February 2022
ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Board and Council recently approved several petitions to support and advance the work of special interest groups (SIGs) within the association. At its February 4–5 meeting, ÐÜèÊÓÆµCouncil unanimously approved the transition of four SIGs-in-Formation to full SIG status. SIGs approved for formation by ÐÜèÊÓÆµCouncil are in an “in-formation” status for their first three years. At the end of that time period, the ÐÜèÊÓÆµSIG Executive Committee reviews each SIG-in-Formation to determine whether to recommend to Council a transition to full SIG status. The four SIGs recently approved for transition from SIG-in-Formation to SIG are:
In addition, Council unanimously approved a petition from the Postcolonial Studies and Education SIG to change its name to Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education. The name change is intended to better reflect the shifting terminology and focus of this growing field of education research focused on critical engagements with colonization in its many forms.
At its February 3 meeting, the ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Board unanimously approved seven petitions from SIGs to establish new awards. All SIG award petitions are first reviewed by the ÐÜèÊÓÆµSIG Executive Committee and then advanced to the Executive Board, which has responsibility for the approval of all SIG and division awards. The recently approved SIG awards are as follows:
SIGs are important research communities within AERA. SIGs are intra- or cross-divisional in nature and seek to increase the exchange of knowledge within research arenas of special interest. There are currently 152 SIGs in AERA. For more information about SIGs, please view the SIG Directory. ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers may add a SIG to their membership at any time by visiting their “My AERA” page on the ÐÜèÊÓÆµwebsite and then selecting “Purchase Additional SIG Memberships.”