Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations
Thursday, April 3, 2014
12:00 to 1:30pm
Convention Center, 100 Level, 109A
Distinguished Paper Session 1
6:15 to 7:45pm
Convention Center, 100 Level, 107B
Business Meeting and Reception
Friday, April 4, 2014
8:15 to 9:45am
Convention Center, 100 Level, 105A
Distinguished Paper Session 2
Saturday, April 5, 2014
2:45 to 4:15pm
Marriott, Fourth Level, Franklin 6
Distinguished Paper Session 3
Sunday, April 6, 2014
12:25 to 1:55pm
Convention Center, 100 Level, 109A
Distinguished Paper Session 4
Distinguished Paper Session 1
Thu, April 3, 12:00 to 1:30pm, Convention Center, 100 Level, 109A
Session Type: Invited Session
Chair
Keith M. Kershner, Research for Better Schools
Discussants
Courtney Ann Vaughn, University of Oklahoma
Candace H. Lacey, Nova Southeastern University
Papers
American Educational Research Organization. Charter Schools, Education Inequality, Government, and Policy: Critical Analysis of Two “Highly Performing” Charter School Organizations in Arizona – Amanda U. Potterton, Arizona State University
Mid-South Educational Research Association: The Role of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory in Enhancing Interpretive Consistency in Mixed Research – Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University; Kathleen M.T Collins, University of Arkansas
Washington Educational Research Association: How Education Funding Relates to Student Outcomes – Peter J. Bylsma, Renton School District
Southern Association for Community College Research: Multiyear Trends in Community College Foundation Fund-Raising—An Examination of the Effectiveness of a State-Level System Foundation Led by a Vice-President for Institutional Advancement – Leonard Keith Gaskin, Mississippi State University
Distinguished Paper Session 2
Fri, April 4, 8:15 to 9:45am, Convention Center, 100 Level, 105A
Session Type: Invited Session
Chair
Harry L. Bowman, Council on Occupational Education
Discussants
Rosa Cintron, PhD, University of Central Florida
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University
Papers
Pennsylvania Educational Research Association: The Multiple-Risk Context of Disproportionate Identification for Special Education – Benjamin Brumley, University of Pennsylvania; Whitney A. LeBoeuf, University of Pennsylvania; John Fantuzzo, University of Pennsylvania; Cody Hostutler, Lehigh University
Virginia Educational Research Association: Development of a Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Confidence Survey for Use With Preservice Elementary Teachers – Tracy M. Walker, Virginia State University; Justina Osato Osa, Virginia State University
Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association: Individual, Family, School, and Community Predictors of High School Male Suicidal Behaviors—An Analysis of 2010 Iowa Youth Survey Data – Cathy Beck-Cross, Grand View University
California Educational Research Association: What Makes High School Asian English Learners Tick – Daeryong Seo, Pearson Assessment & Information
Distinguished Paper Session 3
Sat, April 5, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Marriott, Fourth Level, Franklin 6
Session Type: Invited Session
Chair
Walter Mathews, Evaluation Associates of New York
Discussants
James Thomas Owens, University of Central Florida
Robert M. Nelson, University of Central Oklahoma
Papers
New England Educational Research Organization: Scientific Argumentation and the Beliefs of Teachers in Low- and High-Socioeconomic-Status Schools – Rebecca Katsh-Singer, Boston College; Katherine L. McNeill, Boston College; Suzanna Jane Loper, University of California – Berkeley
Florida Educational Research Association: Relationship Between Differential Item Functioning Location and Conditional Equating Dependence Issues – Anne Corinne Huggins, University of Florida; Randall D. Penfield, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association: Implications From an Exploration of Motivational Systems Theory Within an Adult Education Context – Debra Jean Hutto, University of West Florida
Distinguished Paper Session 4
Sun, April 6, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Convention Center, 100 Level, 109A
Session Type: Invited Session
Chair
Edith H. Carter, Radford University
Discussant
Christa R. Winter, Springfield College
Papers
Northern Educational Research Association: Developing Basic and Higher-Level Reading Processing Skills—Exploring Reading Instruction With the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) Database – Michael Joseph Deasy; Lorraine Dagostino; James M. Carifio, University of Massachusetts – Lowell; Mark J. Fenster, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Hawai‘i Educational Research Association: Ethnicity-Related Achievement Gaps—A Longitudinal Study From Hawaii – Malkeet Singh, Education Northwest; Hella Bel Hadj Amor, New York University; Shuqiang Zhang, University of Hawaii – Manoa