Special Interest Groups (SIGs) 2021-2022
This directory of AERA SIGs is in alphabetical order. Websites & email addresses,
when available, are listed. Although we check this page for errors frequently if
you should notice a non-working link please let
us know. If your SIG is interested in creating or moving its webpage to
the AERA website, please let us know.
SIGs: | A–G | H–Q | R–Z | All | A–Z
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Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Evaluation in Education Preparation (SIG #174)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the SIG is the accumulation and interpretation of research findings associated with CAEP accreditation, state review processes, or assessment and evaluation of the graduates of educator preparation programs and the quality of the programs themselves.
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| Contact:
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Malina Monaco, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, Cary, NC, malina.monaco@caepnet.org
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Evaluation in Education Preparation
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Action Research (SIG #2)
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| Purpose:
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The Action Research SIG builds community among those who are engaged in action research and those who teach others to do action research. This is accomplished through dialog about professional development strategies, educational practices and theory, and methods of action research.
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| Contact:
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Elizabeth Azukas, East Stroudsburg State University of Pennsylvania, Maplewood, NJ, lizazukas@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://sites.google.com/view/aeraarsig/current-news
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Adolescence and Youth Development (SIG #3)
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| Purpose:
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To bring together educators, researchers, and youth advocates interested in examining ways to improve upon the experiences, behaviors, and perceptions of adolescence and youth as they develop over time. This SIG includes a cross section of researchers interested in diverse topics associated with adolescence and youth development.
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| Contact:
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Camea Davis, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, cdavis214@gsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Adolescence and Youth Development
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Adult Literacy and Adult Education (SIG #4)
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| Purpose:
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Dedicated to research development, policy, and practice in adult literacy and adult education. This SIG takes an interdisciplinary, lifespan perspective on learning and instruction among diverse populations.
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| Contact:
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Leah Katherine Saal, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, lksaal@loyola.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Adult Literacy and Adult Education
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Advanced Studies of National Databases (SIG #6)
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| Purpose:
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To advance knowledge of the contexts and practices of education through facilitating awareness and understanding of the rigorous research methods required for valid and reliable analysis of national and state level databases.
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| Contact:
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Jian Li, Kent State University , Kent, OH, jli42@kent.edu
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| Dues:
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$6.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Advanced Studies of National Databases
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Advanced Technologies for Learning (SIG #7)
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| Purpose:
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To design new technologies that structure educational environments and transform educational practice, and to help the AERA community understand and influence the use of advanced technologies.
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| Contact:
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Nikki G. Lobczowski, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, nikkilob12@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/SIGATL
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Arts and Learning (SIG #8)
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| Purpose:
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Recent themes include: arts performance and process in curriculum; arts integration, assessment, and criticism; cultural issues; semiotics creative process; aesthetic education; alternative research methodologies; and constructivism.
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| Contact:
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Joy Gaulden Bertling, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, jbertlin@utk.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $7.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Arts and Learning
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Bourdieu in Educational Research (SIG #185)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a space for those interested in Bourdieu’s oeuvre where we explore and reflect on the use of his theories and concepts.
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| Contact:
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Garth Stahl, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia, garth.stahl@gmail.com; Guanglun Michael Mu, University of South Australia, Kelvin Grove, Australia, michael_mu_0404@hotmail.com
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Bourdieu in Educational Research
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Career and Technical Education (SIG #134)
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| Purpose:
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To discuss topics in vocational/career and technical education, career development, human resource development, career issues in the schools (Grades K-12), postsecondary education, adult and lifelong learning, and workforce education.
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| Contact:
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Jordan Dolfi, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, jjdolfi@ncsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Career and Technical Education
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Caribbean and African Studies in Education (SIG #86)
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| Purpose:
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To encourage, conduct, coordinate, and disseminate research on education within and between Caribbean and African countries.
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| Contact:
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Sheron A. Fraser-Burgess, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, sfraserburge@bsu.edu; Joyanne Beverly De Four-Babb, University of Belize, CASCADE, Trinidad and Tobago, jd4babb@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Caribbean and African Studies in Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/aeraCASE/
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| LinkedIn:
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/54098197/admin/
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Catholic Education (SIG #175)
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| Purpose:
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To support, promote, and disseminate information, research, and evaluation of Catholic education written from a diverse set of perspectives, including interdisciplinary and international issues.
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| Contact:
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Michael Roy Sampson, St. Johns University, St. Petersburg, FL, sampsonm@stjohns.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Catholic Education
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Charters & School Choice (SIG #142)
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| Purpose:
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To promote and disseminate information, research, and evaluation of charter schools written from a diverse set of perspectives.
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| Contact:
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Charters & School Choice
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Classroom Assessment (SIG #18)
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| Purpose:
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The purposes of the SIG are to promote student learning through improved classroom assessment practices; to assist teachers in improving their classroom assessment practices and understand why it is essential to do so. To achieve these purposes, the SIG includes among its goals the promotion of quality research into classroom assessment practices, using all legitimate research approaches and methods, and the active collaboration with other SIGs and AERA divisions who share an interest in promoting research into classroom assessment.
