NAEA Research Commission: PLR Working Group Call for Nominations
Nomination Deadline: February 28, 2025
January 21, 2025
The Professional Learning Through Research Working Group (PLR) of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Research Commission invites nominations from the NAEA membership for three positions:
- Middle Level
- Secondary
- Preservice
The PLR provides opportunities for continued professional growth in support of conducting, using, and sharing research that promotes teaching for learning in the visual arts. Through professional development that focuses on research, the PLR builds and cultivates professional growth communities committed to diverse research needs. Additionally, the PLR promotes the visibility and values of art education research through increased communication to stakeholders. The PLR develops knowledge about, skills in, and dispositions towards research as a means to advance visual arts teaching and learning, thereby facilitating an understanding of the ways to create and utilize art education research in multiple settings.
Structure of the Professional Learning through Research Working Group:
Representation on the PLR consists of one member of each NAEA Division and Region as well as at-large members. Divisions: Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Higher Education, Supervision/ Administration, Museum, and Preservice. Regions: Eastern, Pacific, Southeastern, and Western.
Term of Service:
Elected members of the PLR serve one two-year term with the option of a third and final year of service. Terms run from the spring of 2025 to the 2027 NAEA Convention (2028 if members opt to serve for a third year).
Nominees should be passionate advocates for the research needs of members within the division or region to be served, and either be a member of the division/ region of interest or have research experience in this area. Nominees seeking to take on this role must be willing to serve for two years and hold a current NAEA membership in good standing.
Nomination Process
Three seats are open at this time: Middle Level, Secondary, and Preservice. For additional information please contact Aaron Knochel aaronknochel@gmail.com or Tracey Hunter-Doniger hunterdonigertl@cofc.edu
If nominating a suitable candidate, please check with the individual nominated to ensure they accept the nomination, the PLR will also accept nominations from NAEA members who self-nominate.
Nominees for all positions must submit the following materials:
- CV/Resume (four pages maximum). Should include published work. (Upload as PDF)
- Responses by the nominee to the following (Upload as separate PDF):
- A summary of your research experience and expertise.
- Roles you have played in conducting research and an account of research methods with which you are familiar.
- Research questions you think need to be addressed in art education.
Click here to begin your nomination.
The deadline to nominate is Friday, February 28, 2025.
About the NAEA Research Commission
The NAEA Research Commission, established by the NAEA Board of Directors in 2011, promotes a vibrant culture of research that encourages NAEA members and the broader educational community to understand, utilize, and value research as a means for improving art education theory, practice, advocacy, and policy. The Commission also helps NAEA members develop their interactive experiences with research practices and products, enhance their own skills and understandings as researchers, and locate and apply research findings to their professional practices. For more information, click here.
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