Purpose

DSCE SIGs bring its doctoral members to a place of information sharing and building with a strong emphasis on Research, Theory, Methodology and Evaluation. The purpose is for researchers and professionals to brainstorm together in a truly collaborative fashion.

Even though the SIGs and their relevant topics are identified after the programs participating in DSCE, notice that many research interests crossover to more than two other SIGs. Therefore, do not limit your participation to the SIG that identifies your program/cohort. Visit other blogs and discover discussions that complement your research in ways you had not thought of.

The DSCE Weblog is a community place made available for you to promote a richer research environment allowing you to access fellow doctoral colleagues working in Education.

Special Interest Groups

Be sure to specify your blog entry as much as possible to make it easier on your colleagues to cross-reference research interests.

Education: Meets online. Pedagogy; Learning and Achievement; Higher Education/Student Affairs; Human Development; K-12 Administration, Policy, and Leadership; Language, Literacy, and Culture; Methodology and Evaluation; Special Education.

Educational Leadership: Meets online. Leadership for Learning; Leadership for a Diverse Society; Leadership for Organizational Change; Leadership for Organizational Development; Systemic Changes; Public/Private School Education; Non-Profit Leadership and Management; Higher Education Administration.

Educational Technology: Meets online. Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware Development, Distance Learning, Media and Technology, Multimedia Production, Design and Development, Training and Performance, Management, Teacher Training, Second Language Learning/Teaching and Technology.

Literacy: Meets online. Sociolinguistic, Psychological, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of Literacy and Literacy Education; Educational Equity, Linguistic and Cognitive Diversity; Social Justice in Literacy Instruction; Measurement and Evaluation; Innovations

Mathematics and Science: Meets online. Cognitive science; instructional theories; curriculum and assessment; CPU pedagogy; Cognition in a Simulation Microworld; Mathematics Reforms; Algebraic Concepts and Contexts; Implementation of Inquiry-Based Science; Science Software for Children; Types and Levels of Generalizing Acts.

Professional Associations

For all:

American Educational Research Association (AERA), http://www.aera.net/
American Psychological Association, http://apa.org/
American Society for Training and Development, San Diego Chapter, http://astdsandiego.org
Association for Institutional Research (AIR), http://air.org
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, http://ascd.org/
National Education Association, http://www.nea.org/

For Educational Technology:

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, http://aace.org/
Association for Applied Interactive Multimedia, http://aaim.org/
Association for Computing Machinery, http://acm.org/
Association for Educational Communication and Technology, http://aect.org/
Association of Teacher Educators, http://ate1.org/
Computer and Communication: Organizations, A list of hundreds of organizations related to computers and communication.
Computer-Using Educators, http://www.cue.org/
Distance Education Clearinghouse, http://www.uwex.edu/disted/assoc.html
Distance-Educator.com, http://distance-educator.com/
International Society for Performance Improvement, http://ispi.org/ (see also ISPI San Diego Chapter)
Organizational Development Network of San Diego, http://www.odnsd.org/
Society for Technical Communication http://stc.org/
United States Distance Learning Association, http://www.usdla.org/

For Leadership:

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, http://www.aacte.org/
American Association of School Administration (AASA), http:// www.aasa.org
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), http://aspanet.org/
National School Boards Association (NSBA), www.nsba.org
National Association of Elementary School Principals, http://www.naespp.org/
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), www.nassp.org

For Literacy:

International Reading Association (IRA), http://www.reading.org
The Journal of Language and Literacy Education (JoLLE), http://www.coe.uga.edu/jolle/
Media Literacy Online, http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/HomePage
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
http://www.ncte.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children,
http://www.naeyc.org/
National Institute for Literacy(NIFL), http://Novel.nifl.gov/nifl/about_nifl.html
National Reading Conference (NRC), http://nrc.oakland.edu

For Mathematics and Science:

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), http://www.aapt.org/
American Chemical Society (ACS), http://www.chemcenter.org/
International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME),
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education-North America chapter (PME-NA), http://www.pmena.org
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), http://www.educ.sfu.ca/narstsite/
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), http://www.nctm.org/
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), http://Novel.nifl.gov/nifl/about_nifl.html

Note: The list above is a work in progress. You are welcome to submit additional links. Please provide the full name of the association, its acronym, its home address and the SIG that the association serves best.

Journal Publications

The following list of recommended journals for publication is courtesy of the SDSU-USD joint program.

Recommended Literacy Journals (last update 5/17/05)

Recommended EdTech Journals

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