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October 14, 2026
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  Summary of This Week’s Announcements 

  • Call for Special Issue Submissions: Cultivating qualitatively:
    An almanac of tending interdisciplinary qualitative inquiry at the University of Georgia

 

  • Free Webinar | PACER 3.2 and AI-Assisted Psychometric Analysis

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Call for Special Issue Submissions: Cultivating qualitatively: An almanac of tending interdisciplinary qualitative inquiry at the University of Georgia 
 
This special issue of the International Review of Qualitative Research invites contributions that engage qualitative inquiry as a practice of cultivation and collective reimagining in a moment marked by uncertainty, constraint, but also of possibility. Drawing inspiration from the University of Georgia’s Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies program and the recent celebration of its 25th anniversary, we seek to assemble an almanac—an evolving, relational archive that gathers reflections, provocations, and creative works attending to the past, present, and futures of qualitative inquiry.
Please see the following link for the full proposal and information on submission: 
Questions can be directed toward Maureen Flint (maureen.flint@uga.edu) and Giovanni P. Dazzo (giovanni.dazzo@uga.edu)
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Free Webinar | PACER 3.2 and AI-Assisted Psychometric Analysis

I'm hosting a free webinar on Thursday, October 15, at 7:00 PM Eastern to demonstrate PACER 3.2, a freely available psychometric analysis software platform for Windows and macOS.

This will be a practical, hands-on session focused on using PACER and exploring its AI integrations, rather than the statistical theory behind the methods.

What We Will Cover:
Getting started with PACER, importing data, and conducting analyses.
Performing IRT, cognitive diagnostic modeling (CDM), DIF, test equating,
and other psychometric analyses.
Connecting PACER to Claude Desktop and using natural language to initiate analyses, explore results, and generate reports.
Exploring how AI-assisted workflows can complement traditional psychometric analysis.

Both the webinar and PACER software are Free!

Thursday, October 15, 2026
7:00 PM Eastern
Online via Zoom

Register Here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QJLDVX_eRMCLoW0yq52ISg

Participants are encouraged to download PACER 3.2 in advance
if they'd like to follow along.

Download PACER (Windows and macOS):
https://github.com/hdoran/PACER_Download/releases

Please share this invitation with colleagues, students, researchers, and anyone interested in psychometrics, educational measurement,
or the emerging role of AI in our field.
Questions can be directed to: Harold Doran at harold.doran@gmail.com harold.doran@gmail.com

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Olga Gould-Yakovleva, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A.
Qualitative Researcher,
Editor, The Qualitative Report,
Leadership, Executive Committee Member &
Senior Web Manager"
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: jo126edu@gmail.com

La Tasha T. Washington, DTech, ADAT, MBA
Executive Assistant
Chancellor’s Area - Human Subjects Research Support
Clinical Trials Office
LSU Health Shreveport
Assistant Web Manager
 

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September 29, 2026
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Summary of This Week’s Announcements 

  • Russell Sage Foundation — Call for Articles
  • Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation – Call for Manuscripts and Peer Reviewers
  • Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University — Invitation to Participate in the Second Cohort of the Academic Flourishing Initiative (AFI) 
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 Call For Articles

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

The Changing College-to-Work Transition and 

The Rise of Precarious Graduates

Yao Lu
Columbia University 

Joshua N. Zingher
Old Dominion University 

Evan Riehl
Cornell University

More information in the attached file.

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Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation –

Call for Manuscripts and Peer Reviewers

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to introduce the Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation (JAERE), a newly launched open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship that advances educational research, informs practice, and contributes to policy development across diverse educational contexts. 

We invite scholars, researchers, evaluators, and practitioners to become involved with the journal by submitting their scholarship for publication and/or serving as peer reviewers.

Call for Manuscripts

Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation (JAERE) welcomes original scholarly manuscripts that contribute to educational research, evaluation, policy, and practice. We encourage submissions representing diverse educational contexts, populations, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.

As an open-access journal, JAERE is committed to making high-quality scholarship freely accessible to researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, and other members of the educational community.

We invite you to consider JAERE as a publication venue for your current and future scholarship and to share the journal with colleagues whose work aligns with its scope.

Become a Peer Reviewer

As we build the journal and its scholarly community, we are also expanding our pool of peer reviewers. We welcome scholars and professionals with demonstrated research or professional expertise relevant to the journal's scope and experience conducting, reviewing, or evaluating educational research.

Peer reviewers are selected based on the alignment of their substantive and methodological expertise with the manuscript under consideration. In identifying reviewers, the editorial team considers relevant scholarly or professional expertise, methodological knowledge, research and publication experience, and, when applicable, prior peer-review experience. Reviewers must also be independent of the authors, disclose any potential conflicts of interest, and maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and the peer-review process.

If you are interested in joining our peer reviewer pool, please provide the following:

  • Name, position/title, and institutional affiliation
  • Email address
  • Areas of research and substantive expertise
  • Research methodology/methodological expertise
  • Link to an institutional profile, professional webpage, or CV, if available

Serving as a peer reviewer provides an opportunity to contribute to the development of a new scholarly publication and support fellow researchers through constructive peer review.

