2024-09-23T20:03:48-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990EZ 2023-01-01 271239140 WORLD EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION WORL 2022383200 1430 K STREET NW 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ROCIO GARCIA-CARRION SECRETARY GENERAL 2022383200 2024-09-23 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X WWW.WERAONLINE.ORG X X 109277 X 71530 30614 5609 1524 109277 57205 43019 100224 9053 160915 0 169968 X 197096 121480 10888 68968 207984 190448 47069 20480 160915 169968 X THE WORLD EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (WERA) WAS ESTABLISHED TO BUILD CAPACITY AND INTEREST IN EDUCATION RESEARCH, FOSTER SOUND EDUCATION RESEARCH POLICIES AND PRACTICES, AND PROMOTE THE USE AND APPLICATION OF EDUCATION RESEARCH WORLDWIDE. WERA PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING EDUCATION RESEARCH AS A SCIENTIFIC AND SCHOLARLY FIELD. WERA UNDERTAKES PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT ARE GLOBAL IN NATURE AND TRANSCEND WHAT ANY ONE ORGANIZATION CAN ACCOMPLISH IN A SINGLE COUNTRY, REGION, OR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION. CURRENTLY, TWENTY-EIGHT RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE MEMBERS OF WERA. THE MEMBERS OF THESE ASSOCIATIONS ARE FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS THAT CONDUCT EDUCATION RESEARCH. WERA ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED SUBSTANTIVE SYMPOSIA, SESSIONS, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS AND RELATED MEETINGS FOCUSED ON THE LATEST FINDING, ISSUES, AND TRENDS IN EDUCATION RESEARCH. IN NOVEMBER 2023 WERA CONVENED THE 2023 WERA FOCAL MEETING IN SINGAPORE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE (ERAS). THE FOCAL MEETING BROUGHT TOGETHER RESEARCHERS, POLICY LEADERS, AND PRACTITIONERS FROM 49 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROXIMATELY 136 PROGRAM SESSIONS INCLUDING: PAPER SESSIONS (96), SYMPOSIA (17), POSTER SESSIONS (1), AS WELL AS OTHER PERTINENT SESSIONS (21) FOCUSED ON ADVANCING EDUCATION RESEARCH WORLDWIDE. IN 2023, WERA ALSO SPONSORED SYMPOSIA OR GAVE INVITED PLENARY ADDRESSES AT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA, USA, SPAIN, GREECE AND BRAZIL. ALL OF THESE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN COOPERATION WITH AND AT THE SITE OF MEETINGS OF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OR RELEVANT ROLE PLAYER CITES. IN ADDITION, WERA PRESENTED NUMEROUS VIRTUAL WORLDWIDE WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS AND HOSTED ONLINE WRITING SEMINARS. EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH THE WERA MENTORING PROGRAMME AND DOCTORAL AND EARLY CAREER (DEC) NETWORK. THE WERA VISITING RESEARCH AWARD, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WERA INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (IEA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG WAS ALSO AWARDED IN 2023. FURTHERMORE, WERA SUPPORTED 17 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS (IRNS) INVOLVING MORE THAN 70 SCHOLARS. THE WERA TASK FORCE, GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND EDUCATION, CONTINUED WITH INNOVATIONS THAT ENABLE POSITIVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES DESPITE SEVERE ADVERSITY AND PRESENTED SYMPOSIA IN THIS REGARD. A NEW WERA TASK FORCE, ENTITLED GLOBAL RESEARCH IN EXTENDED EDUCATION, WAS ESTABLISHED WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE SUCCESSFUL WORK OF A PREVIOUS WERA IRN. 0 33768 33768 X BEE LENG CHUA PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 GEOVANA MENDONA LUNARDI MENDES VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 LIESEL EBERSOHN PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 0 0 0 ROCIO GARCIA-CARRION SECRETARY GENERAL 1.00 0 0 0 MUSTAFA YUNUS ERYAMAN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 INGRID GOGOLIN APPOINTED LIAISON 1.00 0 0 0 FELICE LEVINE APPOINTED LIAISON 1.00 0 0 0 SILVANI DOS SANTOS VALENTIM DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 BARBARA SCHNEIDER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JAVIER DIEZ-PALOMAR DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ENMA CAMPOSANO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 DOMINIC WYSE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FELICE J LEVINE 1430 K STREET NW 1200 WASHINGTON DC 20005 2022383200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 68490 70637 90696 75230 71530 376583 68490 70637 90696 75230 71530 376583 222556 154027 484 105 1524 2113 378696 157070 0.40670 0.41560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: ROYALTY INCOME. AMOUNT: 1,524. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MEETING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 33,768. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 5,314. DESCRIPTION: BANK & INVESTMENT FEES. AMOUNT: 3,443. DESCRIPTION: OPERATING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 229. DESCRIPTION: BAD DEBT EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 156. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 109. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 43,019. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,868. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 48,962. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,020. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,106. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,900. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: DUE TO AFFILIATE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 46,139. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 12,717. DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,583. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED REVENUE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 930. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,180.