[xmca] Re: Division C News

Rich-- I have been asked if foreigners are eligible for the Scribner award.
I have no idea.
And, I guess I wonder if the awardee must be a member of the AERA.

Best wishes for the new year.
mike

On Dec 20, 2007 4:59 PM, Rich Mayer <mayer@psych.ucsb.edu> wrote:

> 2007 SYLVIA SCRIBNER AWARD
>
> Call for Nominations
>
> Gale M. Sinatra, Chair
>
>
>
> Deadline: January 4, 2008
>
>
>
> Nominations are open for the 2008 Sylvia Scribner Award of Division C
> of the American Educational Research Association. The award
> recognizes a program of work by a Division C member that has
> significantly influenced thinking and research in the field of
> learning and instruction. In particular, the annual award is designed
> to honor current research (i.e., within the last ten years) that
> represents a significant advancement in our understanding of learning
> and instruction. The recognized work may include but is not limited
> to research articles, paper series, monographs, book chapters, and/or
> books. This includes collaborative teams as well as individuals.
>
>
>
> The award is named in honor of the late Sylvia Scribner. Professor
> Scribner's work reflects a wide range of concerns within the field of
> cognition, particularly learning and instruction. Her research
> focused on the relationship between cognition and culture. Her work
> involved innovative mixing of methods, including experimental
> simulations of everyday cognitive tasks and ethnographic fieldwork.
> Professor Scribner's research also cut across disciplinary
> boundaries, addressed multiple sites for learning and development,
> and included older and younger learners.
>
>
>
> The nominator should send the following:
>
>
>
> (1) The complete bibliographic citation of a single publication
> designated by the nominator as illustrative of the nominee's larger
> research program and contribution. The publication date of the
> designated work should be within the last decade (i.e. with a
> publication date of 1997 or later).
>
>
>
> The nominator also should submit a copy of the representative
> publication. If the publication is a book or monograph, the nominator
> should indicate which portion of it (approximately 25 pages) should
> be reproduced for dissemination to the award committee. An electronic
> version of the representative publication is preferred.
>
>
>
> (2) Complete bibliographic citations of no more than 5 additional
> relevant publications of the nominee (There are no publication date
> restrictions for these citations).
>
>
>
> (3) A Supporting Statement of no more than 500 words.
>
>
>
> (4) Vitae of the nominee.
>
>
>
> The submission deadline is January 4, 2008. Electronic nominations
> are preferred. Please send 4 separate documents (corresponding to 1-4
> above) as MS Word or PDF attachments to Scribner Committee Chair,
> Gale M. Sinatra:
>
>
>
> Email: sinatra@unlv.nevada.edu
>
> Subject Header: Scribner Award Nomination.
>
>
>
> Paper submissions can be sent to Gale M. Sinatra, 4505 Maryland
> Parkway, P.O. Box 453003, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas,
> NV 89052.
>
>
>
> For additional information and queries, contact Gale M. Sinatra at
> sinatra@unlv.nevada.edu using the Subject Header: Scribner Award
> Inquiry.
>
>
>
> Submitted by Gale Sinatra (sinatra@unlv.nevada.edu)
>
> Please send Gale your nomination for the Scribner Award by January 4.
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> Richard E. Mayer
> Department of Psychology
> University of California
> Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9660
> 805-893-2472
> mayer@psych.ucsb.edu
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