[LM_NET] New AERA-SIG on literacy and school libraries-call for proposals- Deadline August 2, 2007

[kafi kumasi-Johnson <kkumasijohnson@YAHOO.COM>]

Stepping Outside the Desk: New Ways of Supporting Literacy, Self-Directed Learning, 
and Social Responsibility through the School Library 

 

Call for Participation: 2008 AERA conference 

Annual Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting of the

Research, Education, Information, and School Libraries (REISL) SIG

March 24 - 28 New York, NY

SIG Program Chair: Kafi Kumasi-Johnson, Indiana University at Bloomington

  

Do you have new and innovative ideas that advance research or practice in the areas 
of literacy, self-directed learning, and social responsibility through the school 
library? If so, REISL has several opportunities for to researchers, practitioners 
and doctoral students to share this work at the 2008 Annual Meeting REISL SIG of 
the American Educational Research Association (AERA). 
  The presence of school librarians is much needed in the larger education 
community. One way to accomplish this is by becoming a member of AERA. If you have 
a vested interest in school libraries, and are not currently a member of AERA, 
please help increase the voice of school library scholars by joining AERA. Regular 
membership dues are $120/year and Graduate Student Membership is $35/year. Also 
REISL SIG membership dues are $5 for one-year and $15 for three years. For more 
information about REISL, please visit the official website at 
http://www.aera.net/default.aspx?menu_id=326&id=2070

Call for Juried Papers

This call for papers seeks original contributions of proposals on any topic 
relevant to school libraries with special emphasis on papers related to the SIG 
theme. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Please follow the format required by the 
AERA for submitting proposals (see below).

 

Call for Posters (Practitioners and Doctoral Students Wanted!) 
  Do you have interesting work in progress you would like to share? Poster sessions 
are for you! Poster sessions introduce new or ongoing work, and the REISL audience 
provides valuable discussion and feedback. We are particularly interested in 
presentations of practitioner and doctoral student work. Separate sessions will be 
held for practitioners and doctoral students provided that enough proposals are 
submitted through the format required by the AERA (see below)
  Submission Information: DEADLINE, August 2, 2007
  To submit your paper or poster proposal, please access AERA's website at: 
http://www.aera.net/meeting. Text length may not exceed more than 2000 words for 
individuals or 2,600 words for multiple presentation proposals. All proposals must 
be submitted electronically at the website and may not be submitted via email. 
Submission questions may be directed to questions@aera.net
  For additional information:
Please consult the AERA website or contact Kafi Kumasi-Johnson, REISL SIG Program 
Chair, 2007-08, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, kkumasij@indiana.edu; or SIG 
Chair, Jenny Robins, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO 
jrobins@ucmo.edu
  Call for Reviewers: 
The REISL SIG of AERA is seeking experienced researchers to review proposals for 
the annual meeting. To indicate your interest in reviewing proposals please signup 
at the AERA website:
http://www.aera.net/meeting

  
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