Author: Jessica Karch
The NARST Graduate
Student Committee is excited to announce a call for abstracts for the 2020 Graduate
Student Research Symposium at the NARST International Conference in
Portland, Oregon. Now in its third year, this program is a unique opportunity
for graduate students to present and receive feedback on their
works-in-progress in an intimate poster session. Any current graduate student
conducting research related to STEM or science education is invited and
encouraged to submit an abstract. NARST membership is encouraged, but not
required to participate in the Symposium.
Why should I submit?
Receive individualized feedback from mentors.
Each graduate student presenter at the Research Symposium is matched with an
advanced colleague in science education based on their overlapping research interests.
The mentor is asked to give written feedback on the submitted conference
proposal, as well as meet with their mentee at the NARST conference. Present work no matter what stage of your
dissertation you are at. The Graduate Student Research Symposium is a unique
opportunity to present at NARST on works-in-progress. Last year, a third of
submissions came from graduate students who did not submit a proposal to the
general NARST call for proposals, and 54% of submissions came from students at
the pre-dissertation stage. Make connections with peers and senior
colleagues. Participants in previous years found that one of the biggest
takeaways from the Symposium was making new connections with colleagues in the
field.
Submission Guidelines:
500-word abstract (does not include references)
Abstracts should include the following: Title,
Subject/Problem, Design or Procedure, Analyses and Findings, Contributions or
Significance
Example works-in-progress include literature
review, research design and question development, data collection and analysis,
dissertation analysis and writing, etc.
Upon acceptance, a conference paper (10-15 pages
double spaced not including references) will be due mid-February
Submission:
Abstracts and required
information can be submitted at the following link: https://forms.gle/GcGygtuAZDFukQpU8
Timeline:
Abstracts due: November 8, 2019
Notification of decision: December 20, 2019
Conference paper due: February 15, 2020 (10-15 pages, double
spaced, 12pt font, length does not include references)
Frequently Asked Questions
See answers to
frequently asked questions, such as what counts as a work-in-progress, mentor
selection, and more from our 2018 blog post:
Highlights from the 2019 Graduate
Student Research Symposium
We received nearly twice as many submissions for our 2019 Symposium as we
did in 2018. 20 graduate students and 18 mentors participated. 54% of
submissions came from students who were pre-dissertation, and 34% came from
students at the dissertation stage. 36% of students who submitted an abstract
to our symposium did not submit a proposal to the general conference.
NARST Graduate students and mentors discussing at their posters
Lynne Zummo,
Stanford, (far left) explains her research to symposium attendees
Jordan Henley, UGA, (right) discussing her literature review
with Carlson Coogler, UA, and Anna Schneider, UGA.
Additional Questions? Email us at narstgradcommittee@gmail.com
NARST Graduate
Student Research Symposium Sub-Committee:
Ayça K. Fackler
Kathryn Green
Christa Haverly
Jessica Karch
Melanie Kinskey
Timothy Klavon
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