Research Gathering Brings Perspectives on Education From 53 Different Nations

Montreal

The theme of the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting, held here this month, was “Diversity and Democracy in the Era of Accountability.” In keeping with the first part of that title, the gathering drew researchers from 53 nations, and all walks of the field.

Among the 12,000-plus participants, for instance, were statisticians, anthropologists, psychologists, policy scholars, and sociologists.

More than 1,000 of the participants were Canadians, according to conference organizers. To capitalize on the opportunity for intellectual exchange with the host country, the Washington-based AERA scheduled more than 10 sessions...