Division A gives out three awards annually in recognition of members’ achievements and contributions consistent with the Division’s purpose and priorities and AERA’s policies and priorities. The three awards and the 2013-4 Awards Committee chairs are as follows.
This award is given by the division to recognize outstanding dissertation research appropriate to the field, including the leadership, organization and administration of schools and the preparation of educational leaders. Studies embracing both traditional and alternative conceptualizations and methodologies are welcomed.
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Chair
Muhammad Khalifa
[email protected]
Mariela Rodriguez
Susan Faircloth
Co-chair
This award is given by the division in recognition of a pre-tenure scholar who is in the first five years of her his/her career in the professorate and who has made outstanding contributions to the field of leadership, administration, or organizational theory.
Dr. Donald Hackmann, [email protected].
Ibrahim Duyar
Lauri Johnson
The 2015 Division A Emerging Scholar Award (PDF)
Emerging Scholar Award Winners
This award is given by the division in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of administration, organizational theory, or leadership.
Bob L. Johnson, Jr. [email protected]
Charol Shakeshaft
The 2015 Division A Excellence in Research Award (PDF)
Excellence in Research Award Winners