2009 AATC Doctoral Dissertation Awards Nominations

Distinguished Dissertation Awards

2009 AATC Doctoral Dissertation Awards Nominations

AATC requests nominations for its annual awards to recognize two distinguished doctoral dissertations—one in Teaching and one in Curriculum. Competition is open to non-members, but all applicants must be nominated by an AATC member. Entries are not limited to a particular kind of research. The nominee’s dissertation must have been defended and approved by the doctoral committee no earlier than the 2006 fall semester.

Each entry must include:

1. A letter of nomination attesting to the quality of the dissertation. The nomination should speak to the following items: the research is related to teaching or curriculum; the dissertation represents the highest level of scholarship; the research represents a significant contribution to fostering the understanding of current issues, problems, or interests in teaching or curriculum; the scope of the research is adequate for the problem or issue under consideration; the conclusions of the research relate to improving professional practice or advancing theory or understanding of teaching or curriculum.
2. A summary of the dissertation. Submit 3 hard or electronic copies (MSWord, rtf, pdf, or txt) of a 2,000-2,500 word summary of the dissertation with 1 page of references. There should be no reference to the author in the summary or references.  Send electronic copies to david.callejo@mail.wvu.edu.
3. A letter of intent from the author stating whether they wish to apply for the AATC Distinguished Dissertation in Teaching Award or the AATC Distinguished Dissertation in Curriculum Award. Letter should include current mailing address, email, and phone number. It is the responsibility of the author to notify the chair of the Dissertation Selection Committee if there is a change of address.
4. Entries should be postmarked or sent electronically no later than April 1, 2009.

Send materials to:
 
Dr. David M. Callejo Pérez
Chair, AATC Dissertation Selection Committee
West Virginia University
Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies
PO Box 6122
Allen Hall 604H
Morgantown, WV 26506-6122
If you have any further questions, please email David Callejo at david.callejo@mail.wvu.edu.
Applicants will be notified of the judges' decisions in June, 2009.

Winners will receive a one-year membership to AATC, a conference fee waiver to the annual AATC meeting where the award will be presented, and an invitation to present the dissertation at an AATC conference session.

About AATC

The American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) was founded on October 1, 1993. The members of the AATC believed that the time was long overdue to recognize teaching and curriculum as a basic field of scholarly study, to constitute a national learned society for the scholarly field of teaching and curriculum. AATC continues to serve scholarship in teaching and curriculum through its conferences, journal, and the interaction of its members.  The purpose of the organization as originally defined in Article 1, Section 2 of the AATC Constitution:  To promote the scholarly study of teaching and curriculum, all analytical and interpretive approaches that are appropriate for the scholarly study of teaching and curriculum shall be encouraged.