AERA Division A Newsletter: Summer 2026
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"We are pleased to officially inform you that the 2027 AERA Annual Meeting Call for Submissions is now available on the AERA website. We encourage you to consider submitting a paper or session submission to the division, special interest group (SIG), or committee that best aligns with your research interests. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PT on July 24, 2026.
The 2027 Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, April 14–18.
The overall theme advanced by AERA President Jerome E. Morris is “Transcending Borders and Boundaries in Education Research: Toward a Beloved Global Community.” The theme emphasizes “AERA’s role as a bridge that connects a diverse scholarly community, regardless of researchers’ locations, preferred scholarly traditions, or the institutions where they work.”
We look forward to receiving your Division A Submissions!
Call for Papers | Special Issue in Behavioral Sciences
Approaches in Developing Leaders in Urban Schools
Submission Deadline: September 2026
Urban schools face distinctive and persistent challenges — resource inequity, rapid demographic change, and shifting policy landscapes — that demand a particular kind of leadership. Yet how that leadership is developed, sustained, and studied remains an open and urgent question.
This special issue, guest edited by Craig De Voto (University of Illinois at Chicago), invites empirical and conceptual submissions that examine how urban school leaders are prepared, supported, and developed across career stages.
We welcome manuscripts that address topics including:
Superintendent as Civic Leader: Stewarding the Future of Public Education is an evidence-based guide for educational leaders who want to make positive change for our nation’s youth, with an original, in-depth look at the political role of superintendents. The book provides professional training and resources for K-12 public school superintendents to navigate highly politicized climates, build broad community coalitions, and lead for equity.
Dear AERA Division A colleagues,
On behalf of the EDJE Leadership and Planning Teams, I am pleased to invite you to the 2026 Education Deans for Justice and Equity (EDJE) Annual Meeting, which will be held August 6–8, 2026, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
This year's gathering is especially significant as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of EDJE. Over the past decade, EDJE has grown into a national network of deans, associate deans, department chairs, faculty leaders, and partners committed to advancing justice and equity in colleges of education. What began as a small community of leaders seeking to support one another in this work has evolved into an influential collective dedicated to transforming educator preparation, educational leadership, research, policy, and practice.
As colleges of education navigate increasing challenges related to democracy, educational equity, public trust, and the evolving political landscape, EDJE continues to provide a vital community for leaders committed to advancing justice and equity. The 10th anniversary meeting offers an opportunity not only to reflect on the progress made over the last decade, but also to envision the future of equity-centered leadership in higher education and educator preparation.
A central focus of this year's meeting will be the continued use and evolution of the EDJE Framework—a collaborative tool designed to help colleges of education assess, reflect upon, and transform their policies, practices, and cultures in ways that advance justice and equity. The Framework encourages institutions to examine their work across interconnected areas including governance and finance, teaching and learning, faculty and staff development, partnerships, and public engagement while recognizing that inequities operate simultaneously at individual, institutional, and ideological levels.
Participants in this year's meeting will have opportunities to:
REGISTER HERE: LINK
Beyond the formal sessions, the annual meeting offers a unique opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the country who are committed to creating more just, inclusive, and democratic futures for schools, communities, and higher education.
We hope you will join us in Detroit as we celebrate a decade of collective leadership and recommit ourselves to the work of advancing justice and equity in education. Please help us spread the word by sharing the registration link with colleagues and partners who may be interested in joining this important conversation.
Warm regards,
Roland
Dear Academic Community,
I am in the process of editing the book Qualitative Inquiry in Educational Research to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing (www.igi-global.com) scheduled for release in 2027.
You are cordially invited to contribute your chapter to this publication. Submit your chapter proposal by August 9th, 2026 at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1006
More information can be found in the attached file.
Feel free to contact me with any questions at: jo126edu@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Olga Gould-Yakovleva Editor Qualitative Inquiry in Educational Research
Research participants needed: first-generation Ed.D. graduates now leading in the California Community Colleges system. Claudia Newby (Ed.D. candidate, California Lutheran University) is studying how dissertation-phase learning relates to their leadership practice. You may be eligible if you completed an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in 2021–2024, are a first-generation college graduate (neither parent completed a bachelor’s degree), were employed during your dissertation phase, and hold an early- or mid-career administrative role in the California Community Colleges system. Participation is two confidential Zoom interviews (~60 and ~45 minutes). To take part or refer someone, email newby@callutheran.edu.
The Neag School of Education Journal is now accepting manuscript submissions for our Spring 2027 issue.
The journal is an editor-reviewed, open-access, annual publication founded and managed by graduate students at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education. Our mission is to provide a platform for graduate students and early-career scholars to share their research, perspectives, and experiences with the broader education community.
