Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
2007-2008 SIGs Directory
This directory of AERA SIGs is in alphabetical order. Websites & email addresses, when available, are listed. Although we check this page for errors frequently if you should notice a non-working link please let us know. If your SIG is interested in creating or moving its webpage to the AERA website, please let us know.
SIGs: | A-G | H-Q | R-Z |
H-Q
140. Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Purpose: To promote the understanding, use, and dissemination of information regarding hierarchical linear modeling.
Contact:
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
46. Hispanic Research Issues
Purpose: To provide opportunities for exchanging information among and between researchers and practitioners interested in issues of concern to Hispanics in the United States.
Contact: Gilda M. Bloom-Leiva, Ph.D., San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway - Bh 519, San Francisco, CA, 94132; (415) 338-7060, (fax) (415) 338-7019; gmbloom@sfsu.edu; Juan M. Gutierrez, 25968 Gardner, Loma Linda, CA, 92354; (909) 573-5625; jgutierr@csusb.edu
Dues: $15 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=172&id=688
135. Holistic Education (formerly "Wholistic Education")
Purpose: Developing human potential through integrating intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual competencies in the teaching/learning process.
Contact: Rodney H. Clarken, Interim Associate Dean of Teacher Education and Director of School of Education, Northern Michigan University, School of Education, 1401 Presque Isle Ave, Marquette, MI, 49855; (906) 227-1880, (fax) (906) 227-2764; rclarken@nmu.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr); students $3 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=174&id=403
47. Home Economics Research
Purpose: To promote and facilitate exchange of ideas, innovative research, and theoretical work among individuals engaged in home economics education, research, curriculum development, and administration.
Contact: Jacquelyn W. Jensen, 205 Hollywood Court, Richmond, KY, 40475; (859) 622-2392, (fax) (859) 622-1163; jackie.jensen@eku.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
96. Inclusion & Accomodation in Large-Scale Assessment (formerly "Research on the Inclusion of Students With Disabilities and Limited English Proficient Students in Large-Scale Assessments")
Purpose: To promote research and disseminate information on activities and projects focusing on the inclusion of the inclusion of all students, including students with disabilities and ELL students in large-scale assessments.
Contact:
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
48. Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Purpose: Formally the American Indian and Alaska Native SIG, we have evolved in name and focus to promote a better understanding of theoretical-, policy-, and practice-related issues that influence the quality of traditional and contemporary education among indigenous peoples.
Contact: Timothy Begaye, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University-College of Education, Division of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, PO Box 872411, Tempe, AZ, 85287-2411; (480) 965-4670; tim.begaye@asu.edu; Dr. Eulynda Toledo, Navajo Technical College, Lower Point Road, P.O. Box 849, Crownpoint, NM, 87313; (505) 786-4198, (fax) (505) 786-5644; ebenalli@citech.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.coe.missouri.edu/~ipa/
146. Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific
Purpose: To research indigenous education related to the peoples of the Pacific and Pacific Rim, including indigenous ways of knowing and indigenous practices.
Contact: Huia Jahnke, Associate Professor, Massey University, School of Maori and Multicultural Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, , New Zealand; (06) 3569-099, (fax) (646) 350-5634; h.t.jahnke@massey.ac.nz; Margaret J. Maaka, University of Hawaii, Department of Curriculum Studies, 1776 University Avenue, College of Education, UH-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822; (808) 956-4230, (fax) (808) 956-9905; marg@hawaii.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
49. Informal Learning Environments Research
Purpose: To further educational research in informal learning environments and to promote a community practice interested in establishing and maintaining a better understanding of teaching and learning.
Contact:
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.umsl.edu/~sigiler/
52. Instructional Technology
Purpose: To encourage, promote, and support research on the design and development of instruction and the computer-based, electronic, and non-electronic media technologies that are used for its delivery.
Contact:
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $7 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=176&id=1446
54. International Studies
Purpose: To provide a forum for exchanging information among educators involved in research, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of international studies.
Contact: Donald K. Sharpes, 15252 N. 100th St. #2174, Scottsdale, AZ, 85260; (480) 767-0051; dsharpes@asu.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=178&id=676
55. Invitational Education
Purpose: A self-concept approach to human development that focuses on the way people and educational systems transmit messages that invite positive and beneficial relationships.
