Just a reminder that applications for the Outstanding Dissertation Award
for the Arts Based Educational Research Special Interest Group (ABER
SIG) are due on January 2nd, 2009. See below for details and submission
and contact info.

Very best,
David
ABER SIG Chair
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Outstanding Dissertation Award: Arts Based Educational Research SIG
ABER SIG Website: http://abersig.org

The Arts Based Educational Research (ABER) special interest group for
the American Educational Research Association (AERA) would like to
announce its sponsorship of the ABER Outstanding Dissertation Award for
the best Doctoral Dissertation that explores, is an exemplar of, and
pushes the boundaries of arts based educational research. The award is
intended for students who have graduated in the year preceding the
award. One award will go to a Doctoral student.

The winner will receive an "Outstanding Dissertation" award at the ABER
business meeting at the 2009 AERA annual meeting. The winner will also
be invited to present highlights from their dissertation at this
meeting. In addition, a short paper highlighting his/her work will be
published in the International Journal of Education and the Arts
http://ijea.asu.edu/. The ABER Sig will support the winner's conference
fee and provide $500.00 to assist with travel to AERA to present at the
conference.

Application deadline: January 2, 2009. Must have graduated in 2008.

Submission requirements:

1. A cover letter with:
- Applicant’s name and contact information.
- Information about the school, program, and committee and supervisor's
name (and
examiners where applicable) under which the dissertation was completed.
- Defense date and Graduation date

2. A copy of the signed committee acceptance of the dissertation and/ or
a letter from the supervisor stating the completion of the degree and
date of defense.

3. A short paper of no more than 3000 words, excluding references,
outlining the title, intents, theoretical framework, methodology and
findings of the study, and the significance of the research for arts
based educational research.

4. An abstract of 100-150 words.

5. A current copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae.

6. An electronic version of the dissertation for final review (to be
submitted upon request).

How to submit:

The manuscript should be typed, double-spaced (including quotations,
footnotes, and references) in APA style, with ample margins, and should
run no more than 3000 words, excluding references. The author's name and
affiliation should appear on a separate cover page, and only on this
page, to ensure anonymity in the reviewing process. An abstract of
100-150 words should be included on a separate page.

You will also be asked to upload your entire dissertation in pdf format
with no personal information to a secure website. Additional information
will be provided upon receipt of items 1 - 5.

Send all materials electronically to the Awards Co-Coordinators:

Kryssi Staikidis
Assistant Professor Art Education
Jack Arends Hall
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL. 60115
EMAIL: kstaiki...@niu.edu
PH: 815-753-1474
FAX: 815-756-3787

Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran
Associate Professor
College of Education & Educational Technology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
College of Education & Educational Technology
125A Davis Hall
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
15705-1050
PH: 412-237-4501
EMAIL: kjkmo...@iup.edu
FAX: 412-237-4536

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David Darts, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Art & Art Education
Co-Director, MA Studio Art in Venice, Italy
Core Faculty, Visual Culture Program
New York University
Department of Art & Art Professions
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
34 Stuyvesant Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
212.998.5700
da...@nyu.edu