We are committed to a supportive and developmental review process, working collaboratively with authors to strengthen their work. In a time when education systems face complex challenges, we especially welcome submissions that explore ways to improve educational practice, equity, and social justice across diverse contexts, perspectives, and theoretical approaches.
We welcome submissions in the following formats:
Facing the Challenges: How Principals can Survive and Thrive in Today’s Schools provides new and seasoned principals with practical tools and strategies to help navigate the often-murky waters of the principalship.
The goal of this book is to focus on recent school reforms and the daily challenges principals face. The author, John Fitzsimons, has 50 years of public educator experience, with roles ranging from classroom teacher to superintendent in three North American states.
The book is a practical guide for principals that describes daily events and how to navigate them. Fitzsimons makes a case that beyond simply surviving in today’s challenging environment, principals can thrive and be successful when public schools initiate broad-scale reform from within the school organization.
The content in the book challenges every principal to reflect deeply on the complex nature of the principal’s role and its relevance to the diverse communities principals serve.
The organizing committee for the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2027 invites you to submit proposals for the annual conference.
ICSEI 2027 will take place in Banff, Alberta, Canada, from January 4–8, 2027, and is being hosted by the University of Calgary. The Congress theme is: Be Well, Learn Well: Strengthening Belonging, Well-Being, and Academic Growth. We aim to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, graduate students, and educational leaders from around the world to explore questions related to educational improvement, wellbeing, belonging, leadership, equity, and system change.
Additional information, including the current call for proposals, can be found on the Congress website: https://icsei.org/congress/icsei-2027/.
The proposal process for ICSEI is intentionally designed to be relatively accessible and straightforward. Proposal submissions are brief (approximately 500 words maximum). Proposals are still being accepted.
Education Sciences invites submissions for a special issue on Broadening Horizons for Educational Data Use: Learning and Leading from Classroom to Community,” guest edited by Jo Beth Jimerson (Texas Christian University), Kara Lasater (University of Arkansas), Ellen Mandinach (WestEd), and Kathleen Kyzar (Texas Christian University). This issue will provide a platform for scholarship related to innovative approaches to or expanded conceptions of leading and learning through DDDM that are grounded in human-centered approaches, flourishing and relationships in PK-12 contexts.
To submit to this special issue, please start by sending a proposal (article title, abstract, keywords, authorship and affiliations) through the journal’s submission platform. Proposals that are appropriate to the scope and topic of the Special Issue will receive further instructions, and full manuscripts can then be submitted before the deadline of November 1, 2026.
For more information, or potential topics, see the attached flyer or read the full call for submissions at the special issue’s journal page here.
The Division L GSC made a great Canva template for highlighting your sessions via social media - tag Division A and Division A GSC on Instagram, Bluesky, or LinkedIn, and we’ll repost for visibility.
This year’s Digital Guidebook has been curated my multiple graduate student officers across AERA, providing both practical guidance and location-specific information for this year.
View the Spring 2026 Edition of the GSC Newsletter.
The summer writing group begins on May 18 and will run through late August. During the summer, writing sessions will be held biweekly. If you’re interested in attending, join using the link below! Feel free to join for any portion of the writing time - use this space to support progress in your work.
The AERA Division A Newsletter team is seeking applications for two Co-Associate Editors. Co-Associate Editors serve a total of two years on the Newsletter team, beginning their first year under the guidance of the current Co-Editors and then taking on the Co-Editor role in their second year. This two-year term begins April 2026 and ends July 2028. Responsibilities include gathering and authoring content, interfacing with other Division A and Executive Committee members, and meeting monthly during the academic year as an editorial team. This is an excellent opportunity for early career and tenure-track academics to build their networks and understandings of AERA governance. Interested applicants should complete the following application by March 8, 2026. For any questions, please contact the current Co-Editors, Alison Wilson (aswilso6@central.uh.edu) and Meagan Richard (meagan.richard@umb.edu).
We are thrilled to announce the return of the NCME Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME–Con)! Following last year’s sold-out success, AIME-Con 2026 will in Pittsburgh, October 5–7, at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown. This year’s conference theme, “Measurement Science in AI-Integrated Assessment and Pedagogy,” explores the vital intersection of AI innovation and psychometric rigor, ensuring that the next generation of educational tools is anchored in validity, reliability, and fairness. The call for proposals will open by April 1. The submission deadline is June 14. Notifications of acceptances will be sent by August. AIME-Con brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading experts in AI, psychometrics, education, NLP, and learning analytics to bridge gaps between these fields.