Call for Proposals for the 2015 Annual Meeting, August 8
The University of Oklahoma
Samis Center at Children’s Hospital, OU Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Welcoming New Visions:
Creating a Culture of Holistic Education for Health, Well-Being and
Social Justice
GENERAL CALL
OESA-Norman brings together faculty, graduate students, independent
scholars, and teacher-researchers interested in exploring historical
hegemonic structures, critical problems and questions associated with
education, both within and beyond traditional notions of schooling.
This conference is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to
present their work in a supportive and collegial environment. Faculty
members are also encouraged to attend, to present individually or with
students, and to serve as discussants and moderators. Activists,
practitioners, and members of the community outside academe are also
invited to attend, at a reduced registration fee.
We are especially honored to announce Dr. Mirelsie Velazquez,
Assistant Professor at The University of Oklahoma, as our opening
keynote speaker. Dr. Velazquez joined the Educational Studies Faculty
in OU’s College of Education in the fall 2015. She is educational
historian interested in issues of race/ethnicity, historical research
in education, and gender and sexuality. She teaches courses on History
of American Education, Critical Race Theory, Latino Education, Oral
History, and Historiography of Education. Her research has focused on
history of Latino education, Puerto Rican history in the diaspora,
social movements, and history of Latinas in the U.S. Locally, Dr.
Velazquez is working on issues pertaining to community involvement in
Latino and African American communities, as well as access to higher
education for underrepresented communities of color.
The 2015 program committee invites proposals for papers, symposia,
alternative sessions, and posters presenting inquiries on all topics
related to the broad field of educational studies as conceived by
OESA’s national affiliate, the American Educational Studies
Association (http://www.
from a full range of theoretical, disciplinary, and interdisciplinary
perspectives that include the following educational emphases:
• History, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, and
Aesthetics of Education
• Educational Policy Studies
• Curriculum Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Comparative and International Education
• Social-Psychological Theory
• Rhetoric and Literacy-Educational Studies
• Family Studies
• Professional Education Studies
• Library, Mass Communications, and Media-Literacy Education
• Museum and Arts-Integrated Education
• Restorative Justice and Prison Education
• School Social Work & Youth Recreational Education
• Education for Social Justice and Eco-Justice
We especially encourage proposals that collaborate across academic and
other educational institutions, consider inter-and cross-disciplinary
topics, and address the conference theme.
ABOUT OESA-Norman (Mission Statement)
OESA-Norman is an academic organization that supports education and
the professional development of prospective, past, and current
graduate students doing work in the field of Educational Studies
(http://csfeonline.org/).
SUBMISSIONS
Please submit proposals electronically to oesanorman@gmail.com on or
before midnight, June 30, 2015.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposal Overview
This year’s theme, Welcoming New Visions: Creating a Culture of
Holistic Education for Health, Well-Being and Social Justice, is
intentionally broad. We wish to encourage scholarship that takes a
fresh look at education from new and innovative perspectives on
personal and/or community levels – that explores aspects of democracy
and egalitarianism in formal and informal educational settings – that
expands the notion of learning beyond the walls of schools. In other
words, this conference aims to explore the distinct connection between
the ability to live a full and happy life and lived educational
experience. To that end, this year’s theme focuses specifically on
educational inquiry into how we become leaders in and custodians of
our communities, our classrooms, and our field. Further, OESA wishes
to engage in an open and honest conversation regarding the state of
urban public education and how its status is impacted by issues of
health, well being, and social justice. We want to explore current
activist and outreach programs that connect higher education to urban
public schools and the larger community while also envisioning future
projects that impact on schools in urban communities.
Proposal Guidelines
Proposal submissions should include a cover page and a brief summary.
The cover page should include: the title of the proposal, the proposal
category, the name of the presenter(s), institutional affiliation, and
an email address and telephone number for each participant. The
summary should include: the title of the proposal,
objectives/purposes, context, methods, arguments/conclusions, and,
importance/relevance. Do not include identifying information in the
summary. Summaries for individual papers and posters should not exceed
500 words and those for symposia and alternative sessions should not
exceed 1000 words (excluding references).
Review Process
Multiple reviewers will evaluate all proposals without access to
identifying information about the author(s). Based on the evaluations
and recommendations of the program and academic committee, the OESA
secretary will notify the person submitting the proposal as to whether
the proposal has been accepted. In the case of co-authored papers,
symposia, or alternative sessions, the OESA secretary will notify the
person who submitted the proposal.
Proposal Categories
Individual Paper
Individual papers will be grouped together around common or
overlapping themes, in the form of a symposium, with an assigned chair
and/or discussant. Presenters will have approximately 20 minutes to
read, summarize, or discuss their individual papers.
Symposium
A symposium is composed of three to five participants (who present or
summarize and discuss papers), as well as a chair and a discussant.
Each symposium is organized around a common theme. A symposium
proposal should include the title of the symposium, a brief (1-2
paragraph) overview of the symposium theme, and the title and brief
description of each paper. Symposia will be allocated 90 minutes on
the program.
Alternative Format
Formats for alternative sessions include: performances; video and
multimedia presentations; and round-table dialogues. Proposals for
alternative sessions should include information on the session’s
topic, content, approach or purpose, as well as the roles to be played
by the participants. Typically, alternative sessions will have 90
minutes to present or discuss their topic.
Poster
A poster session will be offered during which students, educators, and
practitioners can present research, projects, and original work
related to the conference theme. Posters are intended to provide
participants with the ability to connect with others and engage in
substantive discussions about their work.
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