Boston
Lift Us Up, Don’t Push Us Out! Fall 2018 Book Events
Beginning with a September 11th event in Washington D.C. at Busboys and Poets, Mark Warren and many of the other contributors will be conducting a book tour in Fall 2018 to highlight the activism and organizing profiled and begin discussions about the People’s Think Tank. Check out the book events here.
Denver
Two available postings at CU Boulder School of Education
Assistant Professor – Learning Sciences and Human Development https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=12490 [jobs.colorado.edu] We seek applicants whose scholarly focus on learning and development addresses issues of equity, power, and justice in educational contexts in schools and communities. We are especially interested in applicants whose research considers the social, cultural, and political complexities of Read more…
Boston
New book, Lift Us Up Don’t Push Us Out! Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement is now out!
Dear friends,
I’m delighted to announce that my new book, Lift Us Up Don’t Push Us Out! Voices from the Front Lines of the Educational Justice Movement is now out! It’s an anthology of essays by community organizers, education activists, and other movement builders lifting up their analysis, stories and strategies to build a renewed educational justice movement. Check it out at www.liftusupmovement.org[liftusupmovement.org]
Come join us online for livestreaming of our national book launch event September 11th 6:30pm at Busboys and Poets in Washington DC at www.liftusupmovement.org[liftusupmovement.org] .
Exam copies available from www.beacon.org[beacon.org] and heavily discounted bulk orders by contacting Jennifer CanelaJCanela@beacon.org
Boston
“Community-Based Participatory Research through the Lens of Decision Science” by Michael Johnson
This is a brief introduction to community-focused and community-engaged research through the perspective of the decision sciences. It is intended as a complement to similar approaches more generally situated in the social sciences. You can access the post here here.
Boston
European Journal of Operational Research special issue on community operational research
Hi colleagues, I would like to share with you a link to the editorial for a special issue of the European Journal of Operational Research that I’ve co-edited with Prof. Gerald Midgley of the University of Hull, titled “Community Operational Research: Innovations, Internationalization and Agenda-Setting Applications”. The link for free Read more…
Education
URBAN @AERA 2018
Look for fellow scholars presentations and connecting with others in the network http://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings[aera.net]
More about URBAN national https://urbanresearchnetwork.org/[urbanresearchnetwork.org]
This is an update on our URBAN Education Node activities.
Education
Three amazing opportunities for community engaged scholars, activist scholars & community happening this month!
Questions? Parentii@hartford.edu
Qualitative Research Learning Series (see flyer)
Come check out the Qualitative Research Learning Series, Part 2!
In Part 2 of this workshop, experienced graduate scholars from the CUNY Psychology Department will talk about qualitative research design, data collection, and data analysis, and will provide attendees with opportunities for hands-on practice and discussion. See below for details about our first presenters, Allison Cabana and Devin Heyward.
Community members, graduate students, faculty, and staff in all disciplines are invited.
Attendees do not need to have attended Part 1 of the workshop series.
Date: 10 am – 1:30 pm, Saturday, April 14
Location: East Hall 105
***To attend, please RSVP to pienkos@hartford.edu no later than Monday, April 9, 2018***
In your RSVP, please indicate whether you are a student, faculty, staff, or community member, and your discipline/area of research. Thank you!
Denver
URBAN 2018 CONFERENCE: May 17-19, 2018 in Denver, Colorado
Place and Displacement – Towards Building and Sustaining Just Communities The URBAN 2018 Conference will convene university scholars, community organizers, educators, activists and artists to connect, share stories, and develop practices and strategies for supporting communities in rapidly-changing cities and outlying areas across the US. Disruptions such as school closures, Read more…