49.016 - AERA Distinguished Public Service Award Lecture (2015): Joseph C. Conaty (#AERAServe)

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

The Distinguished Public Service Award lecture provides an opportunity for an individual in public service to share his or her experiences and perspectives on the education research enterprise. This year’s awardee, Joseph C. Conaty is a sociologist who has been engaged in providing leadership to education research as a civil servant in the U.S. Department of Education since 1987.

Sub Unit

• AERA Sessions

Chair

• David H. Monk, The Pennsylvania State University

Papers

• 30 Years On: A Federal Administrator’s Perspective on Education Research - Joseph Conaty, U.S. Department of Education

Discussants

• Christopher Taylor Cross, Cross and Joftus

• Eva L. Baker, University of California - Los Angeles

• Michael J. Feuer, The George Washington University

• Jennifer A. O'Day, American Institutes for Research