Eighty-six members and graduate students from UC Santa Barbara, the overwhelming majority from or affiliated with the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, will take part in 50 events, panels, poster presentations, and workshops at the 2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX, April 27 – May 1. The scholars, researchers, and teachers will discuss the latest findings on topics as diverse as Studies in Adult Literacy and Learning, Educating Marginalized Youth in the Current Social Context, Supporting Spatial Thinking to Enhance STEM Learning, Emerging Technology Environments for Learning, Equity and Identity: Language and Literacy Tools for Change, and How Can the Philosophy of Measurement Illuminate what We Mean When We “Measure” Education?
The complete list of events with Gevirtz School participants is available on line.
The theme of the 2017 AERA Annual Convention is “Knowledge to Action: Achieving the Promise of Equal Educational Opportunity.” The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and, by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. AERA is the most prominent international professional organization, with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its 25,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research; persons working with testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists.