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AERA ABS Graduate Student Education Research Workshop
Call for Applications
Purpose and overview: The American Educational Research Association (AERA)
and the Association of Black Sociologists (ABS) announce a joint
professional development training workshop for advanced graduate students
who are examining an education research topic from a sociological
perspective. This workshop will provide advanced graduate students with
mentoring and guidance on their dissertation and give them insight into
publishing their work. A small group of senior scholars will review graduate
students¹ dissertation research (i.e., manuscripts, chapter drafts,
preliminary findings, etc.) and lead workshop activities. All graduate
students¹ research will focus on an area in education research and/or
sociology of education. This includes but is not limited to topics such as
school structures, school climate, school financing, learning contexts,
issues in higher education, children and youth, or student achievement. In
the workshop participants will discuss the intersection of race, class, and
gender with these education research topics.
Students will submit a manuscript to a workshop senior scholar for review 4
weeks before the workshop. During the ABS Conference, there will be panel
discussion featuring the senior scholars as well as a designated time for
the scholars to work individually with the graduate students. Students and
senior scholars will be expected to maintain contact during the year to
advance the students¹ research interests. Students whose work is completed
or near completion will be invited to participate in a poster session at the
2010 AERA Annual Meeting in Denver (April 30- May 4, 2010).
Senior Scholars: Senior scholars will be invited to participate whose
research addresses education topics and the intersections between race,
class, and gender.
Dates: The workshop will be part of the 2009 ABS Conference, in New Orleans
- June 17th- June 20th. All workshop activities will be held the afternoon
and evening of Wednesday, June 17th.
Application: Graduate student applicants must have their dissertation
proposals accepted. Applicants must be in the process of collecting or
obtaining data for their dissertation, analyzing data, or writing their
dissertation. The dissertation must address an issue or topic that is
pertinent to education research and preference will be given to studies
focusing on race, class, and/or gender. Applicants will submit the
following:
1. Complete Application form
2. Overview of research (2 pages limit; double spaced)
3. Writing sample (10 page limit)
4. Curriculum vitae
5. Letter of recommendation from faculty advisor
Application materials must be e-mailed to
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no later than
April 6th, 2009. Direct all questions to George L. Wimberly, AERA Director
of Social Justice and Professional Development, at
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or
202-238-3200.
About AERA: AERA, founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the
educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education
and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application
of research results. AERA shares the products of scholarly research with
peers, future educational researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the
public through its annual meeting, publications, and professional
development activities.
About ABS: ABS is a national, professional organization of sociologists and
social scientists, founded by women and men of African descent. The
organization¹s mission is to build a tradition of scholarship that will
serve Black people in perpetuity. ABS membership is neither currently, nor
has it ever been restricted to scholars of African descent. Their interests,
however, define the focus of the organization¹s work.