Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research

July 22, 2024

Here are recent publications from NAECR researchers:


Building Resilience into Classrooms: A Participatory Action Approach

Beth Doll, professor, Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Kyle Bizai, graduate student, Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln


 * Denotes NAECR Researcher

** Denotes NAECR Student Researcher

Would you like to see your work featured here? Contact us at naecr@unl.edu
NAECR can assist you in finding research partners for your funding applications and staff in CYFS are available to assist with your proposal development for these or other funding opportunities.

Please contact Lisa Knoche if you are interested in building a collaborative team, need assistance with proposal development or would like to discuss funding opportunities for your research.

U.S. Department of Education Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grant Program


The Institute of Education Sciences is announcing two competitions — one competition in each of the following areas: using longitudinal data to support state education policymaking; and transformative research in the education sciences.


Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking: Under this competition, NCER will only consider applications that address state agencies' use of their State's education longitudinal data systems to identify and reduce opportunity and achievement gaps for learners from prekindergarten through adult education.


Proposal due date: Aug. 15, 2024


Learn more.

Transformative Research in the Education Sciences: Through this program, IES seeks to support innovative research that has the potential to make dramatic advances towards solving seemingly intractable problems and challenges in the education field and/or to accelerate the pace of conducting education research to facilitate major breakthroughs.


Proposal due date: Sept. 12, 2024


Learn more.

U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences Funding Opportunities


The FY 2025 RFAs for the Institute of Education Science (IES) Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs grant competitions are now available!

 

The application deadline for the following competitions is Sept. 12, 2024.


Education Research Grants (84.305A): This program seeks to expand the understanding of education programs, practices and policies in the U.S. and how they are related to education outcomes for learners at all levels, including early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary and adult education. For FY 2025, NCER will consider applications that address one of 11 topics. 

 

Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D): This program seeks to provide a wide range of methodological and statistical tools that will better enable applied education scientists to conduct rigorous education research. For FY 2025, NCER will consider applications that address one of the following topics: Core Grants and Toolkits. 


Special Education Research Grants (84.324A): This program seeks to expand the knowledge base and understanding of learners with or at risk for disabilities from infancy through postsecondary education. For FY 2025, NCSER will consider only applications that address the following topic: Education Systems.


Research Training in Special Education: Early Career Development and Mentoring (84.324B): These training programs seek to prepare individuals to conduct rigorous and relevant special education and early intervention research that advances knowledge within the field, and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. For FY 2025, there is one training program — early career development and mentoring.


For support as you conceptualize, develop and submit your proposal, please contact Julie Gillmor to get started!  

New! Society for Research in Child Development

2025 Biennial Meeting


Call for Proposals


May 1-3, 2025

Minneapolis, Minnesota


SRCD is an international, multidisciplinary, nonprofit professional association whose primary goal is to promote the understanding of child development through research and dissemination. SRCD invites submissions for the 2025 Biennial Meeting and encourages submissions from researchers at all career stages, including graduate and undergraduate students.



Proposal due date: Sept. 26, 2024



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American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting


Call for Proposals


April 23-27, 2024

Denver, Colorado


The theme of the 2025 AERA annual meeting is “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.” Proposals should consider how we can work across disciplinary, epistemological and methodological orientations to forge deeper connections that can speak to the challenges currently faced in education and our multiracial democracy.


Proposal due date: Friday, July 26, 2024


Learn more.

National Home Visiting Summit


Call for Proposals


Feb. 12-14, 2025

Washington, D.C.


Proposals are now being accepted for the 2025 National Home Visiting Summit. The Summit seeks proposals addressing systems change work within the home visiting field and early childhood system of care.


Content areas of interest for 2025 include expanding ideas about best practice and innovation, exploring a continuum of home visiting, intersections of home visiting, sustainable financing strategies and workforce well-being from a systems change lens.


Proposal due date: Aug. 30, 2024


Learn more.

2024 Thriving Children, Families, Communities Conference


Sept. 17, 2024

Younes Conference Center North

Kearney, Nebraska


Registration is now open for this free, in-person conference, which focuses on one of the biggest challenges facing families, employers and communities: quality early childhood care and education.


This conference is for engaged community leaders across the state from fields such as business, health care, economic development, education, public policy, local government, philanthropy and more.


Learn more.

UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference


Sept. 27-28, 2024

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, Nebraska


Registration is now open for the 2024 UNK-Community Early Childhood Conference. This year’s theme is “Promoting Knowledge and Well-being for Children, Families and Educators.”


The intended audience includes university faculty, childcare providers, teachers, early interventionists and community members interested in early care and education.


Learn more.

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