We
are currently seeking applications from emerging scholars investigating
issues in K-12 service-learning who wish to participate in the 2009
Emerging Scholars in Service-Learning Works in Progress Seminar,
to be held June 14-16, 2009 at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Established in 2007, the Works
in Progress Seminar provides support and encouragement for a new
generation of diverse service-learning researchers. The Seminar
teams emerging scholars with experienced researchers and practitioners
to develop and advance the development of new scholarly work in
field of K-12 service-learning. The Works in Progress program is
a national program co-facilitated by the University of Minnesota,
Brandeis University, and Tufts University and is funded by a W.K.
Kellogg Foundation grant to the National Service-Learning Partnership.
Please forward the announcement
below to junior faculty and graduate students who might be interested
in the program.
Applications are due April 29,
2009.
Thank you.
Andy Furco (University of Minnesota)
Alan Melchior & Larry Bailis (Brandeis University)
Peter Levine (Tufts University)
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CALL FOR EMERGING SCHOLARS
IN K-12 SERVICE-LEARNING RESEARCH
2009 Service Learning Works-in-Progress
Seminar
June 14-16, 2009
All of the following information
is available at: http://engagement.umn.edu
OVERVIEW
In an effort to expand the body
of research on K-12 service-learning and to enhance its dissemination
and use, The University of Minnesota’s International Center
for Research on Community Engagement (ICRCE) (http://engagement.umn.edu
), Brandeis University's Center for Youth and Communities (CYC)(http://cyc.brandeis.edu
), and Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research
on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) (http://www.civicyouth.org
) are inviting applications to participate in the third annual Emerging
Scholars in K-12 Service-Learning Works-in-Progress Seminar.
The Seminar is funded through
a Catalyst Collective Action grant from the Service-Learning Leaders
Circle, using funds generously provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The Leaders Circle is administered by the National Service-Learning
Partnership at the Academy for Educational Development.
This year’s Seminar will
be held June 14-16 at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.
It is the third installment of a series of annual Seminars (the
first was held in June 2007 at the University of Maryland and the
second was held in June 2008 at Brandeis University).
Each year the Seminar convenes
a small group of diverse new and experienced K-12 service-learning
researchers; researchers from allied fields; and users of research
in the policy and practice arenas for 2-3 days of intensive discussions
of research being planned and undertaken in the field by the emerging
scholars participating in the seminar. The goals of the seminar
are to provide support and encouragement for a new generation of
service-learning researchers and to promote improved quality and
dissemination of service-learning research.
FOCUS OF THE SEMINAR
We seek to provide opportunities
for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and junior faculty
whose academic research focuses on service-learning for school-aged
youth. Participation is open to emerging scholars interested in
K-12 service-learning from a wide variety of related fields, including
(but not restricted to) education, youth development, developmental
psychology, political science, anthropology, and sociology. We also
hope to encompass a wide range of research methodologies, including
large scale quantitative research, qualitative studies, evaluation
research and participatory action research.
There exist many frameworks,
concepts and definitions of service-learning. One example:
Service-learning is a teaching
and learning approach that integrates community service with academic
study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen
communities. (National Commission on Service-Learning)
Broadly speaking, we seek applications
from emerging scholars who are interested in programs and strategies
that link youth volunteer service/civic engagement to structured
learning opportunities in K-12 school and community-based settings
and who are interested in any of the many possible areas of service-learning-related
research, including the academic, civic, and developmental impacts
of these opportunities; institutional and community outcomes; as
well as questions concerning program implementation, effective practices,
theoretical or conceptual issues in service-learning, and/or methodological
research issues, among others.
GOALS OF THE SEMINAR
The goals of the Seminar are
to provide support and encouragement for a new generation of diverse
service-learning researchers; improve the quality of research; promote
increased publication, dissemination, and utilization of research;
and in doing so, build links between service-learning and research
in related fields.
The seminar teams emerging scholars
with experienced researchers and practitioners in small group presentations
and discussions of the emerging scholars’ work so that the
draft papers reviewed at the Seminar can be presented an fully disseminated
at relevant research conferences. Following the seminar, all emerging
scholars will be expected to submit their final research papers
for presentations at appropriate conferences and for publications
within approximately one year of the Seminar.
CALL FOR EMERGING SCHOLARS IN SERVICE-LEARNING
We are currently seeking applications
from emerging scholars in the K-12 service-learning field who wish
to participate in the 2009 Emerging Scholars in Service-Learning
Works in Progress Seminar, to be held June 14-16, 2009 at the University
of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
**Eligibility**
Individuals who are either masters
degree students, doctoral students, or post-doctoral researchers
and junior faculty within 7 years of receiving their doctoral degrees
may apply.
Applicants must currently have
in progress a formal research paper or project that advances the
study of service-learning in K-12 education. The research may be
at any stage (e.g., building of the conceptual framework, creating
or testing measures, data collection, etc.), but the work must already
be underway.
