Society for the Study of Social Problems

The Educational Problems Division announces its 2008 Graduate Student Paper Competition. Papers must address a contemporary educational problem and may be empirical or theoretical in nature. Authors must be current graduate students or recent graduates with conferral dates no earlier than January 2008. Only unpublished, single-author papers will be considered. Papers must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages (excluding notes, references, tables, and figures). All papers must include a 150-200 word abstract and be prepared for anonymous review with the author’s name and institutional affiliation appearing only on the title page. Winners will receive a small monetary prize and a complimentary ticket to the awards banquet at which all winners will be recognized. All papers must be submitted electronically (as an attachment) to the Division Chair, Otis Grant, by the above deadline. Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information in the body of your email.