2027 Arts Education Research Methods Summit

A 2-Day In-person Experience

January 11 & 12, 2027, hosted at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Maryland, in College Park, MD. The summit provides both training and opportunities for professional networking.

OVERVIEW SCHEDULE

We suggest arriving on Sunday evening. Monday starts at 8:00 AM with a light breakfast; sessions start at 9:15 AM with an included lunch break at 12:30. Afternoon sessions end at 5:05 PM followed by an optional no-host happy hour and dinner gathering. Tuesday breakfast is at 7:00 AM, with morning sessions beginning at 8:30 AM ending at 11:45 AM with an included lunch. Optional afternoon office hours with facilitators concluding by 3:00 PM.

travel & ACCOMMODATIONS

Easily reach UMD via air travel to BWI (Baltimore Washington International) or DCA (Reagan National) airports. Stay nearby to the Summit with discounted room rates available at the College Park Marriott, within a 12-minute walk of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

qualitative & quantitative session strands

The summit is designed to support early career researchers and doctoral students interested in answering research questions related to arts education, arts education interventions, and arts-based educational program evaluation. Participants will choose from a Qualitative Strand or a Quantitative Strand of interactive workshops and plenary sessions. Participants in both strands will learn or “brush up” on the latest rigorous research methods. Qualitative topics include interviewing strategies, data generation, coding and analysis, and more. Quantitative strategies include research design, intervention design, survey methods, data analysis, and more. Facilitators will be available for optional 1:1 mentoring/advice sessions.

advance your current research-in-progress or generate new ideas

Make your workshops immediately practical by bringing your own research-in-progress at any stage from initiation to data analysis. Don’t have a project ready yet? No problem - use sample data provided by the workshop facilitators.

registration fee

Registration is $120. The cost includes access to all sessions on your chosen strand. Registration also includes a daily light breakfast, a boxed lunch, and midday coffee and snacks. REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!

financial support AVAILABLE

One aim of the summit is to support early career and graduate researchers. Thanks to funding from the University of Maryland’s Arts for All Initiative, we are able to offer limited registration and travel support to early career and graduate researchers without access to institutional funding. Apply on the registration form