AERA/Chaos & Complexity SIG
C/O Dan Rea
P.O. Box 8144
College of Education
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
Chaos &
Complexity Theories
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWSLETTER
American Educational Research Association
Spring 99
AERA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
& INVITED
DISCUSSION
A. BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL
We welcome members and interested participants
to our our business meeting. This meeting will include some established
as well as new procedures for conducting business. We will have an opportunity
to share ideas and discuss directions for future research. The business
meeting is on Monday from 6:15 to 7:45pm at Hilton, St. Laurent, Bang Fl.
Please plan to attend and BRING A FRIEND along with your $5 dues.
AGENDA
1. Welcome & Announcements Jayne Fleener, Chair
2. Reports
a. Membership Dan Rea, Membership & Treasurer
b. Finances Dan Rea, Membership & Treasurer
c. 1999 AERA Program Bill Doll, Conference Chair
d. 2000 AERA Program Bill Doll & Jayne Fleener
e. Homepage John St. Julien
3. Discussion of elections procedures and organizational structure.
4. Discussion of newsletter and request for newsletter editor volunteer.
5. Discussion of vision and direction of SIG and communications within the
SIG (including sharing of member interests and research).
6. Announcements
7. Invited Discussion with Discussants
8. Informal discussions, collaborative
research possibilities, and sharing.
B. INVITED DISCUSSION: Chaos & Leadership in
Educational Organizations
DISCUSSANTS: Rick Ginsberg, Colorado State University
Kathleen Martin, University of Washington, Bothell
Billie Blair, California State University, Dominguez
C. CALL FOR PAPERS: "Chaos and Complexity in Education"
Papers are being solicited for a focus book on Chaos and Complexity in Education.
Theoretical, philosophical, methodological, as well as empirical works are requested.
Complete papers under 20 pages are requested
by September 15, 1999.
Drs. Jayne Fleener (Chair, AERA/C&C
SIG) and Bill Doll (Program Coordinator, AERA/C&C SIG) will edit the
book. Members of the Chaos SIG are especially encouraged to submit articles.
Submissions may be sent to:
Dr. Jayne Fleener
College of Education
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
Further information may be obtained from Jayne Fleener at the above address
or by e-mail at: fleener@ou.ed
AERA Meetings Sponsored by
SIG/Chaos & Complexity, and Others
Monday (8.03) ***MEMBERSHIP MEETING and INVITED DISCUSSION***
Chaos and Leadership in Educational Organizations
(SIG/Chaos & Complexity Themes--Membership Meeting)
6:15-7:45 pm--Hilton, St. Laurent, Bang Fl
DISCUSSANTS Rick Ginsberg, Colorado State University; Kathleen Martin,
University of Washington, Bothell;
Billie Blair, CSU, Dominguez
Tuesday (15.19) Interrupting Frameworks: Critical Inquiries in Geometrics of Epistemology and Curriculum (Division B--Symposium)
12:25-1:55 pm--Queen Elizabeth, Peribonca, Conv Level
CHAIR: Brent Davis, York University
PARTICIPANTS:
Unstructuring Curriculum, Brent Davis, York University
Altering Egos, Sharon Todd, York University
Interpreting Identities, Dennis J.
Sumara, York University
Tuesday (17.13) The Edge of Chaos: Implications for Teaching and Learning (SIG/Chaos & Complexity Theories--Symposium)
2:15-3:45 pm--Hilton, Fundy, Banq Fl
CHAIR/DISCUSSANT: William E. Doll, Jr., Louisiana State University
PARTICIPANT: The Edge of Chaos: Implications for Teaching and Learning.
Sherrie Reynolds, Texas Christian
University
Wednesday (30.02) SIG/Chaos and Complexity Theories--Roundtables
(SIG/Chaos & Complexity Theories--Roundtables)
3:05-3:45 pm--Hilton, Fontaine B, Level F
TABLE 5: Expect Unexpected! Elementary School Principals' Reaction towards Chaotic Events. Sadegul Akbada, University of Cincinnati
TABLE 6: Structural Change to Science Education in a Critical, Post-Modern Way.
Leslie Henrickson, UCLA
TABLE 7: Groucho, Escher, Bach: Godel's Incompleteness Theorem and Its Implications for Planned Learning. Herbert W. Hough, Buffalo Public Schools
TABLE 8: Complexity of School Reform: Order and Chaos. Roland Pourdavood,
Cleveland State University
TABLE 9: A "Conceptual Continuum" for Facilitating Complex Education: Teaching & Learning on the Edge of Chaos. Dan Rea, Georgia Southern University & Don Ambrose,
Rider University
Thursday (40.11) Chaos/Complexity Theory, Hermeneutics, and Post-Modern Education--Implications for Constructivist Teaching and Learning in Children, Youth and Adults (SIG/Chaos & Complexity Theories--Symposium)
2:15-3:45 pm--Hilton, Pointe aux Trembles, Banq Fl
CHAIR: Karen VanderVen, University of Pittsburgh
PARTICIPANTS:
A Dynamic Themes Curriculum: Applications of Chaos/Complexity Theory to Designing Constructivist Instruction. Doris Fromberg, Hofstra University
Hermeneutics and Its Implications for Teaching and Learning in the Context of Child and Youth
Development. Michael J. Nakkula, Harvard University
Hearts and Minds: A Dynamical Approach to Emotions and Patterns of Physiological Responsiveness in Teaching and Learning Situations.
Carlos Torre, Southeastern Connecticut
State University
WEBSITE FOR CHAOS &
COMPLEXITY SIG
http://www.udel.edu/aeracc
At our website you will find an annotated list of useful C&C links.
We are currently in the process of updating the website. If you have
suggestions for improving the website, share them at our business
meeting or contact John St. Julien
at: stjulien@UDel.Edu
OTHER RESOURCES ON THE WEB
http://lpsl.coe.uga.edu/Jacobson/ctcs/
Take a look at the Cognition, Technology, and Complex Systems Group website.
It is an NSF funded project
that centers on teaching the concepts of complexity. This site contains
much of interest to educators.
Http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/complex/Cmplxdex.htm
See the website of the Clemson Research Institute for the Study of Complex
Social Systems (CRISCSO). This group is delving into complexity and social
systems with an emphasis on
education.
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Please renew your membership
in the "Chaos & Complexity Theories" Special Interest Group.
Encourage others to join. For questions concerning membership contact Dan
Rea [(912) 871-1547 or danrea@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu ]. Pay your $5 dues at
the Monday night AERA business meeting or send a check payable to AERA
C&C SIG to:
Dan Rea
P. O. Box 8144
College of Education
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460
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