Registration is now open!

Spring will soon be upon us and with it comes your chance to participate in the 2008 Student Research Conference! Both presenters and attendees may now register on-line at http://www.hgse-src2008.org/registration.php. Come support your classmates and student researchers from around the nation – register today!

SRC/Askwith Education Forum

Shaping the Field of Educational Research: Insights from the National (Back)Stage

This forum will discuss the principles guiding institutional decisions about educational research. What topics and methods are considered viable for public consumption, funding directives, and educational decision-making? What are the methodological and theoretical stances underlying these principles and how do they serve to actualize an institution's goals and impact the broader field of education?

Panelists will include: Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, director of the Institute of Education Sciences for the U.S. Department of Education; Kent McGuire, dean of the College of Education at Temple University, and former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton administration; and Mica Pollock, associate professor of education, HGSE. Kathleen McCartney, Dean and Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, will provide the introduction March 13, 6:00-7:30pm, Askwith Hall

Call for proposals

The 2008 HGSE Student Research Conference organizing team is pleased to invite proposals for the 2008 HGSE Student Research Conference. Proposals will be accepted between December 14, 2007 and January 7, 2008 via the web. Click on the Call for Proposals tab for more details about the proposal process.

We welcome proposals from graduate students at Harvard and other institutions, as well as from recent HGSE graduates and visiting scholars conducting research in education-related issues who wish to share their work and receive feedback from other students and HGSE faculty. This is a great opportunity for graduate students at different stages of their graduate careers, from discussing initial ideas about a research project to fine-tuning their presentations for upcoming national conferences, such as AERA, SRCD or CIES.

Topics may range in scope and scale, and may reflect theoretical or empirical approaches to the study of education. This year's theme, The Power of Education Research: Translating Research into Action, is intended to promote and inspire research as a stepping stone for change. We conceptualize translating research into action broadly; submissions might include anything from a school intervention project to a literature review that could be used to promote change. We encourage presentations that encompass human development, learning and teaching, educational administration, policy and planning, and school and community contexts. Research may also address issues relevant to education from disciplines such as psychology, sociology, economics, history, health, law, or public policy, or may take a multidisciplinary perspective. Methodological approaches may reflect this diversity of perspectives and approaches to educational research.

Save the date!

It may seem early, but it is never too soon to start thinking about opportunities to grow professionally by presenting your work! Therefore, we are asking you to please "save the date" for the 13th annual HGSE Student Research Conference (SRC) on March 14, 2008.

The SRC is a student-run conference designed to provide professional development for both presenters and conference organizers. It is open to all master's and doctoral students and is attended by education students from all over the country. In the next few weeks we will be calling for proposals and offering a variety of trainings to assist in the process. Keep checking the website for more information!