ABER-sig: Research awards



Research awards
2007 Winner: Pauline Sameshima. To see some of Pauline's art and read a chapter from her dissertation visit the featured artist section in our gallery. The Arts Based Educational Research (ABER) special interest group for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) would like to announce its sponsorship of the 2008 ABER Outstanding Thesis/ Dissertation Award for the best Masters thesis and/ or Doctoral Dissertation that explores, is an exemplar of, and pushes the boundaries of arts based educational research. The award is intended for students who have graduated in the year preceding the award. One award will go to a Masters student and one to a Doctoral student. The winner(s) will receive an "Outstanding Thesis/ Dissertation" award at the ABER business meeting at the 2008 AERA annual meeting. Winner(s) will also be invited to present highlights from their thesis/ dissertation at this meeting. In addition, short papers highlighting their work will be published in the International Journal of Education and the Arts http://ijea.asu.edu/ The ABER Sig will support each winner's conference fee and provide $500.00 to assist with travel to AERA to present at the conference. Application deadline: January 5, 2008. Must have graduated in 2007. Submission requirements: 1. A cover letter with: - Applicant’s name and contact information. - Information about the school, program, and thesis/ committee and supervisor's name (and examiners where applicable) under which the thesis/dissertation was completed. - Defense date and Graduation date 2. A copy of the signed committee acceptance of the dissertation and/ or a letter from the supervisor stating the completion of the degree and date of defense. 3. A short paper of no more than 3000 words, excluding references, outlining the title, intents, theoretical framework, methodology and findings of the study, and the significance of the research for arts based educational research. 4. An abstract of 100-150 words. 5. A current copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae. Short listed applicants will be required to send an electronic version of their thesis/dissertation for final review. How to submit: The manuscript should be typed, double-spaced (including quotations, footnotes, and references) in APA style on 8.5 X 11 inch paper, with ample margins, and should run no more than 3000 words, excluding references. The author's name and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page, and only on this page, to ensure anonymity in the reviewing process. An abstract of 100-150 words should be included on a separate page. Send all materials electronically to co-coordinators: Kelli Jo Kerry Moran Co-Coordinator ABER Dissertation Awards Associate Professor College of Education & Educational Technology School of Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania College of Education & Educational Technology 125A Davis Hall Indiana University of Pennsylvania 15705-1050 PH: 412-237-4501 EMAIL: kjkmoran AT iup.edu FAX: 412-237-4536 Kryssi Staikidis Co-Coordinator ABER Dissertation Awards Associate Professor Art Education School of Education Adelphi University Visiting Professor Art Education Jack Arends Hall, 201C Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL. 60115 EMAIL: kstaikidis AT niu.edu PH: 815-753-7880 ABER WEBSITE: http://aber-sig.org