New Research Speaks to Educational Challenges

Newswise — WASHINGTON, April 9, 2012– Education research experts will unveil findings critical to the future of education at the upcoming AERA 2012 Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of education research experts in the world. More than 13,000 participants from over 60 countries plan to attend the meeting from April 13 through 17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Researchers will present their latest findings in more than 2,400 sessions, invited lectures, and other events.

New peer-reviewed research findings address a wide range of areas in education including the public understanding of science; STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math); teacher quality and evaluation; online teaching and learning; charter schools; education of youth in immigrant and military families; community colleges and for-profits in higher education; bullying and school safety, race and gender, and many more critical issues.

Research Sessions Highlights

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Researchers Examine Contributing Factors to Variation in Math Abilities

Education Researchers Take a Close Look at Bullying and Victimization

Education Researchers Examine the Future of Online Testing

Research Sheds Light on the Role of Student Activism in the Post-World War II Era in Education History

New Research Points to Ways of Improving Student Performance in Literature, History and Science

Education Researchers Consider Connections Between Educational Innovations, Teacher Professional Development and Student Success

Education Researchers Reveal the Origins of U.S. Education Through Autobiographies

SUNDAY, APRIL 15Education Researchers Reveal Findings That Help Explain How Some Individuals Dismiss Scientific Knowledge-- Consider Implications for Formal and Informal Education

Big-Time College Sports: Mitigating the Academic-Athletic Divide-- the Economics of Sports in Education

Observational Methods and Advancing Knowledge of Classroom Teaching and Learning

Leading Education Researchers Report on the Effectiveness of Technology Supported Science Learning K-12.

MONDAY, APRIL 16 Science Education for the Competent Outsider: What We Already Know

Education Researchers Examine the Changing Economy’s Impact on Higher Education

Race, Gender, and Power in Reimagining the History of American Curriculum

Education Researchers Examine Urban Teacher Residency Programs

TUESDAY, April 17Education Researchers Examine Challenges of Advanced High School Courses in Poverty-Impacted Urban Settings-- Equitable Access to "Rigorous” AP Courses Does Not Necessarily Produce Equity in Outcome

Education Researchers Use Research to Improve Education and Serve the Public Good

Education Researchers Examine Improvements to Medical School’s Physician Assessments

Search the online program at www.aera.net for details.

Journalists are invited to attend the meeting. For those who have not yet registered and would like complimentary press registration, contact AERA Communications at [email protected]. AERA will host a newsroom at the meeting for journalists and will provide journalists with updates on research news presented at the meeting.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the national interdisciplinary research association for approximately 25,000 scholars who undertake research in education. Founded in 1916, AERA aims to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.