Monday, November 3, 2014

Extended Deadline November 15, 2014: 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


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

2015 Theme Questions


 
 










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.



Proposal format – Academic Presentation

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
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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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