 25
Submit your papers via this Google form https://forms.gle/JoMcPEiNeooxFxZg7 OR e-mail to fcd.chi2024@gmail.com
At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop and main conference.

Guiding Questions

Guiding Theories and Approaches

What are the guiding theories and approaches for family-centered design?
What methods should I apply when involving families in designing and conducting my research?
How should I design certain activities or practices to interact with different family members or types?

Considerations to Studying Families

Why should I include multiple family members in my research? How, when, and where should I involve them?
What preparation is needed for real-world family studies?
What obstacles may discourage or challenge families from participating or sustaining long-term participation?
How will participating in the research help families, and how can I minimize risks?
What ethical and privacy concerns arise when researching families in real-world environments?
How can I broaden the participation of families from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic statuses?

Communicating and Disseminating Findings
How can I communicate the research results in a way that is understandable and valuable to families?
How can I engage and inform families, academic and non-academic audiences?
How can I institutionalize family-centered design in my research?
How can I advance family-centered design knowledge?
How can I contribute to a feedback loop to continually improve the family-centered approach?

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