The Sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation: The Long Struggle for Freedom and Education – An AERA Pre-conference Program
Date: Friday, April 26 Time: 9:00am-6:00pm Location: AERA Headquarter Hotel Fee: $30 Student; $60 Regular Login here to register and make a hotel reservation or view and add events to your existing registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting. Once you are logged in, click ‘My AERA’ at the top of the page. On the ‘My AERA’ page, scroll down to the 2013 Annual Meeting and click ‘Register and Make Your Hotel Reservation Now’ or ‘View and Add Events to Existing Registration’. Once you are in registration, click on the 'events tab' and add this event to your cart. Contact: Arnetha Ball, Stanford University, arnetha@stanford.edu
Description: The session is designed to allow distinguished educational researchers to examine the African American pursuit of educational equality over the past 150 years while focusing squarely on the educational challenges facing African American students in the post-Sesquicentennial decades. Distinguished scholars and long-time members of AERA who have relevant subject matter expertise are planning the pre-conference. The overall aim of this pre-conference is to provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and examine (1) the challenges and prospects of African American education since the Age of Emancipation, (2) the state of educational research related to this important event and (3) implications for future research focused on expanding opportunities and improving educational outcomes for African American children. The target audience includes graduate students, emerging scholars and seasoned scholars who are interested in the conceptualization and organization of scholarship related to the Emancipation Proclamation and implications for educational research. Participants will explore the historical and contemporary, national and international issues located at the nexus of freedom, equality, and educational research across different disciplines that apply inter-disciplinary perspectives and diverse analytical methods.
We would like to thank the Deans of Duquesne University School of Education, Stanford University Graduate School of Education, Temple University College of Education, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Education, and University of Vermont College of Education & Social Services; the AERA Vice Presidents of Division B Curriculum Studies and Division K Teaching and Teacher Education; the President and Executive Director of the American Educational Research Association; and The Spencer Foundation for co-sponsoring this event. Sincere thanks to each of you for helping to make this pre-conference event possible.
PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR AERA EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION PRE-CONFERENCE (* unconfirmed speakers)
(updated 18 March 2013)