Contact: Kathleen F. Berg, 1229 Kuuna St, Kailua, HI, 96734; (808) 956-4952; kberg@hawaii.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
161. Ivan Illich
Purpose: The purpose of the Ivan Illich SIG is the promotion of intellectual consideration of the social critique and analyses of Ivan Illich, named by the Utne Reader "as the most important social critic" of the 20th century.
Contact: Dr. Dana L. Stuchul, Penn State University, 154 Chambers Building, University Park, PA, 16802; 814-865-2210; dls268@psu.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
56. John Dewey Society
Purpose: To keep alive Dewey's commitment to the use of critical and reflective intelligence in the search for solutions to problems in education and culture.
Contact: Jim Garrison, 400B WMH Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0313; (540) 231-8331, (fax) (540) 231-9075; wesley@vt.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/jds/
58. Language and Social Processes
Purpose: To explore directions in and issues of language, literacy, learning processes and social contexts through studies grounded in constructivist and constructionist perspectives.
Contact: Maria Luiza Dantas, 3603 Via Bernardo, Oceanside, CA, 92056; (760) 630-7411; mdantas@sandiego.edu
Dues: $8 (1 yr); students $3 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.bazmakaz.com/lspsig/
141. Large Scale Assessment
Purpose: To provide a forum for discussion of the status, issues, and concerns related to large-scale assessment, including practices and innovations in state assessment programs.
Contact: Marianne Perie, 1408 Sarah Dr, Silver Spring, MD, 20904; 603-516-7900; mperie@nciea.org
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
59. Law and Education
Purpose: To focus on legal issues affecting K-12 public and private education, as well as post-secondary education.
Contact: Susan C. Bon, George Mason University, Educational Leadership, 4400 University Drive, MSN4C2 Suite #205, Fairfax, VA, 22030; (703) 993-3896, (fax) (703) 993-3643; sbon@gmu.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=180&id=568
101. Leadership for School Improvement
Purpose: To examine how leadership of teachers, principals, and superintendents influences instructional capacity resulting in improved student outcomes and how policy guides this collaborative effort.
Contact:
Dues: $15 (1 yr); students $10 (1 yr)
165. Leadership for Social Justice
Purpose: To promote social justice teaching, research, service, and policymaking agendas, with the corollary aim of seeking to proactively improve educational leadership as a means of addressing equity concerns for underrepresented populations throughout P-20 education; also to share innovative, promising, and research-based programs, policies, and teaching strategies and proactively advocate on behalf of underrepresented populations in educational leadership.
Contact: Ernestine K. Enomoto, 2040 Nuuanu Ave #1405, Honolulu,, HI, 96817-2529; (808) 956-4118; enomotoe@hawaii.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=184&id=1329
129. Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership
Purpose: To encourage and provide a forum for research, evaluation, and scholarship in educational leadership preparation and development, and the impact of preparation on leadership practice. The SIG advances inquiry into state and national leadership standards assessment and credentialing.
Contact: Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, PhD, University of Kentucky, College of Education, EDL 111 Dickey Hall, Lexington, KY, 40506-0017; (859) 257-5504, (fax) (859) 257-1015; tricia.ferrigno@uky.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=222&id=440
120. Learning Environments
Purpose: To provide a forum for dissemination of quantitative and qualitative research on all aspects of learning environments from classrooms and schools to non-school settings.
Contact: Jeffrey P. Dorman, Australian Catholic University, School of Education, P.O. Box 456, Virginia, 4014, , Australia; (617) 362-3715 9, (fax) 617-3623-7247; j.dorman@mcauley.acu.edu.au
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=186&id=1276
39. Learning Sciences
Purpose: To research technology uses that illuminate subject matter in the sciences, to demonstrate innovations, and to influence education reform through scientific approaches and design of technology innovations.
Contact: Tobin White, University of California, Davis, School of Education, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616; (530) 752-9348, (fax) (530) 752-8019; twhite@ucdavis.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.rochester.edu/warner/aera/
61. Literature
Purpose: To promote research that explores literary inquiry and interpretive practices, including innovative approaches to literary education in various contexts.
Contact: Lane W. Clarke, 1712 Howland Place, Cincinnati, OH, 45223; (859) 572-5335; clarkel1@nku.edu; Karen Spector, Assistant Professor, Literacy, University of Alabama, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graves Hall--Box 870232, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487; 216-684-4666; kspectr@yahoo.com
Dues: $9 (1 yr); students $3 (1 yr)
62. Lives of Teachers
Purpose: To promote discussion and scholarship about teachers, including biography and autobiography, development and dimensions of teachers' careers, and depiction of teachers in fiction, film, and television.
