NEW AME PRESIDENT
The next AME president was selected at the 2009 Utrecht post-conference board meeting. A hearty congratulations to Sharon Lamb. We look forward to her presidency, beginning in November 2010.
Volunteers needed for the AME Kuhmerker Dissertation Award Committee
The association's Kuhmerker Dissertation Award Committee is in need of VOLUNTEERS, to start with the 2011 Award.
You can find out more about the Award on the AME website, but in brief, the Committee reviews submissions from recent doctoral students. In the first round, the Committee receives a summary of 3000 words, of the Dissertation, accompanied by letters of recommendation from advisers. The Committee selects a shortlist of about 5 from these summaries, and candidates then submit their complete thesis. Committee members typically each read three theses. The judging period is between January and March.
This is an important part of AME's work and the encouragement of young scholars.
AME is always keen to have a wide range of disciplines represented on the Committee and also, if possible, some members who have languages other than English. Next year the association's annual conference will be in Nanjing, and AME very much hopes also to attract more Asian Pacific doctoral students to submit their theses.
- The Kuhmerker Dissertation Award Committee consists of between four and six members of the Association who will supply to the committee's deliberations:
- broad knowledge of the field of moral development and education;
- broad knowledge of graduate education and dissertations in field; committee members should have at least five years experience of supervising doctoral dissertations;
- balance of strengths among committee members in psychology and other fields relating to educational foundations such as philosophy and sociology;
- balance among the committee of geographical representation and, where possible, linguistic resource;.
- long-term service on this committee is encouraged because it increases the committee's capacity to see new submissions in the context of previous assessments, contributing to long-term consistency and fairness in the making of judgments. Committee members do not have terms.
If you would like to volunteer for this interesting and very worthwhile committee, please contact Helen Haste.
AME 2011 CONFERENCE IN NANJING, CHINA
The 37th Conference of the association will be sponsored by AME, the Asia Pacific Network for Moral Education (APNME), and the Journal for Moral Education, as a special celebration of the 40th anniversary of the journal. The conference will be held in Nanjing, China on October 24-28, 2011 and is hosted by APNME and its chair, Professor Jin Shenghong, Nanjing Normal University. Its theme is Cultivating Morality: Human Beings, Nature and the World. The language of the conference is English. The conference location is the Nanjing International Conference Centre, China. The website for the conference will go public on the 1st of December, 2010: www.nanjing2011.org. Submission of abstracts on conference-related themes will occur via the website from January 1 through March 31, 2011. Your participation in this interdisciplinary, intercultural, academic moral education landmark event is warmly welcomed.
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AME AND JME SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PARTICIPATION IN 2011 CONFERENCE, NANJING
The Association for Moral Education and Journal of Moral Education will jointly award a number of scholarships to a maximum value of $1000 each, to be spent on attendance and participation at the Nanjing Conference 2011. These scholarships are intended to assist scholars who otherwise would be unable to attend. It is hoped that they will enable the participation of delegates from regions of the world that might otherwise be under- represented, and of delegates at an early stage in their academic career.
These awards will be administered, and applicants selected, by a committee consisting of James Conroy (Glasgow University, President AME and JME Trustee and Treasurer), Phyllis Curtis-Tweed (Medgar Evers College, CUNY), Graham Haydon (Institute of Education, London, JME Trustee, Chair), and Monica Taylor (Editor JME; Asia-Pacific Network for Moral Education).
Scholarships may be used to support travel costs, payment of the conference fee and/or accommodation and subsistence, depending on individual circumstances. Applicants will also be expected to obtain funding from other sources so far as possible.
Applicants will be required to submit, by email and in English:
1. Full name and contact details including mailing address, phone number and email address
2. A covering letter of no more than one page summarising the applicant's reasons for wishing to attend the conference, and the importance of the scholarship in making this possible. Applicants should indicate whether they have applied for or intend to apply for funding from other sources (e.g. the academic institution at which they are employed or are studying).
3. An estimated budget for their participation in the conference, including details of their travel costs and accommodation and subsistence. The budget should state the amount of funding requested from the scholarship fund and what applicants intend to spend this on.
4. A CV of no more than one page including degrees obtained; current academic affiliation and publications (if any).
5. A conference proposal, including title of paper or other presentation; nature of the presentation (individual paper or otherwise); abstract of up to 150 words; 500 word summary. It is expected that this will be an initial proposal in advance of the full proposal to be submitted to the conference programme committee later.
6. A letter of recommendation from an academic supervisor, colleague or employer.
Applications should be sent by email to the Committee Chair, with copy to jmoraled@onetel.com, by 31 December 2010. The Committee will request further information if necessary with a view to deciding on applications by the end of February 2011. The Committee's decision will be final.
