International Alliance for Invitational Education
Announcing Outstanding Research Award in Invitational Education
The International Alliance for Invitational Education
Department of Counseling and Educational Development
School of Education
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27412
Phone: (336) 334‐3431
FAX: (336) 334‐3433
We are pleased to announce the Outstanding Research Award in Invitational Education, to be given annually. Its purpose is to promote the scholarly study of the theory and practice of Invitational Education and to broaden and deepen its supportive research base. The 2011 award, which will be announced at the IAIE 2011 World Conference in Richmond, KY, October 25-28, 2011, is open to anyone who has completed research in the field of Invitational Education since June 30, 2009. The research can be for a dissertation or done independently.
Criteria:
- Research is based on the theory and practice of Invitational Education
- Research contributes to the field of Invitational Education
- The study is of exemplary quality
- Nominees must be members of IAIE
- Title sheet showing the dissertation title, the awarding institution, the members of the dissertation committee, the date of completion of the degree, and the nominee’s current contact information (if a dissertation)
- Title sheet showing the title and the nominee’s current contact information (if not a dissertation)
- A summary of the study (no more than 2000 words)
- A copy of the entire study
- A letter from the person who conducted the research addressing the reasons that the study deserves the award
- A letter of recommendation from a member of the committee, preferably the Chair (if a dissertation)
- A letter of recommendation from a colleague or preferably the head of Department (if not a dissertation)
- All documents should be submitted in electronic format in separate attachments to Jenny Edwards
When Due:
June 30, 2011