Education Research Conferences Program

Overview

<p>The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites proposals for conferences in education research. AERA supports research conferences intended to break new ground in substantive areas of inquiry, stimulate new lines of study on issues that have been largely unexplored, or develop innovative research methods or techniques that can contribute more generally to education research. Conferences may focus on conceptual, empirical, or methodological issues important to understanding the state of the knowledge and charting directions for future research. It is anticipated that research conferences will draw upon diverse disciplines and fields of inquiry where there is relevant scientific and scholarly expertise. The purposes of this program are to foster the accumulation of knowledge, to enhance dissemination, to encourage innovation, and to advance studies of the highest quality in education research.</p> <p><strong>Research Conference Format</strong><br>AERA research conferences are intended to be intensive research convenings. They may vary in size, scope, format, and structure depending on the goals and the work to be accomplished. The typical size is 12–18 participants. Larger research conferences are feasible if they are appropriate to achieving the research objectives of the Call and if appropriate resources can be identified. Conferences funded through this initiative are usually two days long or may span three days.</p> <ul> <li>Conferences should generally take place within approximately 12 months after the funding decision is made.</li> <li>For some topics more sustained, longer-term efforts will be necessary to assess and synthesize diverse strands of research and develop new conceptual frameworks or methodological tools. In such cases, the principal investigator(s) may propose to convene two or more researchintensive meetings, typically over a 12–18-month period.</li> <li>This Call is NOT intended to fund or supplement conferences that occur on a regular basis or public lectures or conferences aimed at dissemination, broad discussion of a topic, or professional development.</li> </ul> <p>In addition to in-person meetings, AERA is open to innovative ways to hold research conferences, including use of technologies that might support videoconferencing and other multimedia formats. Applicants who contemplate the use of innovative methods for addressing the goals of the conference and sharing knowledge are strongly encouraged to apply.</p>