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| Contact:
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Mary E Yakimowski, Samford University, Hoover, AL, MYakimow@Samford.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $7.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Classroom Assessment
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Cognition and Assessment (SIG #167)
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| Purpose:
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To promote research on educational assessment merging two traditionally distinct fields - cognition and psychometrics
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| Contact:
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Jimmy de la Torre, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, j.delatorre@hku.hk
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://sites.google.com/view/cognitionandassessment
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Computer and Internet Applications in Education (SIG #22)
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| Purpose:
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To promote research and evaluation on the use of computer-based information and communications resources and software for learning, instruction, assessment, and accomplishment by students, teachers, and administrators.
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| Contact:
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Jon M. Clausen, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, jmclaus@bsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Computer and Internet Applications in Education
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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education (SIG #171)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the SIG is to bring together individuals who share a common interest in in-depth, cross-cultural, international dialogue on how Confucianism and Taoism in both classical and contemporary schools of thought can inform educational theory and practice.
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| Contact:
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Seungho Moon, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, smoon3@luc.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/Confucianism-Taoism-Buddhism-and-Education-602503046456159/
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Constructivist Theory, Research and Practice (SIG #25)
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| Purpose:
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To facilitate communication and to promote theory, research and improvement in practices of educators at all levels from a constructivist or developmental perspective.
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| Contact:
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Bryan Philip Sanders, Loyola Marymount University, Culver City, CA, bryansanders@me.com
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Constructivist Theory, Research and Practice
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Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research and Practice (SIG #26)
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| Purpose:
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To exchange information about current research, theory, and improvements in implementation of cooperative learning procedures; to provide a structured forum for discussions related to cooperative learning.
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| Contact:
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Allen Thurston, Queen's University Belfast, Lisburn, Northern Ireland BT274SG, United Kingdom, a.thurston@qub.ac.uk
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research and Practice
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Critical Educators for Social Justice (SIG #144)
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| Purpose:
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Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ) is committed to the struggle for social justice, human rights and democracy for diverse communities. We promote research, teaching, and activism centered on cultural, racial, linguistic, political, and economic self-determination within our classrooms, schools, and communities. A significant objective of CESJ is to promote communication and collaboration among critical educators and researchers working in public schools, universities, and community education programs. We believe that education, as a form of critical understanding, plays a crucial role in transforming society.
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| Contact:
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Shanyce L. Campbell, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, shanycecampbell@pitt.edu; Tiffany M Nyachae, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, tiffany.m.nyachae@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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http://www.cesjsig.org/
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/criticaleducators.sj.3
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Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education (SIG #27)
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| Purpose:
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To promote the integrated study of race, ethnicity, social class, and gender as lenses for performing critical analyses and evaluations of prevailing theory and practice on education.
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| Contact:
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Jemimah L Young, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, jemimah.young@tamu.edu
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $15.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/120611961292065/
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Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies (SIG #28)
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| Purpose:
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To support and promote transdisciplinary research of education as experience. The SIG de-stabilizes commonly held boundaries of educational research beyond contemporary curriculum discourses. Members pursue curriculum inquiry using critical perspectives, and performative, auto-ethnographic and conceptual approaches to ask sociocultural, political, and theoretical questions.
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| Contact:
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Reagan P. Mitchell, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, NC, mitchellr@uncsa.edu
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| Dues:
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$7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies
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Critical Perspectives in Early Childhood Education (SIG #29)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of this SIG is to foster research on and critical analyses of issues in early childhood education and childhood studies and to encourage the development of alternative perspectives and curriculum in early childhood education.
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| Contact:
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Janice Kroeger, Kent State University, Hudson, OH, jkroege1@kent.edu
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| Dues:
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$17.00 (1 yr); students $15.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://sites.google.com/site/cpecesig/home
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Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education (SIG #153)
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| Purpose:
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The Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education SIG is an international SIG devoted to the study of education in and as effects of postcolonial, transnational, and globalization contexts.
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| Contact:
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Christopher Mark Kirchgasler, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, chris.kirchgasler@wisc.edu
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| Dues:
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$7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/Postcolonial-Studies-and-Education-Special-Interest-Group-AERA-198817803522052/
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Democratic Citizenship in Education (SIG #150)
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| Purpose:
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To promote democratic citizenship-development research in K-12 classrooms, and to foster an interdependence among citizenship-democratic researchers.
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| Contact:
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Tianlong (Tian) Yu, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, tyu@siue.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Democratic Citizenship in Education
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Disability Studies in Education (SIG #143)
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| Purpose:
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Supports the development of disability studies, a series of interdisciplinary modes of critical advocacy scholarship, among educational researchers.
