We are looking forward to the upcoming AERA meeting! Please see below for the action research sessions and instructions for chairs and discussants to review papers.
Action Research SIG Business Meeting
Fri, April 9, 6:15 to 8:15pm EDT (4:15 to 6:15pm MDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Action Research Business Meeting
Action Research: Honoring Social Justice in School Settings
Thu, April 8, 12:00 to 1:00pm EDT (10:00 to 11:00am MDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Action Research Roundtable Sessions
Session Type: Roundtable Session
Action Research: Lessons Learned in K–12 Settings
Sat, April 10, 4:10 to 5:40pm EDT (2:10 to 3:40pm MDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Action Research Paper and Symposium Sessions
Session Type: Paper Session
Methodological and Ethical Challenges in Action Research
Sun, April 11, 10:40am to 12:10pm EDT (8:40 to 10:10am MDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Action Research Paper and Symposium Sessions
Session Type: Paper Session
Participatory Action Research as Site of Student Agency, Social Transformation, and Resistance
Mon, April 12, 11:10am to 12:40pm EDT (9:10 to 10:40am MDT), SIG Sessions, SIG-Action Research Paper and Symposium Sessions
Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
Participatory action research (PAR) is a “critical epistemology that redefines knowledge as actions in pursuit of social justice” (Cammarota & Fine, 2008, p. 6). As a collaborative endeavor, PAR pushes against traditional research relationships, favoring collaboration, horizontality, and solidarity. This session presents findings from two undergraduate research courses at a college campus in Puerto Rico that incorporated PAR methodology. One of these projects sought to understand the cultural, medical, and social issues that arose after hurricane Maria. The other sought to understand the social, cultural, and economic dimensions of the urban hub adjacent to the college campus. Both projects shed light on the challenges the Puerto Rican archipelago faces as a result of colonialism, austerity measures, and a delicate infrastructure
Chair and discussants within paper sessions should follow the instructions below to access papers uploaded by presenters and authors for your session. Final papers will be available March 25, 2021.
1. Type www.aera.net into your web browser. Click on log-in at the top of your screen and log in with your username and password. Then click on "My AERA" and scroll down to "2021 AERA Annual Meeting" and click on "Online Program Portal."
2. Underneath the Submitter Menu, click on "Read Your Reviews/Read Papers" in your session.
3. In the Participations tab, click the "View Session" link that's to the right of the title(s) for the session(s) for which you are serving as Chair and/or Discussant
4. Click on the "Download File" link in green lettering located next to each paper title.
AERA will send out information and logins for accessing the virtual Annual Meeting platform on April 2.
