Town Hall Meetings
Featuring prominent scholars and policy experts, the 2019 Town Hall meetings will engage Annual Meeting attendees through an open dialogue on critical issues. The topics for discussion include research on gun violence and its implications for schools and communities, as well as transforming a culture of sexual harassment in the academy and scholarly professions.
Sexual Harassment and Climate Change in Scholarly Associations and the Academy - A Town Hall Meeting
Over the past year, AERA and other scientific societies, federal funding agencies, and the academy have continued to ramp up efforts to prevent sexual and gender harassment and improve workplace climates. The release of the National Academies’ report Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, made clear the need for sweeping changes in the culture and climate in the academy and scholarly professions. Most recently, AERA and AAAS led 75 science societies in urging the Education Department to base Title IX sexual harassment regulations on research and evidence, and AERA helped to launch the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM. These efforts follow on several activities that AERA has undertaken to engage with issues of sexual harassment in academia, including supporting the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act. This session will assess what progress has been made, what critical next steps need to be taken, and how the education research field and other scholarly disciplines can support efforts to build upon our collective concerns and support innovative practices and policies.
Session Hashtag: #AERAonSexualHarassment
Chair: Felice J. Levine, American Educational Research Association
Participants:
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 100 Level, Room 103 A&B
Over the past year, AERA and other scientific societies, federal funding agencies, and the academy have continued to ramp up efforts to prevent sexual and gender harassment and improve workplace climates. The release of the National Academies’ report Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, made clear the need for sweeping changes in the culture and climate in the academy and scholarly professions. Most recently, AERA and AAAS led 75 science societies in urging the Education Department to base Title IX sexual harassment regulations on research and evidence, and AERA helped to launch the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM. These efforts follow on several activities that AERA has undertaken to engage with issues of sexual harassment in academia, including supporting the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act. This session will assess what progress has been made, what critical next steps need to be taken, and how the education research field and other scholarly disciplines can support efforts to build upon our collective concerns and support innovative practices and policies.
Session Hashtag: #AERAonSexualHarassment
Chair: Felice J. Levine, American Educational Research Association
Participants:
- Shirley M. Malcom, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California
- Shannon Lynn Burton, Michigan State University
- Carol Mershon, University of Virginia
- Valerie Kinloch (University of Pittsburgh)
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 100 Level, Room 103 A&B
Gun Violence in Our Schools and Communities—Town Hall Meeting II
Last year, in the wake of the horrific Parkland school shooting and the continuing national tragedy of gun violence, AERA convened an Annual Meeting Town Hall that examined the latest research and existing body of empirical evidence on gun violence and implications for schools and communities. In this follow-up town hall meeting, presenters and attendees will take stock of policy and societal developments, emerging research, and promising practices and policies that help address the roots and consequences of gun violence epidemic. This includes responses to the Federal School Safety Commission’s recommendations to keep students safe at school and discussion on promoting supportive school climates through evidence-based programs and policies.
Session Hashtag: #AERAGunViolenceRsch
Chairs:
Participants:
Monday, April 8, 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 100 Level, Room 104B
Last year, in the wake of the horrific Parkland school shooting and the continuing national tragedy of gun violence, AERA convened an Annual Meeting Town Hall that examined the latest research and existing body of empirical evidence on gun violence and implications for schools and communities. In this follow-up town hall meeting, presenters and attendees will take stock of policy and societal developments, emerging research, and promising practices and policies that help address the roots and consequences of gun violence epidemic. This includes responses to the Federal School Safety Commission’s recommendations to keep students safe at school and discussion on promoting supportive school climates through evidence-based programs and policies.
Session Hashtag: #AERAGunViolenceRsch
Chairs:
- Felice J. Levine, American Educational Research Association
- Vivian L. Gadsden, University of Pennsylvania
Participants:
- Ron Avi Astor, University of Southern California
- Dorothy L. Espelage, University of Florida
- Matthew J. Mayer, Rutgers University
- David M. Osher, American Institutes for Research
- Amanda B. Nickerson, University at Buffalo
Monday, April 8, 2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 100 Level, Room 104B