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| Contact:
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Emily A. Nusbaum, Mills College , San Rafael, CA, emilynusbaumphd@gmail.com; Saili S. Kulkarni, Ph.D., San Jose State University, San Carlos, CA, saili.kulkarni@sjsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Disability Studies in Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/356215848207216
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Districts in Research and Reform (SIG #156)
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| Purpose:
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To bring together researchers, central office administrators, reform support organization leaders, and others interested in key questions of system-wide improvement and leadership.
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| Contact:
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Stephanie Diane Tuters, Niagara University, Burlington, Canada, stephanie.tuters@utoronto.ca; Vidya Shah, Ed.D, York University, Toronto, Canada, vidshah@edu.yorku.ca
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Districts in Research and Reform
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Early Education and Child Development (SIG #32)
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| Purpose:
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To promote research that has implications for theory, policy, practice, and teacher development in the diverse contexts serving children from birth to age eight.
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| Contact:
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Melissa Beth Sherfinski, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, melissa.sherfinski@mail.wvu.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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http://www.aera-eecd-sig.org/
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Educational Change (SIG #155)
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| Purpose:
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This SIG adopts an interdisciplinary and international approach to understanding many aspects of educational change, including large-scale reform, school-initiated change, school improvement, and classroom-level change.
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| Contact:
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Jennie Weiner, University of Connecticut, SOMERVILLE, MA, jennie.weiner@uconn.edu
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| Dues:
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$12.00 (1 yr); students $7.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Educational Change
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/AERAEducationalChangeSIG155/
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Educational Statisticians (SIG #37)
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| Purpose:
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To increase interaction among educational researchers interested in the theory, applications, and teaching of statistics in the social sciences.
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| Contact:
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Audrey J. Leroux, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, aleroux@gsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Educational Statisticians
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Elliot Eisner (SIG #177)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the Elliot Eisner SIG is to promote scholarship that applies, extends, critiques, and reinvents Eisner’s scholarship. The SIG will act as a catalyst for the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum built upon the foundation that Eisner established. The SIG will provide the opportunity to continue conceptualizing educational criticism and connoisseurship with an eye towards various forms of representation; will encourage new forms of evaluation based on Eisner’s ideas; will provide a home for the continuation of research into discipline-based art education and arts-integration; will continue to look at ways to conceptualize schooling (formal and informal) from arts-based perspectives; and will be a place of mentorship for young scholars of curriculum, school evaluation, qualitative research, the arts, and/or school reform.
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| Contact:
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Lynn Butler-Kisber, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, lynn.butlerkisber@mcgill.ca
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Elliot Eisner
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/Eisner-SIG-488895484598608
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| Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/eisnersig/
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Faculty Teaching, Evaluation and Development (SIG #42)
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| Purpose:
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To investigate, promote, and support research and development on college teaching and learning, issues related to faculty evaluation and development, and student ratings of teaching.
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| Contact:
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Laura Cruz, Penn State, State College, PA, Lcruzcontrol1@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$12.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Faculty Teaching, Evaluation and Development
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Family, School, Community Partnerships (SIG #43)
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| Purpose:
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To engage with and promote rigorous and innovative research exploring the nature and impact of partnerships between families, schools, and diverse communities, and to encourage evidence-based practices and policies that influence children's learning and development.
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| Contact:
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Judy Paulick, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, jhp7h@virginia.edu; Nicole Megan Edwards, Rowan University, Allentown, PA, edwardsN@rowan.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $8.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Family, School, Community Partnerships
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Fiscal Issues, Policy and Education Finance (SIG #44)
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To provide a forum for research in educational finance and its impact on policy for all levels and aspects of education.
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| Contact:
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David G. Martinez, University of South Carolina - Columbia, Irmo, SC, david.martinez.242@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Fiscal Issues, Policy and Education Finance
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Graduate and Postdoctoral Education across the Disciplines (SIG #168)
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To identify and support doctoral education as a distinct area of research in higher education; questions to be addressed include the following: How is "doctoral education" or "research education" conceived? What key changes are occurring in doctoral and research education? What opportunities do these changes present for challenging previous pedagogies and developing new ones?;
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| Contact:
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Krisanna L. Machtmes, Ohio University, Athens, OH, machtmes@ohio.edu
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Graduate and Postdoctoral Education across the Disciplines
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Grassroots Community & Youth Organizing for Education Reform (SIG #172)
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To advance research on community and youth organizing, particularly in low income communities and communities of color. We will work to build a research community that engages with practitioners in organizing groups, educational institutions and policy-making circles. We seek to foster research that examines the ways in which organizing efforts affect school improvement and educational equity, youth development, community/democratic revitalization and social justice.
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| Contact:
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Van T Lac, The University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, vlac510@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Grassroots Community & Youth Organizing for Education Reform
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Hip Hop Theories, Praxis & Pedagogies (SIG #178)
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| Purpose:
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Hip Hop Theories, Praxis & Pedagogies
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| Contact:
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Justin Avery Coles, UMass Amherst College of Education, Amherst, MA, jacoles@umass.edu; Aysha Upchurch, Harvard University, Boston, MA, aysha_upchurch@gse.harvard.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://aerahiphopsig.wixsite.com/hiphopsig
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| Instagram:
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https://www.instagram.com/aerahiphopsig/
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Holistic Education (SIG #135)
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| Purpose:
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Developing human potential through integrating intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual competencies in the teaching/learning process.
