STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

Extended Deadline: 1/31/23

The Educational Problems Division announces its 2023 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. In addition to single-authored papers, co-authored papers will be considered for this award if co-authors are graduate students but not co-authored with a faculty member or colleague who is not a student. Papers are not eligible for this award if they have been published or accepted for publication before being submitted for consideration. Papers are not eligible if they have been presented previously at SSSP or presented or accepted for presentation at other professional meetings, unless they have been revised substantially with new data, findings, or theoretical contributions. 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. The winner will receive a modest cash stipend, student membership in the SSSP, conference registration to the 2023 SSSP Annual Meeting, and a plaque of recognition at the conference awards ceremony. Authors are required to submit their papers through the annual meeting Call for Papers process as a condition for consideration for the award. Students may only submit to one division.

All papers must also be submitted electronically (as an attachment) to the Division Chair, Dr. Myron T. Strong at mstrong2@ccbcmd.edu with subject line: SSSP-Edu. Probs. Div. Student Paper Competition. Please include your name, institutional affiliation, and contact information in the body of your e-mail. The paper should be submitted no later than 11:59pm (Eastern Time), January 31, 2023.

OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD

Deadline: 3/1/23

The Educational Problems Division announces the creation of an Outstanding Book Award.The award will be geared toward division members on their 1st book. The goal is to award an early career scholar and those who recently turned their dissertation into a book or recently published their first book. The hope is to support their career journey whether it towards tenure, career outside, etc.

To be eligible for consideration, books must have been published within 3 years of the meeting (2020-2023) for this year’s award) and not have been nominated for this award previously. Single or multiple-authored books and edited collections will be considered. At least one of the authors must be a member of the SSSP in order to qualify for the award, although they will not be required to present a paper at the 2023 SSSP Annual Meeting. Nominations can be made by members of the Educational Problems division as well as by publishers; self-nominations are also welcomed. The winner will be recognized at the 2023 Educational Problems Division business meeting.

Nominees should send a letter with full publication information and a paragraph outlining the reasons for their nomination to Myron T. Strong at mstrong2@ccbcmd.edu with “Educational Problems Outstanding Book Award Nomination” in the e-mail subject heading. Once your nomination letter has been received, Dr. Myron T. Strong will confirm the mailing addresses to which copies of the book should be sent directly. Committee members choose whether they want a physical or electronic copy of the book. Authors or nominators will be responsible for facilitating copies of a physical and/or an electronic copy of the book (if available) from the publishers to be sent to each member of the award committee by the nomination deadline of March 1, 2023.

Award:

  1. An engraved award plaque
  2. Recognition at the annual Educational Problems division meeting
  3. Recognition in the Educational Problems special edition newsletter
  4. Recognition on the SSSP’s website under award winners
CONTRIBUTION OF THE DISCIPLINE AWARD

Extended Deadline: 2/1/23

The Educational Problems Division announces the creation of Contribution to the Discipline Award. This award will be teaching/mentoring geared toward academic ranks of full or associate professors and nonacademic hires who are doing meaningful work, teaching, mentoring, etc. Nominees should demonstrate achievements through various avenues of teaching and/or mentorship. Includes, but is not limited to, recognition of teaching and/or mentoring through awards or other recognitions, publishing teaching and/or mentoring materials certificates of teacher training, unsolicited letters from students or community members, or community education via events or other contributions in the areas of education.

Assistant professors can apply but the goal is to award those who have a history beyond a couple years and are more likely to be in places where they can focus on these areas. The purpose of the award is highlight members during great work advancing pedagogy, and mentoring undergraduate, graduate students, as well other faculty. This award is not solely limited to members with academic careers, because there are many are teaching and mentoring in all careers.

Criteria:

  1. Nominee narrative demonstrating contributions to teaching/mentoring, no longer than 1000 words.
  2. No more than two nomination letters supporting the nominee’s noteworthy contributions to teaching/mentoring.
  3. Nominee’s current CV with relevant items related to the award highlighted.

Eligibility:
The nominee must be a current member of the SSSP and Educational Problems division. To submit: Please send your nomination to Dr. Myron T. Strong at mstrong2@ccbcmd.edu. The submission deadline is February 1, 2023, but early submissions are welcome and encouraged. 

Award:

  1. An engraved award plaque
  2. Recognition at the annual Educational Problems division meeting
  3. Recognition in the Educational Problems special edition newsletter
  4. Recognition on the SSSP’s website under award winners