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Re: New AERA SIG
The first piece that comes to mind reading your "mission statement" is the obvious, 'scope of practice.' Teachers are already overwhelmed with budget cutbacks, full inclusions, increased student to teacher ratios and expansive administration. To include in their purlieu that which initially was the operating environment of the school psychologist, for less than the same money seems an up hill battle on the one hand, and a reluctance to acknowledge the systems irresponsibility to provide ancillary services for its charges.
Admittedly, this is a cursory response, but that withstanding how does your proposed SIG benefit the teacher, already underpaid, and/or the student generally under-prepared? Over the past 25 years we have seen the role of the teacher change from that of educator first and behavioral manager second, to that of behavioral manager first, and if their is time, educator second.
Michael A. Fraga, Psy.D., DABFE
Ananda Institute
Sonoma State University
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael J. Berson <berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 8:19 AM
Subject: New AERA SIG
Dear Colleagues,
Although there is a growing acknowledgement that children are at risk for various forms of maltreatment (including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect), greater attention needs to be directed toward the role of educators in addressing victimized children and creating school environments that are protective and responsive. This may be accomplished through the training of educators and the creation of educational settings that champion the rights of children to be treated as persons with dignity. In order to promote research into the evolving area of child maltreatment and the promotion of children's rights, we are proposing the formation of an American Educational Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group (SIG) entitled Research in Global Child Advocacy. This SIG will focus on research that examines efforts to protect children and addresses individual characteristics, systemic barriers, cultural beliefs, and societal trends that may contribute to abusive practices. The process of forming a SIG requires active AERA members to indicate their interest by emailing their name and address to berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu. In addition to an active association in AERA (http://aera.net), SIG members will be assessed annual dues of $2.00 to cover expenses such as newsletters, postage, and operating expenses. To aid us in reaching as many potential, interested members, please forward this Email to other colleagues.
Sincerely,
Michael and Ilene Berson
Michael J. Berson, Ph.D.
Department of Secondary Education
College of Education
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, EDU 208B
Tampa, Florida 33620-5650
Email: berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-7917
Fax: (813) 974-3837
Ilene R. Berson, Ph.D.
Department of Child and Family Studies
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 2415
Tampa, FL 33612-3899
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The first piece that comes to mind reading your
"mission statement" is the obvious, 'scope of practice.' Teachers are
already overwhelmed with budget cutbacks, full inclusions, increased student to
teacher ratios and expansive administration. To include in their purlieu that
which initially was the operating environment of the school psychologist, for
less than the same money seems an up hill battle on the one hand, and a
reluctance to acknowledge the systems irresponsibility to provide ancillary
services for its charges.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Admittedly, this is a cursory response, but that withstanding
how does your proposed SIG benefit the teacher, already underpaid, and/or the
student generally under-prepared? Over the past 25 years we have seen the role
of the teacher change from that of educator first and behavioral manager second,
to that of behavioral manager first, and if their is time, educator
second.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Michael A. Fraga, Psy.D., DABFE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ananda Institute</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sonoma State University</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B>Michael J. Berson <<A
href="mailto:berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu";>berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu</A>><BR><B>To:
</B>Child Maltreatment Researchers <<A
href="mailto:CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu";>CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Friday, July 31, 1998 8:19 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>New AERA
SIG<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>Dear Colleagues,<BR><BR>Although there is a growing
acknowledgement that children are at risk for various forms of maltreatment
(including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect),
greater attention needs to be directed toward the role of educators in
addressing victimized children and creating school environments that are
protective and responsive. This may be accomplished through the training of
educators and the creation of educational settings that champion the rights
of children to be treated as persons with dignity. In order to promote
research into the evolving area of child maltreatment and the promotion of
children's rights, we are proposing the formation of an American Educational
Research Association (AERA) Special Interest Group (SIG) entitled Research
in Global Child Advocacy. This SIG will focus on research that examines
efforts to protect children and addresses individual characteristics,
systemic barriers, cultural beliefs, and societal trends that may contribute
to abusive practices. The process of forming a SIG requires active AERA
members to indicate their interest by emailing their name and address to
<FONT color=#000000><U>berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu</U></FONT>. In addition
to an active association in AERA (<FONT
color=#000000><U>http://aera.net</U></FONT>), SIG members will be assessed
annual dues of $2.00 to cover expenses such as newsletters, postage, and
operating expenses. To aid us in reaching as many potential, interested
members, please forward this Email to other
colleagues.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Michael and Ilene Berson<BR><BR><BR>Michael
J. Berson, Ph.D.<BR>Department of Secondary Education<BR>College of
Education<BR>University of South Florida<BR>4202 East Fowler Avenue, EDU
208B<BR>Tampa, Florida 33620-5650<BR>Email:
berson@tempest.coedu.usf.edu<BR>Phone: (813) 974-7917<BR>Fax: (813)
974-3837<BR><BR>Ilene R. Berson, Ph.D.<BR>Department of Child and Family
Studies<BR>Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute<BR>University
of South Florida<BR>13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 2415<BR>Tampa, FL
33612-3899<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>