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| Contact:
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Jing Lin, University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, MD, jinglin@umd.edu
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| Dues:
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$7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Holistic Education
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Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (SIG #48)
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| Purpose:
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Formally the American Indian and Alaska Native SIG, we have evolved in name and focus to promote a better understanding of theoretical-, policy-, and practice-related issues that influence the quality of traditional and contemporary education among indigenous peoples.
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| Contact:
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Theresa J. Stewart-Ambo, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA, tambo@ucsd.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERAIPASIG/
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Indigenous Peoples of The Pacific (SIG #146)
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| Purpose:
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To research indigenous education related to the peoples of the Pacific and Pacific Rim, including indigenous ways of knowing and indigenous practices.
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| Contact:
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Summer Maunakea, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Waipahu, HI, smauna@hawaii.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Indigenous Peoples of The Pacific
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Instructional Technology (SIG #52)
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| Purpose:
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To encourage, promote, and support research on the design and development of instruction and the computer-based, electronic, and non-electronic media technologies that are used for its delivery.
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| Contact:
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Victoria Lynn Lowell, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, vllowell@purdue.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Instructional Technology
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/aerasigit
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International Studies (SIG #54)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for exchanging information among educators involved in research, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of international studies.
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| Contact:
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Victoria Showunmi, UCL Institute of Education, London, London, United Kingdom, v.showunmi@ucl.ac.uk
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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International Studies
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Ivan Illich (SIG #161)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the Ivan Illich SIG is the promotion of intellectual consideration of the social critique and analyses of Ivan Illich, named by the Utne Reader "as the most important social critic" of the 20th century.
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| Contact:
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G. Sue Kasun, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, skasun@gsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$6.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Ivan Illich
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/368697139903738
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Language and Social Processes (SIG #58)
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| Purpose:
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To explore directions in and issues of language and discourse practices, literacy, and learning processes and social contexts through studies grounded in sociocultural, constructivist and constructionist perspectives.
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| Contact:
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Diana J. Arya, University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, darya@ucsb.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Language and Social Processes
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1423636351209251/
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Large Scale Assessment (SIG #141)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for discussion of the status, issues, and concerns related to large-scale assessment, including practices and innovations in state assessment programs.
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| Contact:
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Ze Wang, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, zewang@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Large Scale Assessment
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Law and Education (SIG #59)
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| Purpose:
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To focus on legal issues affecting K-12 public and private education, as well as post-secondary education.
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| Contact:
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Elisabeth M. Krimbill, Texas A&M University - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, ekrimbill@att.net
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Law and Education
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Leadership for School Improvement (SIG #101)
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| Purpose:
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To examine how leadership of teachers, principals, and superintendents influences instructional capacity resulting in improved student outcomes and how policy guides this collaborative effort.
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| Contact:
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Julia Mahfouz, University of Colorado - Denver, Denver, CO, julia.mahfouz@ucdenver.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Leadership for School Improvement
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Leadership for Social Justice (SIG #165)
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| Purpose:
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To promote social justice teaching, research, service, and policymaking agendas, with the corollary aim of seeking to proactively improve educational leadership as a means of addressing equity concerns for underrepresented populations throughout P-20 education; also to share innovative, promising, and research-based programs, policies, and teaching strategies and proactively advocate on behalf of underrepresented populations in educational leadership.
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| Contact:
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Angel Miles Nash, Chapman University, Orange, CA, milesnash@chapman.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Leadership for Social Justice
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/150822794956627
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Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership (SIG #129)
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| Purpose:
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The LTEL SIG brings together professors and graduate students of educational leadership and administration, discipline specialists, educational theorists, curriculum developers, instructional technology specialists, learning specialists, educational researchers, classroom experts, practitioners, policymakers, and others concerned with Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership. The LTEL SIG provides a forum for:
A managed conversation on issues related to learning and teaching in Educational Leadership and Administration; the integration of theoretical quantitative and qualitative studies of learning and teaching in Educational Leadership; discussion of investigations conducted in real educational settings, including investigations involving application of technology to learning and instruction; exploration of innovative methodologies; analysis of the implications of research and practice for learning and teaching in Educational Leadership; and assessment of the relationship of learning and teaching in Educational Leadership to policy development at local, state, and national levels.
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| Contact:
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/LTELsig
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Learning Sciences (SIG #39)
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| Purpose:
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Purpose: To bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives and empirical approaches to the study of learning as it occurs in school, online, in the workplace, at home, and in the community, and to the design of novel environments with the potential to facilitate learning more effectively.
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| Contact:
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Joseph E Michaelis, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, jmich@uic.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/SIGATL
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Lesson Study (SIG #180)
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| Purpose:
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To promote the research and theoretical development of Lesson Study in education research.
