Graduate Student Paper Competition

Deadline: 5/14/10

The Educational Problems Division announces its 2010 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 or recent graduates with conferral dates no earlier than January 2010. Only unpublished, single-author papers will be considered. 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. Winners will receive a $300 stipend, student membership in the SSSP, conference registration to the 2010 SSSP annual meeting, and a complimentary ticket to the awards banquet at which all winners will be recognized. The recipient will also have the opportunity to present the paper at the 2010 SSSP conference held in Atlanta, GA. All papers must be submitted electronically (as an attachment) to the Division Chair, Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz at , by the above deadline. Please include your name, institutional affiliation and contact information in the body of your e-mail.
 

Faculty Paper Competition

Deadline: 5/14/10

The Educational Problems Division announces its inaugural 2010 Faculty Paper Competition. Papers must address a contemporary educational problem and may be empirical or theoretical in nature. Eligible articles must be unpublished and single-author papers. Authors must be members of SSSP. 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. Winners will receive a small stipend, a plaque, and recognition at the awards banquet of the Society of the Study of Social Problems in August 2010 in Atlanta, GA. All papers must be submitted electronically (as an attachment) to the Division Chair, Dr. Pamela Anne Quiroz at , by the above deadline. Please include your name, institutional affiliation and contact information in the body of your e-mail.