THE NORMAN CHAPTER OF THE OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
Call for Proposals for the 2013 Annual Meeting, August 9-10
The University of Oklahoma
GENERAL CALL
OESA-Norman brings together faculty, graduate students, independent
scholars and teacher-researchers interested in exploring fundamental,
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 that our keynote speaker will be
past President of AESA (2006), Professor Steven Tozer, philosopher of
education from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Tozer who is
lead author of the most widely taught educational foundations
textbook, School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
(McGraw-Hill, 2008), was also lead editor of Handbook of Research in
the Social Foundations of Education (Routledge, 2011). In keeping with
our theme for 2013, Dr. Tozer has a great deal to share about funding
and developing innovative leadership and mentorship programs that
actually take local and practitioner wisdom seriously toward the end
of re-imagining, reforming, and rebuilding neighborhood schools in
Chicago’s West Side.
The 2013 program committee invites proposals for papers, symposia, and
alternative sessions—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.
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.
THEME FOR 2013
Educating Activism: Re-Imagining the Future of Leadership and
Stewardship in the Professoriate.
SUBMISSION
Please submit proposals electronically to kholzer@ou.edu on or before
midnight, JUNE 15, 2013.
ABOUT OESA-Norman (Mission Statement)
OESA-Norman is an academic organization that takes as its primary
mission to support education, and professional development of
prospective, past, and current graduate students doing work in the
field of Educational Studies (http://csfeonline.org/). It will do this
by providing opportunities for academic and professional development.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Proposal Overview
In March of last year, OESA-Norman held our 10th anniversary
celebration and invited a panel representing university leadership
from administration, policy, practice, and research to discuss “the
future of the professoriate.” The event was well-received, but time
constraints kept us from engaging some of the most pressing questions
regarding the historical and contemporary role of the American
Association of University Professors (AAUP), the status of shared
governance in higher education, the meaning of leadership, and the
future of academic freedom. We wish to continue that conversation and
expand it to include questions concerning the educational implications
of activism and outreach programs that connect higher education to
schools and to the larger community. To that end, this year’s theme
focuses on specifically educational inquiry into how we become leaders
in and custodians of our communities, our classrooms, and our field.
Proposal Guidelines Proposal Criteria and Length
Proposal submissions should provide a brief summary of the paper,
symposium, or alternative session. Your summary should include:
objectives/purposes, context, methods, arguments/conclusions, and,
importance/relevance. Proposal submissions are blind reviewed and thus
should be submitted without any references to identify the authors.
Proposals for individual papers should not exceed 500 words and those
for symposia and alternative sessions should not exceed 1000 words
(excluding references).
Information to Include
Include the title of the paper, symposium (and individual papers), or
alternative session, as well as the name, institutional affiliation,
email address, and telephone number of each participant. (The body of
the proposal, however, should not include any identifying
information.)
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 OSEA
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 and that person will notify the
other participants regarding acceptance of the proposal.
Proposal Categories
Individual Paper
Once accepted, 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 (one- or
two-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.