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| Contact:
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Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, sdotger@syr.edu
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| Dues:
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$8.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Lesson Study
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Lives of Teachers (SIG #62)
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| Purpose:
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To promote the interchange of ideas and scholarly activities focused on inquiry into the lives of teachers. Teachers shall be defined as those working with students in classroom and tutorial settings, from pre-school through university. Research shall be viewed as inclusive of methods appropriate to the question of study and topics such as teacher narrative, biography, research on teacher development, including career trajectories, teacher characteristics, beliefs, and attitudes, and teaching as a profession; accounts of teachers lives in different times and in different countries; and portrayal of teachers in written literature, film and television.
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| Contact:
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Maria A. Flores, Minho University, Portugal, 4710 Braga, Portugal, aflores@ie.uminho.pt
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Lives of Teachers
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/283212348677268/
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Longitudinal Studies (SIG #63)
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| Purpose:
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To support and foster the understanding of longitudinal research designs and analyses in education and the use and dissemination of longitudinal data and substantive findings, including data from national (e.g., NCES), state (e.g., state administrative/tracking systems), and local (e.g., district) sources.
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| Contact:
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Longitudinal Studies
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Marxian Analysis of Society, Schools and Education (SIG #157)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for and advance research that examines educational and social issues from Marxian perspectives.
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| Contact:
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Ndindi Kitonga, Angeles Workshop School, Los Angeles, CA, ndindi@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Marxian Analysis of Society, Schools and Education
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Measurement and Assessment in Higher Education (SIG #64)
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| Purpose:
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To provide an association, and to promote continuing education for individuals with an interest in college-level administration of educational and psychological measurement services.
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| Contact:
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David E. Allen, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, David.E.Allen@mail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Measurement and Assessment in Higher Education
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Mentorship and Mentoring Practices (SIG #66)
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| Purpose:
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To foster mentoring programs and experiences, initiating research on the topic and providing networking and support.
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| Contact:
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Rubén Garza, Texas State University, Austin, TX, ruben.garza2001@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Mentorship and Mentoring Practices
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Mixed Methods Research (SIG #158)
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| Purpose:
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To support, encourage, and increase dialogue and idea exchange among educational researchers utilizing mixed methods and those interested in integrating qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
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| Contact:
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Michelle Howell Smith, University of Nebraska - Medical Center, Lincoln, NE, michelle.howellsmith@unmc.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Mixed Methods Research
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/aerammrsig/
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Montessori Education (SIG #181)
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| Purpose:
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To support, promote, and disseminate information, research, and evaluation of Montessori education and philosophy, in both the public and private sector,
through diverse research approaches and collaborations.
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| Contact:
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John P. Broome, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, jbroome@umw.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Montessori Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/AERAMontessoriSIG
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Moral Development and Education (SIG #67)
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| Purpose:
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To promote discussion about controversies and areas of agreement within the fields of moral development and education, and to provide informal opportunities for social interaction.
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| Contact:
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Dawn E. Schrader, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, dawn.schrader@cornell.edu
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| Dues:
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$12.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Moral Development and Education
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Motivation in Education (SIG #68)
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| Purpose:
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To advance the understanding of motivational processes in education, particularly by promoting research, exchanging ideas and perspectives, and by developing practices and interventions to improve learner motivation.
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| Contact:
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Jamaal Matthews, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, New York, NY, jamaalm@umich.edu
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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http://motsig.org
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Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice (SIG #162)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for the introduction, promotion, consideration, interaction of theory, research and practices regarding multicultural and multiethnic education, broadly defined, within all educational, cultural, societal and social settings, contexts, levels and locations.
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| Contact:
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Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, jmjohnson@temple.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $7.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERAMulticulturalEducationSIG
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Multilevel Modeling (SIG #140)
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| Purpose:
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To promote the understanding, use, and dissemination of information regarding hierarchical linear modeling.
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| Contact:
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Yu-Yu Hsiao, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, yuyuhsiao@unm.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Multilevel Modeling
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Music Education (SIG #71)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the Music Education SIG is to provide a professional forum for the discussion and dissemination of current research related to music teaching and learning.
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| Contact:
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Ryan David Shaw, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, rydshaw@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Music Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/218295164860183/
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Narrative Research (SIG #145)
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| Purpose:
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The Narrative Research SIG (Special Interest Group) of AERA is dedicated to supporting conversations about the place of narratives in educational research including but not limited to phenomenological, literary, critical, and performance conceptions of narrative analysis.
The purpose of the Narrative Research SIG is to provide a forum for the exchange of information among individuals interested in informing/rethinking narrative research through a variety of narrative research studies in/with participants in a variety of educational settings.
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| Contact:
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Ramona Maile Cutri, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Ramona_Cutri@byu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://sites.google.com/site/aeranarrativeresearchsig/
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Organizational Theory (SIG #73)
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| Purpose:
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To encourage scholarly inquiry and debate relating to traditional and alternative views of educational organizations.
