Spencer Call for Papers

[Nancy H. Hornberger]

Bravo, Tamara! Great call. I agree too that it would be great to have
papers about language in ed at this symposium.
NHH

warholt at dolphin.upenn.edu wrote:

>Hi everyone:
>
>The Spencer Fellows at GSE at the University of Pennsylvania are hosting a
>symposium in the spring.  The broad theme of the symposium is "Educational
>Spaces: Extending the Map of Learning".  In the past, the symposium has
>focused mainly on issues of school reform and urban education.  This year, I
>think it would be really great to have several papers about the importance of
>language in education at the symposium.  Please find the complete call below;
>however, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at
>warholt at dolphin.upenn.edu.
>
>-Tamara Warhol
>
>6th Annual Spencer Urban Research Symposium
>University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education
>March 19, 2004
>
>"Educational Spaces: Extending the Map of Learning"
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>CALL FOR PAPERS
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>What does education look like?
>Where does education occur?
>What is its purpose and process in different spaces?
>Who does it serve?
>
>The Spencer Fellows at Penn’s Graduate School of Education invite students,
>faculty and practitioners to discuss urban research as it shed lights on the
>different contexts and relationships, formal and informal, in which education
>occurs.  By extending the conversation beyond the traditional classroom to
>alternative learning spaces, we can inform educational policy and practice in
>new and transformative ways.  Student papers from across disciplines will
>serve as starting points for dialogue.
>
>Spencer Fellows are requesting papers in educational research that cut across
>the United States and international contexts in the areas of:
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>1.  Youth Culture
>2.  Community, Neighborhood, Family
>3.  Schools
>4.  Media & Technology
>5.  Non-profit and/or faith-based organizations
>
>Please submit a 1-2 page abstract of a 10-20 page paper by January 16, 2004 to
>spenfel at gse.upenn.edu.
>
>Completed papers must be submitted by February 21, 2004.
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Nancy H. Hornberger, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Pennsylvania

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/~hornberg/
http://www.gse.upenn.edu/faculty/hornberger.html