A Call to Purposeful Research and Scholarly Action
The NABSE Research Institute
The National Alliance of Black School Educators has long understood that research is not separate from advocacy, and scholarship is not separate from service. As we re-emerge and strengthen the NABSE Research Institute, we do so with intention, clarity, and an unwavering commitment to impact.
The Research Institute exists to advance rigorous, relevant, and action-oriented research that informs practice, shapes policy, and strengthens educational systems for all students, with particular attention to students of African descent. This work honors the intellectual tradition of African American educators and educational leaders while positioning NABSE as a national and global authority in educational research and thought leadership.
Our work is guided by INSPIRES, the organizing framework that anchors NABSE’s research vision and scholarly responsibility:
Integration calls us to align research across affiliates, commissions, regions, and national initiatives so that knowledge generation and application move together.
Networks ensure that scholars, practitioners, institutions, and global partners collaborate rather than work in isolation.
Scholarship affirms that NABSE will lead with evidence, producing research that informs policy, professional practice, and public discourse.
Pipelines commit us to developing the next generation of scholars, researchers, and policy leaders through mentorship and intentional pathways.
Innovation challenges us to modernize how research is conducted, shared, and applied in rapidly changing educational and global contexts.
Research grounds our advocacy in data, evaluation, and historical understanding that strengthens credibility and accountability.
Excellence sets the standard for rigor, ethics, and impact in all scholarly work.
Service reminds us that research must ultimately improve lives, communities, and educational outcomes.
As part of this renewed effort, the NABSE Research Institute is advancing several strategic initiatives, including coordinated research agendas, future research symposia, grant development and sponsored research activity, and international learning and research opportunities abroad. These efforts are designed to move research beyond publication and into policy, leadership development, and systemic change.
Call for Manuscript Proposals
We invite scholars, practitioners, and doctoral candidates to submit manuscripts to the Journal of the Alliance of Black School Educators (JABSE), NABSE’s peer-reviewed academic journal. JABSE welcomes conceptual and empirical manuscripts that contribute new knowledge and ideas in the pursuit of educational excellence, particularly for marginalized students and communities.
We strongly encourage submissions drawn from:
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Field-based and practitioner research
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Doctoral dissertation studies and dissertation-derived manuscripts
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Community-engaged and applied scholarship
Submission Deadline: February 15
This is a call to share your work, your findings, and your voice. It is an invitation to ensure that the research emerging from classrooms, communities, and doctoral study informs national dialogue and decision-making.
The NABSE Research Institute stands as a collective space for inquiry, courage, and contribution. Together, through INSPIRES, we will produce scholarship that strengthens systems, elevates African American educators and educational leaders, and advances educational opportunity for generations to come.
As W. E. B. Du Bois reminded us, “The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools, or to be a center of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life.”