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| Contact:
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Organizational Theory
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Out-of-School Time (SIG #160)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for researchers in out-of-school time teaching and learning to share resources and become each others' resources; to provide venues and opportunities to present related research; to bring additional knowledge and resources to AERA.
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| Contact:
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Jaynemarie Enyonam Angbah, EdD, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Oakland, CA, angbahja@post.harvard.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Out-of-School Time
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/OSTSIG
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| LinkedIn:
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https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12260538/
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Paulo Freire (SIG #159)
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| Purpose:
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To honor Freire’s legacy by promoting scholarship that applies, extends, critiques, and reinvents Freirean pedagogy. Also, to promote historical scholarship that looks at the life of Paulo Freire and the context of his ideas and practices. Finally, to act as a catalyst for the creation of new forms of critical pedagogies that build upon the foundation that Freire established.
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| Contact:
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Sheila L. Macrine, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Wycombe, PA, Smacrine@umassd.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Paulo Freire
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/PauloFreireAERASIG
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Peace Education (SIG #74)
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| Purpose:
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To create a global forum for scholars from diverse backgrounds and with varied perspectives to report and critically explore educational research and promote constructive changes in the areas of peace keeping, peace making, peace building, peace education, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation, mediation, and more.
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| Contact:
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Maryam Sadat Sharifian, James Madison University, Charlottesville, VA, sharifms@jmu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Peace Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/Peace-Education-SIG-AERA-401061593955408/
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Philanthropy and Education (SIG #148)
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| Purpose:
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To bring together researchers and members of the philanthropic foundation and non-profit communities interested in developing and disseminating knowledge about the role of philanthropy in educational policy and practice.
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| Contact:
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Heather N. McCambly, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, mccambly@pitt.edu; Ida Oberman, Community School for Creative Education, Alameda, CA, ida@communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Philanthropy and Education
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Philosophical Studies in Education (SIG #76)
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| Purpose:
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Dedicated to the philosophical study of education and encourages scholarship within all types of philosophical study.
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| Contact:
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Rebecca M Taylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, rmt@illinois.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Philosophical Studies in Education
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Politics of Education (SIG #152)
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| Purpose:
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To foster and support the conduct, dissemination, discussion, and application of research on the political functions and outcomes of education at all levels.
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| Contact:
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Adrienne D. Dixson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbus, OH, addixson@illinois.edu
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://sites.google.com/colorado.edu/pea
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Professional Development School Research (SIG #79)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of the PDS Research SIG is to provide individuals engaged in research about Professional Development Schools with a forum for discussion and a space for mutual support. The PDSR SIG encourages thoughtful and rigorous research which emanates from a variety of theoretical perspectives and utilizes many different investigative approaches and methods, while remaining faithful to the core principles of the PDS movement originally articulated by the Holmes group in the 1980’s (Holmes Group, 1986, 1990). The PDSR SIG creates opportunities for inquiry, reflection, critique and collaboration among educators from all levels of the educational process and from all types of institutions and settings
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| Contact:
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Melissa Baker, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, mbaker@sc.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Professional Development School Research
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Professors of Educational Research (SIG #81)
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| Purpose:
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To promote dialogue and research on the teaching and proper usage of quantitative and qualitative educational research methods.
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| Contact:
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Kristina N. LaVenia, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, klavenia@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Professors of Educational Research
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Qualitative Research (SIG #82)
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| Purpose:
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To provide opportunities for discussion related to the philosophy, purposes, and methodological issues surrounding the use of qualitative research in social and educational contexts.
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| Contact:
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Jessica Van Cleave, Gardner-Webb University, Mars Hill, NC, jvancleave@gardner-webb.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Qualitative Research
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Queer Studies (SIG #60)
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| Purpose:
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To foster empirical, interpretive, and critical educational research relating to queer studies, and to network individuals and organizations conducting or supporting such research.
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| Contact:
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Cindy Ann Kilgo, Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, cakilgo@iu.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Queer Studies
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/aeraqsig/
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Research Focus on Education and Sport (SIG #164)
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| Purpose:
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To dispel the many myths associated with education and sport over the years, shed light on this undervalued and underresearched area of inquiry, and enrich current research agendas on education and sport by making them more relevant. The continual dialogue with the community of scholars, and the ensuring knowledge and perspectives offered by this kind of engagement would inform us of the realities and concerns of education and sport in general.
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| Contact:
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Joseph Nehemiah Cooper, University of Massachusetts Boston, Abington, MA, josephn.cooper@umb.edu
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| Dues:
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$7.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research Focus on Education and Sport
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/Research-Focus-on-Education-Sport-AERA-SIG-120845847979371/
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Research in Mathematics Education (SIG #87)
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| Purpose:
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To actively promote communication between researchers in mathematics education and related disciplines, and to provide a platform for initiating new developments in the field.
