The
Academy for Educational Studies presents the 10th annual
Critical
Questions in Education Conference
February 16th
-- 18th, 2015
U.S.
Grant Hotel
San
Diego, California
Proposals
are being solicited for the 10th annual
Critical Questions in Education conference presented by the Academy for
Educational Studies in San Diego, California. Theoretical, empirical, and
practice-oriented proposals are welcome at the conference. Get “A Seat at the
Table” on our third day when conference attendees will study together and plan
publishing opportunities. This is a
national, blind peer-reviewed conference.
Extended deadline for proposals:
November 15, 2014
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Past theme questions: Proposals welcome on these topics.
2013: Taking a careful look at
ourselves:
--Are traditional teacher
education programs preparing quality teachers?
--How
should we evaluate teachers, school administrators, or university professors?
2012: Fixing our schools
--Why do so many people want to
“fix” our public schools?
--Are current reforms well-aimed
or wrong-headed?
--Are we asking the wrong questions about how to improve
education? Can educational foundations help?
2011: Digital media and our children: What has been lost or
gained? Will eliminating tenure ruin teaching or reinvigorate it?
2010:
How should we prepare new teachers? 2009: Has higher education lost its soul?
What ideas in education are worth keeping, and which ones
ought to be thrown out? 2008: Rethinking education: Is it time for radical
change in the public schools?
2007:
What is the role of religion in the 21st century
public school? 2006: Why do kids hate school?
2005: Have schools really changed that much in the
past 100 years?
Submitting a Proposal
Academic Presentation
First two days of the conference
The Conference
Committee seeks participants who offer well-considered and reflective analysis
or evaluation. Original research, research review, scholarly efforts, eloquent
advocacy, or inspiring practice are all welcomed. Participants may submit the
following kinds of proposals:
·
Individual
paper/presentation: Conference
committee will group individual (and co-authored) submissions based on commonality
of theme or approach in 50 or 70 minute sessions.
·
Symposium/Panel
discussion: Presentation
of alternative solutions, interpretations, or contrasting points of view on
a specified subject or in relation to a common theme. Those proposing a
symposium or panel are responsible for selecting and arranging for
participants. Panels or symposia may be either 50 or 70 minutes in length, at
the discretion of the committee.
·
Book
response: Paper or panel
presentation on a book related to the theme question(s).
A Seat at the Table
Third day of the conference
Think of the third day of the Critical Questions in
Education conference the way you think of study groups. For two days
participants will have been challenged to think about the theme questions in a
variety of ways. Now it is time to come to grips with what we’ve thought about
and learned—to try to synthesize ideas, find spots where tensions remain,
develop new questions to ask, and plan how to deepen our understanding of the
questions. And it’s time to plan how we might continue to think together, write
together, and publish together. Opportunities for publication will be available
through Critical Questions in Education, the
Academy’s peer-reviewed electronic
journal, and AES Press—a new
book publishing entity planned by the Academy for Educational Studies.
Please attach proposal to an email, as
directed below. Please send cover sheet and abstract in one file, not
separately. Proposals are blind,
peer-reviewed.
Cover Sheet—one page: The cover sheet will not be sent to
reviewers.
1. Title of presentation
2. Format of presentation: Paper/presentation,
Symposium/Panel, Book response
3. Information about person submitting the
proposal
a. Name, with title and institution
(indicate if graduate student)
b. Telephone number, e-mail address, mailing
address, and FAX number
4. Additional presenters: Information about any and all co-presenters
a. Name, e-mail address, title and
institution (indicate if graduate student)
5. 30-word description for the printed
program
Abstract of presentation (not to exceed
two double-spaced pages)--sent
to reviewers
1. Title of presentation
2. Description of presentation: The proposal
abstract must not contain anything that reveals the identity of individual(s)
submitting the proposal. Proposals should clarify the objectives or purpose of
the presentation, establish the importance of the topic, and indicate how the
topic will be addressed.
The Conference Committee will review each
proposal. The best proposals will articulate a clear objective and purpose as
well as importance of the point of view to be expressed. Proposals need to show
evidence of scholarly care, clear and effective argument, and/or a basis in
research. Participants are welcome to submit multiple proposals. Only the
person submitting the proposal will be notified of the acceptance of a paper or
symposium/panel; he or she is responsible for notifying all other participants.
Application – A Seat at the
Table
We plan to
accommodate everyone who wants A Seat at the Table on the third day of the
conference. But we also realize that if numbers get too large, not everyone
will get to participate in ways they might wish. If you would like to
participate in this study and writing opportunity, we would like you to tell us
something about yourself—a thumbnail sketch of who you are, what you do, where
your academic interests lie, and why you are interested in studying and
publishing on the theme questions. Try to summarize all this in a page or page
and a half—just enough to give us a sense for who will be involved in the
session and the directions it might go. Attach it to your conference proposal.
Send Proposals electronically to: academyedstudies@gmail.com
· Subject
line: CQiE Conference proposal
· Send all
proposals as a Word document attached to the email
· Extended
deadline: November 15, 2014
TECHNOLOGY
NOTE: The Academy will provide screens for each breakout room. Participants
will need to provide all other equipment (computers, projectors, electrical
cords, etc.) for their presentations.
Cost of the conference
· $185 Those who presented in 2013 or 2014
(San Antonio or Louisville)
· $200 New-members (those who did not present
in 2013 or 2014)
· $95 Graduate
students
·
,
Conference fee includes 2015 membership to the Academy.
Conference fees will increase after February 6, 2015. Conference fee waived for
all undergraduate students. Group rates for K— 12 faculty and administrators
are available.
If you have any questions, please call: Steven P. Jones,
Academy Director
Missouri State University 417-836-5982
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