Contact: Katherine H Greenberg, Professor, University of Tennessee, Educational Psychology and Counseling, 1122 Volunteer East Blvd, A517 Claxton Complex, Knoxville, TN, 37996-3452; (865) 974-4157; khgreen@utk.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://galileo.stmarys-ca.edu/jbrunett/livestch/
63. Longitudinal Studies
Purpose: To create a community of researchers and practitioners interested in research on dissemination of, and applications of evaluation theory and evaluation methods.
Contact: Leslie A. Scott, Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Washington, DC, 20007; (202) 403-5412; lscott@air.org
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
157. Marxian Analysis of Society, Schools and Education
Purpose: To provide a forum for and advance research that examines educational and social issues from Marxian perspectives.
Contact: Professor Dave Hill, 1 Cumberland Rd., Brighton, BN16SL, Great Britain; +44 (0)1273 270943, (fax) +44 (0)1273 881335; dave.hill@northampton.ac.uk
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
64. Measurement Services
Purpose: To provide an association, and to promote continuing education for individuals with an interest in college-level administration of educational and psychological measurement services.
Contact: Ronna C. Turner, University of Arkansas, College of Education, 248 Graduate Education Building, Fayetteville, AR, 72701; 479-575-4143, (fax) (501) 575-2492; rcturner@uark.edu; Connie P. Williams, 6602 Columbia Dr, Austin, TX, 78723; (512) 232-2645, (fax) (512) 471-3509; c.williams@mail.utexas.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=188&id=386
65. Media, Culture, and Curriculum
Purpose: Devoted to critical inquiry and pedagogy on the use of media within cultural settings in schools and other institutions.
Contact: Dr. Lin Lin, 9529 Courtright Drive, Keller, TX, 76248; llin77@gmail.com
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=190&id=1209
66. Mentorship and Mentoring Practices
Purpose: To foster mentoring programs and experiences, initiating research on the topic and providing networking and support.
Contact: Annie Woo, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR, 97204-3297; (503) 275-9586, (fax) (503)-275-0450; wooa@nwrel.org
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
88. Middle-Level Education Research
Purpose: To improve, promote, and disseminate educational research reflecting early adolescence and middle-level education.
Contact: Micki M. Caskey, Portland State University, Graduate School of Education, PO Box 751, Portland, OR, 97207-0751; (503) 725-4749; caskeym@pdx.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr) Includes an annual subscription to Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints which is published twice a year.
Website: http://mlrv.ua.edu/
158. Mixed Methods Research
Purpose: To support, encourage, and increase dialogue and idea exchange among educational researchers utilizing mixed methods and those interested in integrating qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
Contact: Dr. Mark A. Earley, Bowling Green State University, Educational Foundations & Inquiry, 554 Education Building, Bowling Green, OH, 43403-0246; (419) 372-0247, (fax) (419) 372-9511; earleym@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~earleym/MIXEDMETHODS/
67. Moral Development and Education
Purpose: To promote discussion about controversies and areas of agreement within the fields of moral development and education, and to provide informal opportunities for social interaction.
Contact: Glen P. Rogers, Alverno College, Educational Research and Evaluation, 3400 S. 43rd Street, P.O. Box 343922, Milwaukee, WI, 53234-3922; (414) 382-6269, (fax) (414) 382-6354; glen.rogers@alverno.edu
Dues: $12 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/SIG-MDE/
68. Motivation in Education
Purpose: To advance research on motivational processes in education, particularly by exchanging ideas and perspectives and by developing practices and interventions to improve learner motivation.
Contact: Lynley Anderman, The Ohio State University, School of Educational Policy and Leadership, 139A Ramseyer Hall, 29 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210; (859) 257-8647, (fax) (859) 257-5662; anderman.2@osu.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.motivationsig.net
162. Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
Purpose:
Contact: Leyla Desilva-Riley, Director, Math Eng and Science Achievement, University of California - Irvine, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, 305 Rockwell Engineering Center, 5171 Cal #150, Irvine, CA, 92697; (949) 824-1578, (fax) (949) 824-8219; ldnewton@uci.edu; Carlos Nevarez, Ph.D., 16 Cencibel Court, Sacramento, CA, 95833; 916-278-5557, (fax) 916-278-4608; nevarezc@csus.edu
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
69. Multiple Intelligences: Theory and Practice
Purpose: To provide a forum for discussing and disseminating research regarding the educational, counseling and scientific implications of the theory of multiple intelligences.