Regardless of the stage of research
being conducted, all applicants must be prepared to:
a) submit a written paper by
May 29, 2009 that explains in detail the nature and focus of the
research being conducted; this paper will be shared with participating
emerging scholars and seniors scholars who will offer feedback and
critique during the seminar;
b) conduct a presentation of
their research work, based on the paper submitted, to members of
the WIP Seminar and then engage the members in a review and critique
of the research study and paper presentation; each emerging scholar
will be allotted 90 minutes for the presentation and discussion
of his/her paper.
This paper should consistent
with the type of paper presentations that would be given at research-focused
conferences. (For example, an applicant may wish to present a paper
on the application of particular theories to an investigation s/he
is planning to conduct. Another applicant may wish to present a
paper on study findings).
Preference will be given to applicants
who have already submitted paper presentation proposals to the 2009
International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community
Engagement or another research-related gathering.
Emerging Scholars who participated
in either the 2007 or 2008 Works in Progress Seminar are welcome
to apply to the 2009 Seminar, but must be prepared to discuss a
new/different paper than the one presented in the previous Works
in Progress seminars.
Applications must be accompanied
by an official endorsement letter as follows:
--- Graduate Students: Faculty
Advisor endorsement
--- Junior Faculty: Dean or Department
Chair endorsement
--- Other Researchers: Appropriate
organizational official endorsement
The endorsement letter will verify
your status as an emerging scholar as well as endorse your participation
in the seminar. Endorsements will be submitted via e-mail to the
selection committee. (See Submitting Application section below)
**Requirements**
All participating emerging scholars
must be available to attend the seminar for its full duration. The
seminar begins on Sunday, June 14 at 6:30 PM and ends Tuesday, June
16 no later than 3:00 PM.
The seminar will engage each
emerging scholar in a presentation of his/her work for the purpose
of receiving feedback from senior service-learning scholars, experienced
researchers in affiliated fields, service-learning practitioner/policy
experts, and their peers.
All participating emerging scholars
are required to commit themselves to presenting their work at a
minimum of one appropriate research-focused conference before June
30, 2010.
Each emerging scholar will be
paired with a senior service-learning researcher who will serve
as a mentor following the seminar. Each emerging scholar is expected
to work closely with her/his mentor, and connect with her/him at
least twice (either through phone, email, or in-person) prior to
presenting his/her work at a research conference.
A total of 12 Emerging Scholars
will be selected for the 2009 Seminar.
**Travel Support**
The Service-Learning Works in
Progress Seminar will provide travel support for each Emerging Scholar,
up to $750 per person, including airfare, ground transportation,
parking, etc. In addition, each Scholar will receive two nights
lodging at the conference hotel arranged by the University of Minnesota.
All meals during the seminar are included at no cost to the participants.
Travel arrangements will be coordinated
directly through the International Center for Research on Community
Engagement at the University of Minnesota.
**Application Submission**
To apply to serve as a 2009 Emerging
Scholar, please submit via e-mail the following:
1) A Recent Curriculum Vitae:
Please make sure it includes your contact information.
2) A Narrative (not to exceed
1000 words) that addresses the following issues:
a) Personal Background: What
is your current position and areas of interest in k-12 service-learning
research? What work have you done in the field or affiliated field?
What are your goals as a researcher in k-12 service learning? What
strengths do you bring to the seminar? What are the areas on which
you would like to improve or advance?
b) Description of Work in Progress:
Describe the nature of the research project on which you are working.
At what stage of development is the project? At what stage will
the project be in June? When will it be completed or otherwise ready
for presentation at a research conference?
c) Significance of the Research:
In what ways does the work you are conducting contribute to the
field of k-12 service-learning research? What are the implications
of your research for k-12 service-learning policy and practice?
d) Goals for the Seminar: What
would you like to gain and learn from the seminar? In what ways
do you believe the seminar will enhance your work?
e) Conference Presentation Plans:
Have you proposed to present your paper at any major national or
international conferences? If so, please list the name of the conference(s)
and whether or not your proposal has been accepted.
3) Sample of Work in Progress:
Provide one sample piece (instrument, conceptual framework pictorial,
bibliography, etc.) that provides information about the nature and
focus of your research study.
4) A Letter of Endorsement (under
separate e-mail or hard copy letter) that states:
a) Your name
b) Approval and endorsement for
your participation in the seminar as a Service-Learning Emerging
Scholar, with reasons why you should be included
c) The endorser's name, title,
and affiliation
Submit all information via email to Michelle Kuhl at public@umn.edu
by 5:00 PM (CDT) Wednesday, April 29, 2009. (Hard copies of endorsement
letters can be sent, in lieu of emails, to: Michelle Kuhl Office
for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, 100 Church
Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455.) All applicants will be notified
of their selection by Friday, May 8, 2009. Please address all inquiries
about the program or application process to Michelle Kuhl (at public@umn.edu)
or Andy Furco (at afurco@umn.edu) at the University of Minnesota.
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