CACS Dissertation Award
The Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) annually sponsors the CACS Dissertation Award for the best doctoral thesis in curriculum studies in Canada. The award is intended for students who defended dissertations at a Canadian university in the calendar year preceding the application deadline.
Prize
The winner of the CACS Dissertation Award will receive a plaque and $500 for expenses to attend the CACS Celebration at the CSSE Conference.
Criteria
A panel of three experienced researchers in curriculum studies at Canadian universities, who are members of CACS, will adjudicate the submissions. General criteria are overall quality, substance, distinctiveness, and significance. Specifically, reviewers are seeking outstanding dissertations that:
• are original;
• employ a high degree of creativity or critique, and preferably both;
• demonstrate a sophisticated engagement with both theoretical and practical considerations (that is, informed by matters of theory and method rather than driven by or simply applying them);
• provide evidence of a scholarly awareness of what has been learned and gained through the inquiry as well as the limitations of the scope and effect(s) of the inquiry.
Short-listed finalists will be asked to submit a full electronic version of their dissertation, including a copy of the signed and dated committee acceptance of the dissertation.
Submission Requirements
Interested applicants or their doctoral supervisors should submit the following, as three separate electronic MS Word files:
1. A cover page providing the following information: applicant’s name; current address, phone and e-mail; the name of the university where the study was completed; the name of the supervisor(s) and the external examiner; the defense date
2. An abstract of no more than 1500-1800 words (1500 for English and 1800 for French), which includes the full title and a brief description of the intent, design and results of the inquiry to make the case that the submission meets the criteria of the award, i.e., that the dissertation is pertinent, original and makes a significant contribution to curriculum studies research in Canada
3. A current copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae.
Incomplete submissions and hard copies will not be considered.
Submissions: Please send all applications electronically to:
Erika Hasebe-Ludt
Faculty of Education
University of Lethbridge
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