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| Contact:
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Teruni D. Lamberg, University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV, terunil@unr.edu; Victoria M. Hand, University of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO, victoria.hand@colorado.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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http://www.sigrme.org
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/sigrme
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Research in Reading and Literacy (SIG #11)
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| Purpose:
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To stimulate communication and inquiry among researchers, policymakers, and others interested in research in reading and literacy from various disciplines and theoretical perspectives.
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| Contact:
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Wayne H Slater, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, wslater@umd.edu
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research in Reading and Literacy
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Research on Evaluation (SIG #90)
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| Purpose:
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To create a community of researchers and practitioners interested in research on, dissemination of, and applications of evaluation theory and evaluation methods.
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| Contact:
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Parul Acharya, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, acharya_parul@columbusstate.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research on Evaluation
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Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (SIG #91)
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| Purpose:
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The purpose of this SIG is to provide leadership that (1) encourages and promotes high-quality scholarship addressing giftedness, creativity and talent, (2) creates a community of scholars and leaders in the field, (3) facilitates communication and dissemination of research both within and outside the field, (4) nurtures future scholars, and (5) advances research in the field.
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| Contact:
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Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University - College Station, College Station, TX, rambohernandez@tamu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/AERA.ROGCT/
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Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education (SIG #93)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for the dissemination and critical analysis of research on learning and instruction in physical education.
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| Contact:
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Jeanne M. Barcelona, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, jeannemarita@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$20.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research on Learning and Instruction in Physical Education
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Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG #94)
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| Purpose:
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To provide inquiry into educational and equity issues affecting Asian and Pacific Americans, facilitate interdisciplinary discussions around these issues, and provide members with colleagueship and support.
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| Contact:
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Jia Grace Liang, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, gliang15@ksu.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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https://reapaaera.wordpress.com/
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERA.REAPA/
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Research on the Superintendency (SIG #97)
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| Purpose:
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To create a community of researchers and practitioners interested in developing knowledge about the superintendent, encompassing an array of policy, practice, and research issues related to long-term school reform.
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| Contact:
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Randy Wayne Hetherington, University of Portland, Portland, OR, hetherin@up.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research on the Superintendency
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Research Use (SIG #100)
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| Purpose:
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To understand how research is used to improve education policy and practice, and to foster improvement of dissemination and use of research findings.
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| Contact:
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Julie A. Gray, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, jgray2@uwf.edu; Kimy Liu, California State University - Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, kliu2@csustan.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Research Use
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School Community, Climate and Culture (SIG #104)
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| Purpose:
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To examine the school in terms of the community, climate, and culture as perceived not only by the researcher but also by students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members at large.
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| Contact:
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Adam Voight, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, a.voight@csuohio.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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School Community, Climate and Culture
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School Effectiveness and School Improvement (SIG #105)
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| Purpose:
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To exchange ideas and information and encourage further research and evaluation on theory and practices related to issues of school effectiveness and improvement.
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| Contact:
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Michael A. Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, CA, mgottfr2@upenn.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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School Effectiveness and School Improvement
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School Turnaround and Reform (SIG #154)
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| Purpose:
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To generate, analyze, interpret, and disseminate research findings related to the implementation and impact of comprehensive school reform.
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| Contact:
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Adam Kho, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, akho@usc.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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School Turnaround and Reform
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Science Teaching and Learning (SIG #122)
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| Purpose:
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To promote research that advances the understanding and improvement of teaching, learning, and understanding in the natural sciences, including philosophical, psychological, and sociocultural issues.
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| Contact:
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Lori Andersen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, lori.andersen@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Science Teaching and Learning
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Second Language Research (SIG #108)
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| Purpose:
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To promote research in second-language learning/acquisition, and to facilitate exchange of ideas among educators involved in second-language teaching and language program administration.
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| Contact:
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Liv T. Dávila, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, livtd@illinois.edu
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| Dues:
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$15.00 (1 yr); students $10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Second Language Research
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/223153721182396
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Service-Learning & Experiential Education (SIG #41)
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| Purpose:
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Service-Learning and Experiential Education is dedicated to bringing together both researchers and practitioners to build and promote understanding of service-learning and experiential education for the betterment of the field and the reform of K-16 education.
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| Contact:
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Amanda F. Hall, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, dr.afhall@gmail.com
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Service-Learning & Experiential Education
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/432166447148889/
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Social and Emotional Learning (SIG #170)
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| Purpose:
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To examine relationships among social-emotional competencies and academic, health, and citizenship outcomes; and the impact of SEL interventions on the adjustment, behavior, and academic performance of children and adolescents.
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| Contact:
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Cynthia M. Sistek-Chandler, National University, Poway, CA, cchandler@nu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Social and Emotional Learning
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1658791114393304
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Social Studies Research (SIG #89)
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| Purpose:
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To initiate, exchange, and advance research relevant to social studies education found in P-12 schools and classrooms with students, teachers, and administrators; teacher education programs with teacher candidates, practicing teachers, school administrators, and teacher educators; and in relationship to active citizenship in families, communities, society, and policymakers.
