c)     Identify other professional organizations (at least one that is researcher-focused and one that is practitioner-focused) that fit with your content area interests.

• Examine membership mission/purpose of the organization; membership requirements, process, and benefits; meetings/conference info; and publications.

-          Prepare a brief (~1 paragraph) summary of your findings for each association, comparing and contrasting it with AERA. Post your summary on the class website.

 

1.     AAMC (American Academy of Medical Colleges): practitioner-focused

 

Membership is at the organizational level. Schools are members allowing their students, faculty, and staff access to resources. So this group focuses on services it offers to institutions and services it offers to medical school students. Medical students can access test preparation materials, information about residency match, and career information. For institutions, there are a number of faculty development opportunities and groups to discuss best practices.

 

AIR (Association for Institutional Research): researcher focused

 

Individual memberships for institutional research professionals. The focus is on program evaluation in the higher educational setting. The focus is on data and data evaluation. AIR has an annual conference. There are also ongoing training opportunities. The group offers shared research opportunities, publications, job boards, etc. 

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