SRA - Social Policy Award

Organization: Society for Research on Adolescence

Nominees for all awards should be current members of SRA. The SRA's three Social Policy Awards are: one for the best edited volume, one for the best authored book, and one for the best journal article at the intersection of adolescent research and social policy. Nominated articles or books should exemplify research on adolescence with implications for social policy. Submissions could include policy-oriented research, program evaluations, or basic research in which implications for policy or practice are clearly articulated. Submissions from a variety of disciplines are encouraged. Self-nominations are welcome.The SRA Committee on Research, Policy, and Public Information will review all submissions, and the winners will be announced at the 2008 SRA Biennial Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Criteria for selection are: (1) research and theory meet high standards, (2) policy issues are substantive and timely, and (3) the work clearly articulates the implications of the research for a social policy issue, such that policy problems are clarified and/or solutions are illustrated.