Contact: Marjorie H. Haley, Hunt View, PO Box 476, The Plains, VA, 20198; (540) 253-5014, (fax) (540) 253-5024; mhaley@gmu.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.personal.kent.edu/~mi_sig/
70. Multiple Linear Regression: The General Linear Model
Purpose: Interested in any methodological, applied, or teaching innovations related to multiple linear regression and/or the general linear model
Contact: Susan M. Tracz, 1732 E. Gatwick Lane, Fresno, CA, 93730; (559) 278-0347; susant@csufresno.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
71. Music Education
Purpose: To provide an alternative forum for research activity and to improve the quality of research conducted in the music education field.
Contact:
Dues: $15 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=192&id=1079
99. NAEP Studies (formerly Research Using NAEP Data)
Purpose: To facilitate secondary analysis of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ongoing surveys regarding U.S. students knowledge, attitudes and experiences in diverse learning areas.
Contact: Dr. Cindy Ziker, 2440 W.Thompson Way, Chandler, AZ, 85248; 623-435-6000; cindyziker@yahoo.com
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=214&id=1263
145. Narrative and Research
Purpose: The Narrative and Research Special Interest Group is dedicated to supporting conversations about the place of narratives in educational research including, but not limited to phenomenological, literary critical, and performative conceptions of narrative analysis.
Contact: D. Jean Clandinin, University of Alberta, Centre For Res. Teacher Ed, 633 Education South, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G5, Canada; 780- 492-7770, (fax) 780- 492-7622; jean.clandinin@ualberta.ca
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/aeranarrativeresearchsig/
73. Organizational Theory
Purpose: To encourage scholarly inquiry and debate relating to traditional and alternative views of educational organizations.
Contact: Sharon Kruse, University of Akron, College of Education, 301C Zook Hall, Akron, OH, 44325; (330) 972-8177; skruse@uakron.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
160. Out-of-School Time
Purpose: To provide a forum for researchers in out-of-school time teaching and learning to share resources and become each others' resources; to provide venues and opportunities to present related research; to bring additional knowledge and resources to AERA.
Contact: Mrs. Brenda McLaughlin, Johns Hopkins University, Center for Summer Learning, The Education Building, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218; 410-516-6223, (fax) 410-516-6222; bmclaughlin@jhu.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=196&id=1435
159. Paulo Freire
Purpose: To honor Freire’s legacy by promoting scholarship that applies, extends, critiques, and reinvents Freirean pedagogy. Also, to promote historical scholarship that looks at the life of Paulo Freire and the context of his ideas and practices. Finally, to act as a catalyst for the creation of new forms of critical pedagogies that build upon the foundation that Freire established.
Contact: Dr. Ana Lucia Cruz, 12185 Plainsman Dr, Saint Louis, MO, 63146; (314) 984-7802; acruz@stlcc.edu; Dr. Cesar A. Rossatto, The University of Texas At El Paso, Teacher Education, College of Education, El Paso, TX, 79968-0574; (915) 747-5253, (fax) (915) 747-7441; crossatto@utep.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=316&id=2804
74. Peace Education
Purpose: To promote dialogue and disseminate research on peace-related issues including work in the areas of conflict, conflict resolution, human rights, social justice, violence, bullying, and prejudice.
Contact: Olga S. Jarrett, 1070 Ashbury Dr, Decatur, GA, 30030-4165; 404-286-9641, (404) 651-2584, (fax) 404-651-1495; ojarrett@mindspring.com; Rosemarie Stallworth-Clark, Georgia Southern University, Dept. of Curriculum,Foundations & Reading, POB 8144, Statesboro, GA, 30460; (912) 681-5715; rosemari@georgiasouthern.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=198&id=831
76. Philosophical Studies in Education
Purpose: Dedicated to the philosophical study of education and encourages scholarship within all types of philosophical study.
Contact: Craig A. Cunningham, 5014 S. Dorchester #2, Chicago, IL, 60615; 312-261-3605, 773-538-6128; craig.cunningham@nl.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=200&id=1168
152. Politics of Education
Purpose: To foster and support the conduct, dissemination, discussion, and application of research on the political functions and outcomes of education at all levels, with the final view of contributing to the betterment of society.
