I am also. May I suggest that something we offer to the AERA community is
looking at learning and development as a dialectical whole? I'm happy to
work with some others on developing something to propose.
Lois
> From: Ana Marjanovic-Shane <ana@zmajcenter.org>
> Reply-To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 12:25:47 -0400
> To: mcole@weber.ucsd.edu, "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity"
> <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Re: [xmca] 2007 AERA Proposal Submission System is open :)
>
> That is a must! I am up to that seminar, who else is?
> Ana
>
> Mike Cole wrote:
>> It seems that the topic of the relation of learning to development chat
>> theories is a likely seminar
>> topic.
>>
>> Whose ;up for that?
>> mike
>>
>> On 6/2/06, Jennifer Vadeboncoeur <vadebonc@interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Cultural-Historical SIG Folks,
>>>
>>> We've just been told that the 2007 AERA Annual Convention All
>>> Academic Submission System is open for proposal submission as of June
>>> 2, 2006. We welcome your proposals!
>>>
>>> The theme of the 2007 AERA Annual Convention is "The World of
>>> Educational Quality." Following Eva Baker and Daniel Koretz,
>>> President and Program Committee Chair of AERA, the "theme highlights
>>> the importance of attending to educational systems and education
>>> research outside the United States. There are efforts around the
>>> globe, in both developed and developing nations, to reform
>>> educational systems, improve equity of access and opportunity, and
>>> strengthen student learning." The themes of "world" and "quality"
>>> can also be interpreted more broadly, to include work that draws upon
>>> disciplines outside of education research, and work that addresses
>>> the quality of educational practice and research (see
>>> https://www.aera.net/annualmeeting/?id=1399).
>>>
>>> Our SIG has a lot to contribute to this convention theme, because the
>>> relation between culture and education is central to our work. This
>>> is an opportunity to show the broader AERA community the importance
>>> and relevance of cultural-historical research to pressing
>>> contemporary issues-such as globalization, international relations,
>>> and educational reform in social and cultural context. Research
>>> conducted internationally, or in diverse cultural communities, would
>>> be particularly well-suited to the conference theme.
>>>
>>> Last year, each SIG was assigned a number of sessions based on total
>>> membership. This year, the numbers and type of sessions each SIG
>>> gets is related, largely but not entirely, to the number of
>>> submissions that SIG receives. This means that WE NEED FOR YOU TO
>>> SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO OUR SIG! It also means that the odds of
>>> acceptance will remain roughly constant regardless of the number of
>>> submissions that we receive, unlike in previous years when each
>>> additional proposal had to compete for a fixed number of slots.
>>>
>>> Please read the AERA call for proposals at
>>> https://www.aera.net/AALogin.asp before preparing your proposal.
>>> This call describes the possible formats for sessions and for
>>> presentations.
>>>
>>> We'd also like to take this time to remind folks just how much we
>>> value and thrive on the basis of your other contributions. In
>>> particular, we need reviewers to volunteer VERY SOON. Please log in
>>> to the 2007 AERA Annual Convention Online System
>>> (https://www.aera.net/AALogin.asp). This is also the place to
>>> volunteer to be a discussant or chair.
>>>
>>> The Proposal Submission System will close on August 2, 2006.
>>>
>>> We look forward to seeing each of you at the 2007 AERA Annual
>>> Meeting, April 9-13 in Chicago, Illinois.
>>>
>>> All the best - Jennifer and Keith
>>>
>>> --
>>> ______________________________
>>>
>>> Dr. Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur
>>> The University of British Columbia
>>> Faculty of Education
>>> 2125 Main Mall
>>> Library Block 272B
>>> Vancouver BC V6T-1Z4
>>>
>>> phone: 1.604.822.9099
>>> fax: 1.604.822.3302
>>>
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