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Research Article Award

The ASTD Research Article Award is given to encourage the publication of research with practical implications for practitioners of workplace learning and performance. It is presented annually to the author(s) of the best article published in a refereed journal during the calendar year.

The 2006 award-winning article was "Mentorship Behaviors and Mentorship Quality Associated With Formal Mentoring Programs: Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice" by Tammy D. Allen, Lillian T. Eby, and Elizabeth Lentz. The research was published in Journal of Applied Psychology.
Criteria
  1. The article must have appeared, or will appear, in print in a refereed journal between January 1 and December 31, 2008. Refereed journals consist of journals that require submissions to undergo a rigorous process of peer review to gain acceptance for publication. Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed publications do not meet this criterion.
  2. The article must address some topic of relevance to the practice of workplace learning and performance. Illustrative areas of concentration include

         - training and development
         - performance improvement/analysis
         - career development 
         - organizational development/learning
         - work design
         - adult learning in the workplace
         - e-learning
         - human resource development consultancy.
  3. All rigorous research paradigms, approaches, and methodologies will be considered on an equal basis, including, for example, field-, laboratory-, quantitative-, and qualitative-investigations.
  4. The article must explicitly consider the practiced implications of the  research findings for the learning and performance professional.
  5. All materials submitted, including the article, must be in English.
Eligibility

Individuals are not eligible for an award if the work has already received an ASTD Dissertation Award. 

Deadline

The submission must be received by 12:00 noon (EST) on October 31, 2008.

Submission Requirements

The application must include the following, without exception:

  1. The names, addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of all the authors.
  2. The name and issue of the refereed journal in which the article appeared (or will appear) before December 31, 2008.
  3. The full title of the article and the abstract as it was (or will be) published in the article.
  4. Contact information (name, address, and telephone number) for the editor of the journal.
  5. Confirmation that you are willing to mail a copy of the article to the Research Award Selection Committee, if requested.

Submit to: Submissions or inquiries must be sent by email before 12:00 noon (EST) on October 31, 2008 to:

Andrew Paradise
ASTD Research Department,
aparadise@astd.org.
703.683.7267
Selection Procedure

Reviewers chosen from the research community will evaluate articles published in refereed journals identified through this nomination process as well as through the reviewers' evaluation of leading refereed journals related to workplace learning and performance.

All articles will be evaluated in four areas:

  1. research problem
  2. research method
  3. conclusions and implications for practice and practitioners
  4. presentation of material.

The award winner(s) will receive:

  • Commemorative plaque(s) presented at the awards ceremony during the ASTD International Conference and Exposition, May 31-June 3, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
  • US$500 cash prize
  • Announcement of the award and a summary of the findings in ASTD publications and on the ASTD website.

 

 
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