The Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) provides a community for those who view education through artistic lenses, who use a variety of arts-based methodologies, and who communicate understandings through diverse genres. ABER sponsors paper sessions, panel presentations, symposiums, workshops, and performative presentations at the annual AERA meeting. ABER disseminates information about research initiatives, publications, conferences and other ABER related work through our list-serve, website, and Newsletter. ABER maintains close relationships with other special interest groups facilitating dialogue among artists, researchers, and teachers, to further understandings about the complexities and aesthetics of teaching and learning.
Why join ABER?
ABER is a democratic, grassroots organization that strives to represent the intricate weavings of diverse genres (autobiography, narrative, poetry, visual art, drama, dance, music) with educational insights. ABER operates as a community of scholars dedicated to the arts and education that have generated new directions in educationalresearch.
We would like to build this site into a wonderful resource for ABER and other community members and as means for members to further their careers. We invite your participation. Please see contact/listserve page for information.
We would also like to invite members who qualify to apply for the 2008 ABER Dissertation Award at both Masters and Doctoral levels. Submissions are now open and welcomed. Click here for more information
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Visit http://wiki-aber.wikispaces.com/Good+reads to find out about two new ABER books.
Call for Manuscript Chapters
Gender and Early LearningEnvironments
Manuscriptsdue: May 30, 2008 to
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