AERA GSC Division Information
Division A - Administration
Division A is the AERA division devoted to scholarship in the areas of school administration, organizational behavior, educational leadership for social justice, and the study of policies that engage leadership for learning. For more information on Division A (i.e. Updates, Funding Opportunities, etc...), Please enter the GSC Division A Page.
Division B - Curriculum Studies
Curriculum studies is interested in the knowledge taught at school. If you are interested in the cultural-sociological-political implications of schooling with respect to social justice, citizenship, or the role education is or should play in society at large, you might want to join Division B. For more information on Division B (i.e. Updates, Funding Opportunities, etc...), Please enter the GSC Division B Page.
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Division C - Learning and Instruction
Division C is concerned with research on the processes of, and contexts for, learning, instruction, and assessment, as well as work examining the relationships among these areas. For more information on Division C (i.e. Updates, Funding Opportunities, etc...), Please enter the GSC Division C Page.
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Division D - Measurement and Research Methodology
Division D is divided up into three interrelated areas: (1) Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment, (2) Quantitative Methods and Statistical Theory, and (3) Qualitative Research Methods. Members of division D are interested in developing and applying statistical methods in a diverse field of educational settings. For more information on Division D (i.e. Updates, Funding Opportunities, etc...), Please enter the GSC Division D Page.
Division E - Counseling and Human Development
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Division F - History and Historiography
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Division G - Social Context of Education
Division G exists to support ongoing scholarly investigation and discussion of the social contexts that shape and are shaped by institutions of education around the world. Our Division represents a wide variety of academic disciplines, but common to the work of all division members is a central concern for issues surrounding equity, access, and opportunity; racial, ethnic and linguistic diversity; and the role of culture in education.
Education and Urban Society http://eus.sagepub.com/
Urban Education http://uex.sagepub.com/
Bilingual Research Journal http://brj.asu.edu/
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Radical Pedagogy http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/
International Education Journal http://iej.cjb.net/
KAIROS http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy http://www.reading.org/journals/jaal
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Division H - Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools
Our focus is not on a specific topic, but the broad range of work done by educational researchers in applied PreK-12 settings. Program evaluations, student assessment programs, school reform, institutional research, and work published for use in PreK-12 systems constitutes much of our members’ work. For more information on Division C (i.e. Updates, Funding Opportunities, etc...), Please enter the GSC Division H Page.
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Division I - Education in the Professions
Division I of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) is dedicated to promoting research and scholarship in education across the professions and internationally. These professions include: architecture, business, dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, the ministry, the military, nursing, pharmacy, physician assistants, physical therapy, and teaching. The Division fosters communication across the professions in topics such as problem-based learning, expertise, tacit knowledge, professional identity, assessment and testing, multiple methods, research integrity – as well as the professional development of educational researchers.
The Division's homepage is at: http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=74From there, links are found to newsletters, the officers, and awards information.
The Division I membership brochure (which has a good description of the division) can be found at
http://www.aera.net/divisions/Default.aspx?menu_id=80&id=529
More information about the graduate student committee in Division I can be found at:
http://www.aera.net/divisions/Default.aspx?menu_id=80&id=2132
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Links for professional development
The issues of PERQ (Professions Education Researcher Quarterly: A publication of Division I, Education in the Professions, AERA) that contain articles on how to be an effective discussant are:
http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Education_in_the_Professions_(I)/Newsletters/Spring2004.pdf(page 8)
http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Education_in_the_Professions_(I)/Newsletters/Fall2002.pdf(page 3)
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Articles recommended by Division I scholars for graduate students
Willliam C. McGaghie, PhD, presented Mastering the Scholarly Process at the AERA 2005 annual conference and recommended the following articles for graduate students. He notes that “John Smart is a highly prolific scholar in the field of higher education. His article provides many useful suggestions for authors, novice and experienced.” He also commented that the Kazdin article is a “short and crisp description of scholarly writing.”
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Research in Higher Education 2005; 46(4): 461-477.
- Kazdin, A. E. (1995). Preparing and evaluating research reports. Psychological Assessment, 7, 228-237.
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Division J - Postsecondary Education
Division J is for those interested in research and theory of postsecondary education. Postsecondary education includes four-year and two-year institutions, profit and non-profit, religious and secular. Our membership includes faculty, trustees, presidents, administrators, policy makers, government officials, proprietary college affiliates, and many graduate students. Division J provides a national forum for the dissemination and discussion of research related to post-secondary education.
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Links to division websites
Division J website http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=75
Division J Graduate Students website http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=549
Simply follow your interest in a topic and attend those sessions. We do, however, offer two specific sessions for Division J graduate students: the Fireside Chat with a senior scholar and the Graduate Student Seminar which occurs before the official commencement of the conference and covers professional/career topics of interest.
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Links for professional development
Graduate students studying post-secondary education should also belong to one or more of the following associations:
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) www.ashe.ws
The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/csshe/Contact/contact.html
College Student Educators International (ACPA) www.acpa.nche.edu
Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) www.cscconline.org
National Association for Student Personnel (NASPA) www.naspa.org
There are several journals that publish articles in the field of higher education. Here are just a few:
Journal of Higher Education http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_higher_education/
Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1360080X.asp
Review of Higher Education www.press.jhu.edu/journals/review_of_higher_education
Research in Higher Education http://airweb.org/page.asp?page=89
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Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education
Persons interested in research dealing with teaching and teacher education join Division K, in part, for the following reasons:
- To support the enterprise of research on teaching and teacher education.
- To forge and maintain links with fellow researchers in the area of teaching and teacher education.
- To support young people just entering Division K through mentoring and similar activities provided by Division K.
- To participate in Division K governance
thus sharing in setting priorities and giving direct to the research
call for the national meeting and other similar issues.
Please enter the GSC Division K Page
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Division L - Educational Policy and Politics
Division L is the AERA division focuses on the broad, professional interest of education policy and politics, reflecting a range of methodological, theoretical, and political issues. For the graduate student, Division L offers a variety of opportunities for professional development and growth. Not only does the division sponsor annual fireside chats, it also sponsors an Outstanding Dissertation Award to recognize the exceptional research accomplishments of new scholars. Furthermore, Division L (along with the University Council for Educational Administration, Division A, and Corwin Press) co-sponsors the David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar, an event held in conjunction with the AERA Annual Meeting. It is the longest-lasting of all graduate seminars held at AERA and was a model for their development. The Clark Seminar brings emerging educational administration and policy scholars and noted researchers together for two days of presentations, generative discussion, and professional growth. Many of the graduates of this seminar are now faculty members at major research institutions in the US and Canada.
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Links to division websites
Division L website http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=77
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Links for professional development
Politics of Education Association http://www.fsu.edu/~pea/
http://www.fsu.edu/~pea/bulletin.html
http://www.educationpolicy.org/
http://www.edpolicy.org/
http://www.educationalpolicy.org/
http://epaa.asu.edu/
http://www.aera.net/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=316
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