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AERA Annual Meeting 2022

Reviewers Needed
2022 AERA Annual Meeting
Friday, April 22 - Tuesday, April 25, 2022
San Diego, California

The action research SIG still needs reviewers. If you are able to review, please contact our program chair at aroberts@uwyo.edu
 
SIG Executive Committee
It is time to start thinking about recommendations for potential candidates to run for the positions of Chair-Elect and Member-at-Large of the SIG Executive Committee in the 2021 election.

The Chair-Elect will serve a one-year term as Chair-Elect followed by a two-year term as Chair (simultaneously serving as the SIG representative to AERA Council). The Member-at-Large will serve a three-year term. The AERA Nominating Committee for the SIG Executive Committee is responsible for nominating a slate of candidates. Recommendations are extremely important to the process. Self-nominations are accepted.
 
The responsibilities of the SIG Executive Committee (from Article X, Section 2, of the Association's Bylaws):
 
The Special Interest Groups Executive Committee provides general oversight for the operations of Special Interest Groups and makes recommendations to the Association Council regarding their establishment or dissolution. The Special Interest Groups Executive Committee also recommends policies and procedures for the formation, operations, and dissolution of SIGs for Council review and approval. Upon approval of these policies and procedures by Council, the SIG Executive Committee shall have responsibility for their implementation. In addition to providing oversight and being concerned with policies and procedures, the SIG EC functions to promote the welfare of SIGs within the Association.

Nomination information coming soon!

Dissertation Award
Let's recognize the work that our members and others are doing to promote and sustain Action Research practices in their communities, schools, and institutions.

The dissertation award will be presented to a graduate student who submits a summary report of his/her action-research-based dissertation research that meets the criteria below and best exemplifies the principles of Action Research and/or that advances best research practices. Start thinking about nominations of your best students!

Eligibility Criteria
a)    Need NOT be a member of AERA
b)    Need NOT be a member of the Action Research SIG
c)    Must submit a maximum ten-page summary report of their dissertation highlighting the action research focus of their dissertation.

Selection criteria (rubric to be created by the committee chair or co-chairs, at the time of appointment)
a)    The dissertation has a distinct Action Research focus and method.
b)    The dissertation has action research design and methodological rigor.
c)    The results, interpretation, discussion, and/or implications are clear and in line with action research tradition.
d)    The dissertation includes implications and recommendations for continuing the action research cycle.
e)    There is a substantive contribution to local context and/or the field of action research.
f)     The overall quality of the dissertation writing and presentation is high.

Nomination information coming soon!
AERA Proposals
We invite scholars from all divisions and SIGs to submit proposals to the Action Research SIG. The AERA online submission system is open; details of the formal call for proposals and the July 12, 2021, deadline can be found at http://www.aera.net/EventsMeetings/tabid/10063/Default.aspx. 

The 2022 AERA call encourages submissions that address the critical role research has in creating new and expanded educational futures. Given this theme, the Action Research SIG welcomes submissions that inform understanding of how to identify, study, and enhance existing efforts to move systems toward equity of all learners from early childhood to adult learning. This includes research within transnational and international settings to engage effective models and shared challenges that examine how global forces structure educational opportunity. 

Specifically, the Action Research SIG, invites proposals that present action research reports, action research theoretical papers, and examples of action research from practitioners' perspectives. Accepted proposals will be delegated to paper presentations, roundtables, and poster presentations. Please be specific in your willingness to present in particular or multiple formats.  

As a reminder, paper and session submissions must not identify the author(s) in any way. Proposals for papers, posters, roundtables, and symposia/sessions are invited, and innovative session designs are encouraged. To accommodate flexibility in program decisions, please select all the formats in which you are willing to present your research; every year there are far more spots available for poster presentations and roundtable papers than individual papers and symposia.  

Please share the 2022 call for proposals with all who may be interested. The number of sessions allocated to each SIG is determined by the number of proposals and the size of active membership. As such, consider the Action Research SIG as a space to share your scholarship. As a reminder, please renew your Action Research SIG membership when submitting proposals.  
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 
Action Research Podcast
Knowledge Democracy through sharing: Podcasting!

Are you looking for ways to share your action research? The podcast is a great way to disseminate your work in AR. Take a listen and contact us to be featured on an episode.

Be sure to check out the Action Research: Global Conversations podcast, hosted by Linnea Rademaker
Opportunities:


Call for Action-Research Papers!
Cherese Childers-McKee, and Melissa Parenti are thrilled to announce the release of a Call For Papers for the Action Research Journal!
 
 
The aim is to learn more about how others are teaching Action Research as a methodology capable of developing a more sustainable, just world and what the essence of this “instruction” looks and sounds like in a variety of formal and informal global landscapes


Summer Institute on Approaches to Participatory Action Research  
July 12-16, 2021  

For more information, click here.
Resources
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