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A Thesaurus on Survey Research in Education an online collection of brief reports concerning topics of interest to survey researchers, program evaluators, and educational practitioners Sponsored by the SIG / Survey Research in Education A Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association
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Statement of
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The Thesaurus on Survey Research in Education (SRT) is designed to be an online repository of brief reports concerning topics of interest to survey researchers. SRT is sponsored by the SIG / Survey Research in Education, a Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Each report contains a definition of the term or issue in question, an overview of the current scholarship regarding the topic, references, and suggestions for further reading. The format is patterned after the ERIC Digests, a dynamic and ever expanding collection of brief reports on a wide variety of topics of interest to educational researchers and practitioners. The intended audiences for SRT include students of educational research as well as educational practitioners, evaluators, and researchers who are seeking knowledge about survey research in education. SRT attempts to provide these audiences a starting point for the investigation of survey research methods. No single report will be considered the final or only word on a particular issue. Rather, SRT encourages multiple entries on the same topic. The thesaurus will be updated periodically and therefore can serve to stimulate dialogue about issues relevant to those who apply survey research methods in the field of educational research. SRT also contains links to other resources that can also serve as starting points for those interested in beginning to understand and investigate survey research topics. Call for Submissions The editors of SRT invite authors of papers presented at the annual meetings of the AERA to submit brief reports, based in part on their presentations, that can contribute to the discussion of relevant topics. In the absence of AERA Annual meeting proceedings, SRT helps document the topics covered by sessions sponsored by the SIG / Survey Research in Education, as well as those of other related SIGs and offers authors of presented papers a type of publication outlet that recognizes their contribution to the success of the annual meetings. In addition, the editors invite submissions from the community of educational researchers and practitioners. Submissions are not confined to the terms already listed in the thesaurus. Submission Guidelines Submissions are limited to 2 pages per report (12 point font, single spaced, not including references and suggested readings). Prospective authors are encouraged to look at ERIC digests as a model. Submissions should include the following: 1.) a definition of the term or issue, 2.) an overview of the scholarship on the issue, 3.) references, and 4.) suggestions for further reading. Submissions may be sent by email to: Richard Lambert rglamber@email.uncc.edu Gunapala Edirisooriya gedirisooriya@ysu.edu |