Learn More, Submit a Manuscript, or Become a Reviewer

To learn more about the Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation, review our submission guidelines, or submit a manuscript, please visit: https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/jaere/

To express interest in serving as a peer reviewer, please contact: Olha Ketsman, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief  at jaere@niu.edu

Please consider submitting your work, joining our peer reviewer community, and sharing this announcement with colleagues who may be interested.

Sincerely,

Olha Ketsman, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Applied Educational Research and Evaluation

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Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University — Invitation to Participate in the Second Cohort of the Academic Flourishing Initiative (AFI) 

Dear Colleagues,

I'm writing to invite your school to participate in the second cohort of our Academic Flourishing Initiative (AFI) at Harvard University.

AFI aims to help universities fill a significant gap in typical approaches to on-campus assessment, by focusing attention on student flourishing, university community well-being, and student’s perceptions of the university’s contributions to their formation for lives of integrity, civic service, and flourishing more broadly.

The AFI is a research consortium of colleges and universities working with us at HFH and with one another to implement a common campus-wide assessment and to pool their insights into how best to promote academic flourishing on their campuses and across higher education. Membership in the AFI is $10, 000 per year for institutions that join by November 30th, 2026, after which the cost will rise to $12, 000 per year. Participation can occur institution-wide or through an individual school, college, or academic unit.

If you intend to join, please begin by filling out our Project Planning Form.

Further inquiries about the AFI can be directed to Roza Nalbandyan.

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Olga Gould-Yakovleva, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A.
Qualitative Researcher,
Editor, The Qualitative Report,
Leadership, Executive Committee Member &
Senior Web Manager
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: jo126edu@gmail.com
 
La Tasha T. Washington, DTech, ADAT, MBA
Executive Assistant
Chancellor’s Area - Human Subjects Research Support
Clinical Trials Office
LSU Health Shreveport
Assistant Web Manager
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: latasha.washington@lsuhs.edu
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September 22, 2026
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 Looking for high-quality data to support your education research? Interested in using NCES data but not sure where to start?

Join us for an upcoming webinar highlighting resources and tools for accessing and analyzing data from the National Center for Education Statistics. An expert panel, led by Brian Cramer from NCES, will share updates and practical guidance on:

  • The NAEP Data Explorer and International Data Explorer
  • The IES Data Enclave for accessing restricted-use data
  • The process for obtaining an IES restricted-use data license
  • The EdSurvey R package for analyzing NCES restricted-use data files

The webinar is jointly sponsored by the AERA NAEP Studies SIG, AERA Large-Scale Assessment SIG, and NCME LSA SIGIMIE. Regina Lewis of the Maine Department of Education and Judy H. Tang of Westat will moderate the discussion.

Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Register: Registration link

Whether you are new to NCES data or looking to deepen your use of these resources, this session will offer helpful guidance and practical tools.

Email address to contact for more information: JudyTang@westat.com 

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September 14, 2026
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  Summary of This Week’s Announcements 

  • UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series
  • NCME SIGIMIE Large-Scale Assessments Webinar

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UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series 

Please join the UGA Qualitative Research Program for two events in the UGA QUAL Lab Speaker Series this fall semester! 

This semester, the UGA is excited to present offerings focused on artful inquiry, methodological experimentation, community-engaged, and critical qualitative methods. 

The first talk, presented by Dr. Mira Kallio-Tavin, focuses on Artistic Inquiry and Methodological Surprise: Experimenting with What Research Can Do on Friday, September 25th from 12PM - 1PM Eastern Time. For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/UGAQL15

In the second offering, Dr. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez will present “See Me!”: Amplifying LGBTQ+ Latine Voices Through A Critical Qualitative Book on Friday, October 23rd from 12PM - 1PM Eastern Time. For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/UGAQL16 

For questions, please contact Dr. Giovanni P. Dazzo (giovanni.dazzo@uga.edu).

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NCME SIGIMIE Large-Scale Assessments Webinar
A Computational Psychometrics Ecosystem for Large-Scale Language Assessment: Integrating Measurement, Artificial Intelligence, and Governance
Please join the NCME SIGIMIE: Large-Scale Assessments for an upcoming webinar featuring Dr. Ardeshir Geranpayeh.
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM London
Format: 45-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A
Registration:
Advance registration is required. After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom access information and an option to add the event to their calendar. Please note that each participant must register individually, including organizers who plan to attend.
Please feel free to share this announcement and the registration link with colleagues who may be interested.
If you experience any difficulties with registration or have questions about the webinar, please contact one of the organizers listed below.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Organizers:
Regina Lewis — regina.lewis@maine.gov
Youn Seon Lim — limyo@ucmail.uc.edu
Brad Brunswick — brunswba@mail.uc.edu
Chris Rozunick — rozunick@gmail.com

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Olga Gould-Yakovleva, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A.
Qualitative Researcher,
Editor, The Qualitative Report,
Leadership, Executive Committee Member &
Senior Web Manager
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: jo126edu@gmail.com


La Tasha T. Washington, DTech, ADAT, MBA
Executive Assistant
Chancellor’s Area - Human Subjects Research Support
Clinical Trials Office
LSU Health Shreveport
Assistant Web Manager
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: latasha.washington@lsuhs.edu

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August 29, 2026
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Summary of This Week’s Announcements 

  • Call for Chapter Proposals for the book Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Inquiry: A Grimoire of Conjuring, Haunting, Trespassing, and Doubling.
  • Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue (Taylor & Francis Group)
  • Call for Chapters for the book Moving on Up?: Working-Class in the Academy
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Call for Chapter Proposals for the book Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Inquiry: A Grimoire of Conjuring, Haunting, Trespassing, and Doubling. 
 

