*National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Conference* Time and Space in Literacy Research: Revisiting Context
February 18th-20th, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison • Co-chairs: Catherine Compton-Lilly, Mariana Pacheco, and Erica Halverson The 2011 conference theme focuses on crossing borders with an emphasis on emerging conceptualizations of how time and space affect and inform literacy education and research. Attention to time and space has emerged out of recent investigations that have recognized the ways time and space operate as contextual factors that affect the lives of students, educators, family members, and researchers. These insights have contributed to questions related to history, identity, longitudinal methodologies, in-school and out-of-school literacies, and local/global literacies, as well as a range of other issues. The conference theme aims to address current practical, theoretical, methodological issues related to time and space in literacy research. Our keynote speakers will speak to the affordances and challenges of various conceptions of time and space. We welcome proposals that describe literacy researchers’ conceptualizations of time and space as well as insights and challenges gained through specific studies, explorations of emerging theories, and considerations of practical and ethical research dilemmas. Proposals (no more than 2 single-spaced pages) should address the following: session title, 200 word abstract, the research question(s), methodology, findings/issues/questions for discussion, and how the research will contribute to the conference conversation. If your paper is a conceptual/theoretical one, please describe your theoretical framework and argument and tell how it will contribute to the conference conversation. We strongly encourage the participation of classroom teachers and graduate students, so if you are currently a classroom teacher or graduate student, please indicate so in your proposal. The following information must also be included in your proposal: * Presenter name(s) and affiliation(s) * Presenter address(es) * Phone number(s) * Email address(es) NCTEAR presentations are considered round table presentations. Please indicate if you will be bringing your own LCD projector to the conference. We cannot provide LCD projectors. Please also indicate any special needs you may have. We can't promise that we will be able to meet all your needs, but we will do our best. Please send all proposals to [email protected]. Please include “NCTEAR Proposal” as the subject line. *The deadline for submission of proposals is September 30, 2010.*
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