Conferences and Events

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AERA – American Educational Research Association

• http://www.aera.net

• Spring conference, usually around April

• Submissions (2,000 words) are due early/mid July with notifications made in November

• Apply strategically, using SIGs to increase your chances of acceptance.

• Applying as a 3-4 paper panel will also increase chances of acceptance.

• I believe they have travel scholarships for first time students who are presenting.

• AERA Member Student fee: $70 (registration)

 

AEFP – American Education Finance & Policy

• http://www.aefpweb.org

• Not just a finance conference – a small conference with high quality policy work here. “Big names” researchers frequently attend.

• Spring conference, usually in March

• Submissions are due mid-November (500 words) with notifications made in December

• They may waive some of the registration fee if you volunteer to help

• Registration rate: $225

 

UCEA – University Council on Educational Administration

• http://ucea.org

• Fall conference, usually November

• Submissions are due early May (2,000 words) with notifications made in June

• A good conference for sharing and discussing research with k-12 practitioners (primarily school leaders)

 

APPAM – American Public Policy & Management

• http://www.appam.org

• Fall conference, usually November

• Submissions are due in April (500 words) with notifications made in July

• A high quality conference with broad public policy interests

• Registration rate: Member student $165

 

SREE – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness

• https://www.sree.org

• Two conferences – a sociology/policy conference in the spring (March) and an instructional/curriculum conference in the fall (September)

• Submissions for the fall conference are due late April (2,000 words); submissions for the spring conference are due mid-October

• Excellent methods short-courses offered here

• Registration rate: $250 (Workshop: $100, Small course: $200)

 

CIES – Comparative and International Education Society

• http://www.cies.us

• Spring conference, usually March

• Student member rate: $85

 

ASHE – Association for the Study of Higher Education

• http://www.ashe.ws

• Fall conference, usually November

• Submissions are due in early May (2,000 words) with notifications made mid-July.

• Student member rate: $125

 

AIR – Association for Institutional Research

• http://www.airweb.org

• Spring conference, usually May

• Submissions are due early October with notifications made late December

• Many grants and scholarships for graduate students

• Student member rate: $140

 

GLS Conference – Games + Learning + Society

• http://glsconference.org

• Summer conference, usually June

• Good research on schools and technology

• Student member rate: $150

 

ICQI – International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

• http://www.icqi.org

• Spring Conference, usually mid-May

• Submissions are due in early December

• Student member rate: $110