Peter,
Reading the announcement and the requirements for membership, I was stuck by the "defense of dissertation" clause. Why do we say "defend" our dissertation. It seems such an odd expression if we also support the ideal that knowledge is produced dialogically and we also sujpport the notion that dissertations produce new knowledge.
. Maybe that's just another form of dialogue, attack-defense?
Paul
Peter Smagorinsky <smago@uga.edu> wrote:
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Graduate Student Dissertation Research Awards
Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of APA invites graduate students
who are members of the division to apply for a dissertation research
award. The purpose of the award is to provide financial support for
educational psychology doctoral students who are preparing to collect
their dissertation data.
Qualifications
Applicants must be graduate students who have submitted or defended a
dissertation proposal to their committee and who are also members or
student affiliates of Division 15. For graduate students who are not
already a member or affiliate of the division, the website link to
join Division 15 is: http://www.apa.org/about/division/memapp.html.
[This website features a membership application to be mailed to APA,
though membership in APA is not a qualification criterion. Cost of
annual membership for a student affiliate is $10, a fee that includes
an annual subscription to the division-associated journal,
Educational Psychologist.]
Number of Awards
Two awards will be given each year.
Announcement of the award winners will be made at the annual APA
convention in Boston, August 14 - 17, 2008 during the business
meeting of the division.
Monetary Award
Each award is associated with a $1,000 monetary stipend.
How and When to Apply
A completed application should contain the following three components:
1. A brief summary of your dissertation work that includes a
separate title page with full contact information, an Abstract, and
contact information for your dissertation chair.
2. A 3 - 4 page summary that includes the title of your study,
statement of the problem, research questions, and proposed
methodology (double-spaced, maximum 1000 words, prepared for blind
review).
3. Your vita.
Electronically submit the above components (in one email with three
separate e-mail attachments, saved as .doc files) to committee chair
Michele Gill at mgill@mail.ucf.edu. Include in the body of the email
your Division 15 status (e.g., "member since April 2006"). Electronic
submissions must be received no later than 5 p.m. on May 1, 2008.
Incomplete applications will not be considered for the award.
Criteria
We encourage applications from all institutions-large and small, and
from all domains relevant to the empirical study of educational
psychology. Submissions will be evaluated based on the importance of
the research question, match with Division 15 goals, and quality of
the proposed methodology. You do not need to submit a proposed
budget or letters of recommendation.
Submitted by Michele Gregoire Gill, Ph.D.
Educational Studies Department
PO Box 161250
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida 32816-1250
(407) 823-1771
mgill@mail.ucf.edu
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EARLI SIG 7: Learning and Instruction with Computers, and EARLI SIG
6: Learning and Instruction are pleased to announce the upcoming
conference entitled:
"Beyond knowledge: The legacy of competence in meaningful computer-
based learning environments"
Location: University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Dates: September 3-5, 2008
Conference Description
Learning and instruction with computers is intrinsically tied to
current educational practice in schools, universities, the corporate
world and informal learning settings. Nevertheless, integration of
technology in education is a sensitive task that has to be planned
well in order to meet the needs of learners, teachers and educational
objectives. Current changes in European education stress the role of
competences and educational standards and their fostering within
educational practice. Here, meaningful computer-based learning
environments can contribute to achieve competence acquisition and to
meet superordinate educational standards. Contributions dedicated to
empirical research (foundational as well as applied empirical
research) within this area are encouraged. Other contributions
covering the area of learning and instruction with computers within
schools, universities, the corporate world or informal learning
settings are welcome.
Important Dates
February 17, 2008: Deadline for proposal submission
March 31, 2008: Confirmation of proposal acceptance
April 28, 2008: Deadline for final proceedings paper submission
July 1, 2008: Deadline for early bird registration
Conference Highlights
Best Papers will be published in guest-edited special journal issues.
Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer Science Publishing
Best Student Paper Cash Award
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Stella Vosniadou, University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schnotz, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Prof. Dr. Fred Paas, Open University, Netherlands
For full information, click on: http://www2.sbg.ac.at/earli2008/
Submitted by:
Neil H. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0234
Phone: 530.898.4968
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--- Academic Exchange Quarterly Summer 2008, Volume 12, Issue 2 Expanded issue up to 400+ pages. Articles on various topics plus the following special section. Middle and Secondary Education in the 21st Century Feature Editor: Rosaria Caporrimo, Ph.D. Queens College, City University of New York E-mail: drcaporrimo@yahoo.com Focus: This issue will feature articles related to teaching and/or learning at the middle and secondary levels of education. Articles may report results of empirical research, innovative teaching methods, position papers, critical essays, or case studies. Other types of articles will be considered. Who May Submit: Educational researchers, teachers, teacher education faculty, middle and high school counselors, psychologists, and administrators. Please identify your submission with keyword: MID&SEC Submission deadline: any time until the end of February 2008; see details for other deadline options like early, regular, and short. Submission Procedure: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm or http:// www.higher-ed.org/AEQ/rufen1.htm Submitted by: Rosaria Caporrimo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology Dept. of Secondary Education & Youth Services Queens College, Flushing, NY; 11367 Tel#: 718-997-5150 drcaporrimo@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ With best wishes for the holidays, Rich -------------------------------------------------- Richard E. Mayer Department of Psychology University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660 805-893-2472 mayer@psych.ucsb.edu -------------------------------------------------- An American Educational Research Association List If you need assistance with this list, please send an email to listadmin@aera.net. _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmcaReceived on Tue Dec 18 20:42 PST 2007
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