Reminder for CHAT SIG Call for Proposals

Dr. Pedro R. Portes (prport01 who-is-at homer.louisville.edu)
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:25:41 -0400

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>>Below is a reminder and also a way to share what is going on, if you would
>like to help, organize, suggest or contribute to these sessions below,
>please let us (The CHAT SIG "officers") know
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>>>The Cultural-Historical Research Special Interest Group (SIG) of AERA
>(The American Educational Research Association which meets in Montreal next
>Spring)
>>welcomes a limited number proposals on socio-cultural theory and issues in
>education. Send proposals using the AERA format to Pedro R. Portes
>>>310 School of Education, University of Louisville, Louisville KY 40292
>>>Fax 502-852-0629 prport01 who-is-at homer.louisville.edu
>>>
>>This year we are planning to have sessions on several topics;
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>>1) Bilingualism and CHAT (If anyone knows how to contact J.
>>Cummins or M. Swain, please let us know) also consider Cultural identity and
>>ESL . The Bilingual SIG program chair has indicated a strong willingness
>to collaborate on this topic, Eugene Garcia was mentioned as a possible
>participant..>. We may also co-sponsor with the Language and Social Process
>SIG in a Language and Ideology session.
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>>2) A session on CH methodological issues, including feminism
>>(since they share some methodological commitments);(Contact C. Panofsky)
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>>3) CHAT & counseling/psychotherapy / community mental health (Contact me)
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>>also of potential interest would be papers or a session concerning
>> "lessons of
>>research on the blind and deaf" (Bakhurst--?)
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>>We are still in the formative stages of organizing the above sessions.
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>>We are also looking for someone to connect with the Dewey SIG and propose
>a joint session with them.
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>>Paper proposals on other topics are welcomed, we will have room for
>roundtables as well.
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>>The official deadline for proposals is August 3rd, 1998.
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>We plan to have the final program set by November.
>If you would like to serve as a reviewer, please let me know.
>
>Pedro
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