Contact: Bruce S. Cooper, Fordham University, Educ. Leadership, Administration and Policy Division, 113 W. 60th Street 1119A, New York, NY, 10024; (212) 875-9371, (fax) (212) 636-7875; bruce.cooper@mac.com
Dues: $40 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.fsu.edu/~pea/
77. Portfolios and Reflection in Teaching and Teacher Education
Purpose: To discuss research and practice in developing, mentoring, and evaluating portfolios, as well as other forms of reflective pedagogy and assessment.
Contact: Denise M. McDonald, 1615 Bayberry, Seabrook, TX, 77586; (281) 283-3544, (fax) (281) 283-3630; mcdonald@uhcl.edu; Natalie B. Milman, George Washington University, Curriculum & Instruction and of Ed. Technology, 2134 G Street, Washington, DC, 20037; (202) 994-1884; nmilman@gwu.edu
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
153. Postcolonial Studies and Education
Purpose: The Postcolonial Studies and Education SIG is an international SIG devoted to the study of education in and as effects of postcolonial, transnational, and globalization contexts.
Contact: Dr. Stephanie Daza, Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan University, Teacher Education, 313 Porter Building, Ypsilanti, MI, 48187; (734) 487-7120 ext. 2613; sdaza@emich.edu; Jeong-Eun Rhee, Assistant Professor, Long Island University C.W.Post, Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY, 11548-1300; 516-299-2193, (fax) 516-299-3312; jeong-eun.rhee@liu.edu
Dues: $7 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=202&id=946
78. Problem-Based Education
Purpose: To provide a professional forum and network for those involved in research, theory, teaching, and development in problem-based learning for kindergarten through professional school learners.
Contact: Johannes Strobel, Concordia University, Department of Education, 1455 DeMaisonneuve West, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada; (514) 848-2424 ex7338; jstrobel@education.concordia.ca
Dues: $10 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=204&id=1316
79. Professional Development School Research
Purpose: To provide a forum for university and school professionals to discuss approaches for forming PDSs, methods for assessing outcomes, and strategies for conducting systematic change research.
Contact: Jane E. Neapolitan, Towson University, Dept. of Elementary Education, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252-0001; (410) 704-4954, (fax) (410) 704-2733; jneapolitan@towson.edu
Dues: $15 (1 yr); students $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=206&id=604
80. Professional Licensure and Certification
Purpose: To provide a forum for discussing the status, issues, and concerns related to licensure and certification of professionals, including competency testing and related practices.
Contact: Rebecca A. Baranowski, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut St, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA, 19106; (215) 446-3546, (fax) (215) 446-3475; rbaranowski@abim.org; Louis J. Grosso, Director of Psychometric Operations, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA, 19106; (215) 446-3538; lgrosso@abim.org
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/default.aspx?menu_id=322&id=1836
81. Professors of Educational Research
Purpose: To promote dialogue and research on the teaching and proper usage of quantitative and qualitative educational research methods.
Contact: Dr. Daniel Lawrence McCollum, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Blvd., Suite B-1119-02, BOX 252, Houston, TX, 77058; 281-283-3604; danmccollum1977@hotmail.com
Dues: $5 (1 yr)
Website: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~earleym/PERSIG/index.htm
82. Qualitative Research
Purpose: To provide opportunities for discussion related to the philosophy, purposes, and methodological issues surrounding the use of qualitative research in social and educational contexts.
Contact: Leslie Rebecca Bloom, Iowa State University, N165 Lago, Ames, IA, 50011; (515) 294-3498, (fax) (515) 294-6206; blooml@iastate.edu
Dues: $7 (1 yr)
Website: http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?menu_id=208&id=772
60. Queer Studies
Purpose: To foster empirical, interpretive, and critical educational research relating to lesbian and gay issues, and to network individuals and organizations conducting or supporting such research.
Contact: Mollie V. Blackburn, The Ohio State University, 333 Arps Hall, 1945 North High Street, Columbus, OH, 43210; (614) 247-7310, (fax) (614) 292-7695; blackburn.99@osu.edu; Dr. Lance Trevor McCready, Assistant Professor of Urban Education, Ontario Institute for the Study of Education, U. of Toronto, Curriculum Teaching and Learning, 252 Bloor Street, Toronto, M6P2B8, Canada; 507-646-7109, 416-906-8929, (fax) 507-646-4009; lmccready@oise.utoronto.ca
Dues: $10 (1 yr); students $7 (1 yr)
Website: http://education.ua.edu/queersig/