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| Eastern Education Research Association | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eastern Education Research Association |
| Abbreviation | EERA |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Region served | Eastern United States, Canada, Caribbean |
| Membership | Scholars, practitioners, policymakers |
| Leader title | President |
Eastern Education Research Association is a regional scholarly association that convenes researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers to advance empirical inquiry into schooling, learning, and policy. Founded in the mid-20th century, the organization organizes annual meetings, sponsors peer-reviewed publications, and recognizes exemplary scholarship through competitive awards. EERA engages with universities, foundations, and professional societies to shape research agendas across urban, rural, and suburban contexts.
The association traces its origins to postwar collaborations among faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, and University of Chicago School of Education who met alongside delegations from American Educational Research Association, National Education Association, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation. Early conferences featured presenters affiliated with Columbia University, Princeton University, Yale University, Rutgers University, and Syracuse University. In the 1960s and 1970s, scholars from University of Michigan School of Education, Pennsylvania State University, University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development, Ohio State University College of Education, and Boston University Wheelock College of Education contributed to thematic panels on desegregation following rulings like Brown v. Board of Education and federal initiatives linked to Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The association expanded membership to include faculty from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Maryland School of Education, CUNY Graduate Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Education, and Michigan State University College of Education. Collaborations with organizations such as Council for Exceptional Children, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and National Center for Education Statistics shaped methodological training workshops influenced by leaders at Stanford University Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education, and Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy.
The association’s mission emphasizes rigorous inquiry and dissemination through activities that engage faculty from Columbia University Teachers College, Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Vanderbilt Peabody College, and University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education. Objectives include fostering cross-institutional collaborations among scholars at Rutgers University, Temple University],] Syracuse University, Boston College Lynch School of Education, and Lehigh University; promoting methodological innovation informed by teams at Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan, and Indiana University School of Education; supporting practitioner-researcher partnerships with districts such as New York City Department of Education, Philadelphia School District, and Chicago Public Schools; and advocating for evidence used by policymakers at U.S. Department of Education, National Governors Association, and Council of Chief State School Officers.
Membership comprises academics, district leaders, doctoral students, and independent researchers affiliated with institutions like New York University Steinhardt School, George Washington University Graduate School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, and University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development. Governance is vested in an elected board with officers drawn from Syracuse University, Rutgers University, Penn State, Boston University, and Lehigh University, and committees that coordinate programming with representatives from CUNY, Temple University],] University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Virginia. Annual leadership transitions mirror practices at American Educational Research Association, Association for Education Finance and Policy, and International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement.
The flagship annual conference attracts participants from Teachers College, Columbia University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, Boston University, Syracuse University, Temple University, CUNY Graduate Center, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Delaware, University of Virginia, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina, George Washington University, New York University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland, Princeton University, Yale University, Drexel University, Northeastern University, Boston College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Vanderbilt Peabody College, Indiana University, Northwestern University, University of Connecticut, University of Rochester, CUNY Hunter College, St. John’s University, Fordham University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, University of Florida, and regional districts such as New York City Department of Education, Boston Public Schools, and Philadelphia School District. Program formats mirror panels at American Educational Research Association and include symposia inspired by projects at Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, University of Georgia, Auburn University, Clemson University, University of South Carolina, Drexel University, Rutgers Camden, Rowan University, Montclair State University, and Lehigh University.
The association sponsors proceedings, edited volumes, and special issues produced in collaboration with editorial teams from Teachers College Press, Routledge, SAGE Publications, Springer, and university presses at Rutgers University Press and University of Pennsylvania Press. Research spans contributions from scholars at Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Michigan State, Ohio State, Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, University of North Carolina, Penn State, Boston University, Syracuse University, Temple University, CUNY, Lehigh University, University of Delaware, Rutgers, Drexel, and Northeastern University. Methodological workshops reflect influences from teams at Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, American Statistician, Sociological Methodology Group, and research centers such as Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Learning Policy Institute, Urban Institute, RAND Corporation, and Brookings Institution.
EERA recognizes excellence through awards for best paper, early career researcher, and outstanding dissertation judged by panels including faculty from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teachers College, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Rutgers, Boston University, Syracuse University, Lehigh University, Temple University, CUNY, Drexel University, University of Delaware, Penn State, Ohio State University, University of Virginia, and Northwestern University. Award ceremonies have been hosted in venues associated with Columbia University, New York University, Boston University, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, Temple University, Syracuse University, and Lehigh University.
The association partners with national and regional bodies including American Educational Research Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of State Boards of Education, National Conference of State Legislatures, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ford Foundation, Spencer Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, Urban Institute, Learning Policy Institute, and university centers such as Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Center for American Progress, Education Commission of the States, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Center on Reinventing Public Education, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania State University Center for Education Information, and collaborations with district partners like New York City Department of Education, Philadelphia School District, Boston Public Schools, and Chicago Public Schools.
Category:Educational research organizations