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| Contact:
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Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, mmmanfra@ncsu.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Social Studies Research
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Sociology of Education (SIG #112)
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| Purpose:
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To provide a forum for the analysis and dissemination of research that links sociological perspectives and methods with the study of educational issues.
|
| Contact:
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Adrienne D. Dixson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbus, OH, addixson@illinois.edu
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| Dues:
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Sociology of Education
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Stress, Coping, and Resilience (SIG #117)
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| Purpose:
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To act as a clearinghouse to promote research and exchange of ideas and information concerning stress and coping in education and related organizations.
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| Contact:
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Robert Jason Lynch, Appalachian State University, Morrisville, NC, lynchrj@appstate.edu
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| Dues:
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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| Website:
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Stress, Coping, and Resilience
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Structural Equation Modeling (SIG #118)
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To promote the understanding, use, and dissemination of information regarding structural equation modeling, and to share problems, issues, solutions, and various approaches.
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Tiffany Ann Whittaker, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, t.whittaker@austin.utexas.edu; Jam Khojasteh, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, jam.khojasteh@okstate.edu
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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Structural Equation Modeling
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Studying and Self-Regulated Learning (SIG #121)
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The Studying and Self-Regulated Learning (SSRL) SIG is dedicated to promoting the development of theory and research in academic studying and self-regulated learning across the life span. The SIG brings together researchers and practitioners to share expertise in all aspects of self-regulated learning, including motivation, metacognition, learning and studying strategies, and the ways in which learners manage their emotions and environments.
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Aubrey Whitehead, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA, awhiteh6@masonlive.gmu.edu; Abraham Flanigan, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, aflanigan@georgiasouthern.edu
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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https://ssrlsig.org
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERASSRL/
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Supervision and Instructional Leadership (SIG #51)
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To provide a professional forum for those who are involed in current research, theory, and practice in the supervision of instruction.
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Ian Mette, University of Maine, Bangor, ME, ianmette@gmail.com
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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Supervision and Instructional Leadership
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Survey Research in Education (SIG #123)
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To provide a forum for educational researchers interested in improving survey methods, fostering communications among survey researchers, and promoting the development and dissemination of scholarly work.
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Emma Espel Villarreal, RMC Research Corporation, Denver, CO, espel@rmcres.com
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$7.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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Survey Research in Education
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Systems Thinking in Education (SIG #124)
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To focus on applications of systems thinking principles to address various issues in education.
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Jackie Mania-Singer, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, Norman, OK, jackie_mania@edpartnerships.org
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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Systems Thinking in Education
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Talent Development of Students Placed at Risk (SIG #125)
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To focus on research, development, intervention, and evaluation aimed at ensuring the academic and personal development of children placed at risk.
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Sean Coleman, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD, scoleman@bowiestate.edu
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/TalentDevelopmentSIG
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Teacher as Researcher (SIG #126)
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To support classroom inquiry research and participation in AERA by PK-12 practitioners.
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Alan D. Amtzis, The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, amtzis@tcnj.edu; Mary Klehr, Madison Metropolitan School District/University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, mklehr@madison.k12.wi.us
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $5.00 (1 yr)
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Teacher as Researcher
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Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning (SIG #119)
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TICL focuses on theoretical foundations, fundamental research and technical advances at the intersection of four disciplines: Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning (TICL). TICL also publishes TICL, an interdisciplinary international journal, which publishes many of the presentations at annual TICL sessions.
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Andrew Tawfik, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, aatawfik@gmail.com
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning
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Test Validity Research and Evaluation (SIG #72)
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Brings together educators and researchers concerned with test validity research in education, evaluation, and psychology, and encourages content analysis methods from traditional to computer-aided analysis.
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Angel Arias, Carleton University, Gatineau, Canada, AngelArias@cunet.carleton.ca
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$10.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
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Test Validity Research and Evaluation
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Tracking and Detracking (SIG #163)
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To engage teachers, administrators, teacher educators, researchers, policymakers and community members in a dialogue about tracking and detracking; to serve as a clearinghouse to disseminate research on tracking and detracking as well as to exchange ideas and information on strategies and best practices in detracking schools.
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Shameka Nija Powell, Tufts University, Somerville, MA, shameka.powell@tufts.edu
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$5.00 (1 yr)
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Tracking and Detracking
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Urban Learning, Teaching and Research (SIG #147)
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To promote collaborative development and dissemination of the work of the SIG's members in research and professional practice in urban learning and teaching.
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John Andrew Williams, III, Texas A&M University - College Station, College Station, TX, jwilliams3@tamu.edu
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$10.00 (1 yr)
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Urban Learning, Teaching and Research
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Vocabulary (SIG #133)
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To promote communication about vocabulary development and instruction, and to foster the sharing of information about ongoing research and promising practices related to vocabulary.
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Young-Suk Kim, University of California - Irvine, Irvine, CA, youngsk7@uci.edu
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$12.00 (1 yr); students $6.00 (1 yr)
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Vocabulary
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| Facebook:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/AERAvocabularySIG/
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