American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference
The , a national research society, strives 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.
The 2018 program theme calls us to confront the struggles for public education, considering the times in which we are living, the historical arcs that shape our present(s), and the roles we can play in the fight for justice. Public education has the potential to be a central pillar of democracy and to foster civil deliberation. It is essential to democratic government, which both depends on and makes possible respect for diversity, justice, and human dignity. It has a crucial role to play in our divided world, bringing communities together to build an inclusive formation of 鈥渨e the people.鈥�
Although public education鈥檚 possibilities inspire us, they are elusive. As researchers and practitioners, we have a special responsibility to make possible what often seems impossible about the dreams for public education. We must build knowledge to support the quest for equitable educational opportunity. We must (re)imagine and contribute to developing what public education can and must be for today鈥檚 children, their families, and communities, and for the billions who will be inheritors of this earth. Ours is a theme of criticism and debate, but also of celebration and hope, and above all, of understanding and action.
Research assistants Chloe Garcia, Ayesha Vemuri, Alastair Hayden, Emil Briones, and Christopher Dietzel will be attending the 2018 AERA Conference. Chloe, Ayesha, Alastair, and Christopher will be presenting a session titled,聽"Countering Rape Culture in the University Context: Policy Development, Activism, Education". More information about the conference is available on the .