Brief description: We are inviting proposals for chapters for the upcoming book titled Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Inquiry: A Grimoire of Conjuring, Haunting, Trespassing, and Doubling. This book invites contributors to explore what AI might make possible within and around qualitative inquiry beyond efficiency and automation. The volume begins from a simple question: What does AI allow qualitative researchers to do, see, become, or imagine that might otherwise remain unavailable? Organized around four movements—conjuring, haunting, trespassing, and doubling—the collection welcomes experimental engagements with human and machinic voices, methods, materials, and ways of knowing.

Proposals due (500-750 words) by October 15, 2026

Draft manuscripts due by June 1, 2027

  • Email address for more information: Proposals and questions should be emailed to aiqualbook@gmail.com

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Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue on Ethics, Responsibility, and Generative AI in Educational Research 

to be published in the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (Taylor & Francis Group).

Please, use the link below to find more details:

Call for Manuscripts

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Call for Chapters for the book titled Moving on Up?" Working-Class in the Academy

to be published by Rutgers University Press.

Please, find more details in the file attached.

Call for Chapter Proposals "Moving on Up"

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Olga Gould-Yakovleva, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A.
Qualitative Researcher,
Leadership, Executive Committee Member &
Senior Web Manager

 

La Tasha T. Washington, DTech, ADAT, MBA
Executive Assistant
Chancellor’s Area - Human Subjects Research Support
Clinical Trials Office
LSU Health Shreveport
Assistant Web Manager
American Educational Research Association
Division D Measurement Research & Methodologies
Email: latasha.washington@lsuhs.edu

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August 12, 2026
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Summary of This Week’s Announcements

  • Ikeda Center Education Fellows Program: Call for Proposals
  • Call for Proposals for Teaching Educational Research Methods (TERM) 
  • The Center for Measurement Justice's NCME Conference Travel Scholarship
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Ikeda Center Education Fellows Program: Call for Proposals
 

Established in 2007, the Ikeda Center Education Fellows Program honors the educational legacy of global peacebuilder and Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, and aims to advance research and scholarship on the internationally growing field of Ikeda/Soka studies in education. This field coheres around historical, conceptual, and empirical scholarship on the philosophies and practices not only of Ikeda but also of educators Josei Toda and Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, as well as the sōka, or “value-creating,” approaches they have enacted and inspired worldwide.

Fellows will be eligible for two years of funding at $10,000 per year to support doctoral dissertations in the field of Ikeda/Soka studies in education, including its relation to the philosophy and practice of education more generally. We invite a wide range of approaches, including dissertation research that examines intrinsic and extrinsic dimensions of Ikeda/Soka studies in education.

We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2028 cohort. All application materials must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on September 1, 2026. For more details, please visit our website ikedacenter.org or email Anri Khare at akhare@ikedacenter.org. 

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Call for Proposals for Teaching Educational Research Methods (TERM) 

Special Issue: Teaching Quantitative Research Methods from Day 1: Where do I start?
 
Description:
We are inviting proposals for a special issue on strategies that experienced educational research faculty use in the beginning of a course to decrease statistics anxiety and/or increase motivation for an introductory research methods course. Introductory research courses can include statistics, data science, psychometrics, or a general course with quantitative and qualitative concepts.
Proposal: In no more than 500 words, proposals should describe (1) a strategy, tool, or perspective used by the author(s), (2) the course context (type of course, scope of course, relevant student demographics), and (3) a description of the evidence that will be used to support the strategy or tool’s use (either literature or the authors’ own evidence).
Proposals due (500 words) by November 15, 2026
Draft manuscripts due by June 1, 2027
The full papers will be limited to 4,000-6,000 words, not inclusive of references, tables, and figures.
Proposals and questions should be emailed to jlakin@ua.edu

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The Center for Measurement Justice's NCME Conference Travel Scholarship

We are pleased to announce that scholarships to attend the 2027 NCME Annual Meeting will be made available to doctoral students who come from an educational, cultural, or geographic background that is underrepresented in the field of educational measurement and assessment.
 
Link to Full Announcement and Application Form: https://measurementjustice.org/ncme-conference-travel-scholarship/
Email Address: jennrand@umich.edu

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Olga Gould-Yakovleva, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A.
Qualitative Researcher,
Leadership, Executive Committee Member &
Senior Web Manager
 
La Tasha T. Washington, DTech, ADAT, MBA
Executive Assistant
Chancellor’s Area - Human Subjects Research Support
Clinical Trials Office
LSU Health Shreveport
Assistant Web Manager

 

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