Country School Association of America

Award for Scholarship and Artistry

Blackwell History of Education Museum

Learning Center , Gabel Hall

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb , IL 60115

The Country School Association of America will present the CSAA Award for Scholarship for the best essay, thesis/dissertation, book, website, or video on an aspect of country schooling. The deadline for submissions is April 1 each year. The winner will be invited to deliver a presentation at the June Country School Association of America Annual Conference, where he/she will be awarded a certificate and $300. Attendance at the conference is not required to be awarded the prize.

The CSAA Award Committee will consider work on a variety of topics, for example, historic and current school structures, teachers, teacher education, school and community relations, students' experiences, religion, curriculum and supervision, country school restoration or reconstruction, programming in country school museums, legal issues, family schools, minority and/or immigrant experiences, consolidation. The Committee reserves the right not to award a prize in any given year.

The essay, thesis/dissertation, book, website or video should be submitted to the chair of the CSAA Award Committee by April 1. Electronic copies of essays and website addresses are welcome.

Members of the CSAA Board of Directors and their families are ineligible for the CSAA Award.

Send submissions to ltownsend@niu.edu or

CSAA Award Committee

Blackwell History of Education Museum

Learning Center , Gabel Hall

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb , IL 60115