SPRING 2009 CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS  

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NORTHWEST PASSAGE: Journal of Educational Practices

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1) NORTHWEST PASSAGE SPRING 2009 CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS -
Teaching Change in a Changing World

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Northwest Passage: Journal of Educational Practices, the official peer-reviewed journal of the Northwest Association of Teacher Educators (NWATE), seeks articles for its permanent thematic areas, as well as a special section, listed below.

1) Arts Based Teaching and Learning

2) Teacher Certification

3) Field Experience and Supervision

4) Student Teaching

5) The Use of Technology to Enhance the Curriculum

6) Teaching in the Content Fields

7) Diversity, Multicultural and Special Education

8) Classroom Issues

9) Teacher Professional Development

A special section of the journal will be devoted to this year's theme: "Teaching Change in a Changing World."

Teachers and teacher educators must reconcile and work within a shifting landscape of multiple levels of change. On one hand, we receive educational mandates from national, provincial, or state governments; on the other, we draw from our personal-professional knowledge to craft curriculum and design programs. Both of these contexts are placed within larger national and international change processes. Sometimes these processes line up, but often there is an element of tension between or among them.

To illuminate "Teaching Change in a Changing World," we are seeking empirical and theoretical papers that document or explore these questions: How do we negotiate contradictory change contexts and processes within the teaching profession? What do these processes mean to us in terms of practice?

We are interested in promoting an inclusive dialogue and invite submissions from faculty, graduate students, and practicing K-12 teachers and administrators.

PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008. Guidelines for formatting and submission can be found below.

Papers will be peer reviewed and decisions will be based on the relative strength of manuscripts and the amount of journal space available. Authors will be informed of editorial decisions by Thursday, January 15, 2009.

We look forward to an engaging Spring 2009 issue!

Richard Sawyer and Jason Margolis

Co-Editors

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2) GUIDELINES FOR FORMATTING AND SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS

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The journal is copyrighted and articles are protected under existing copyright laws. Published manuscripts become the property of the Association upon publication.

The following guidelines govern all submissions for publication consideration.

Use Microsoft Word 6.0 or above and submit an electronic copy via email. The submission email address is: sawyerr@vancouver.wsu.edu OR margolis@vancouver.wsu.edu.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Cover Page

The title should be in 14 point, bolded, italicized, in Times New Roman, and centered on the cover page with authors’ names/s and rank four spaces below the title in 12 point and centered. Include institutional affiliations and authors' e-mail addresses.

Abstract Page

All manuscripts should include an abstract following the title page. Include the title of the article above the abstract. Limit the abstract to approximately 150 words or less, single-spaced.

Body of Manuscript

1. Use APA guidelines in preparing the manuscript. See http://www.apa.org/journals/faq.html for formatting information.

2. Submit no more than ten (10) single spaced pages excluding references.

    * Leave a single space before and after headings.

    * Use 12 point font size.

    * Use Times New Roman font type.

    * Use 1" margins throughout the document.

    * References and citations should also be prepared using APA guidelines. All table, appendices, footnotes, and bibliographic information will be placed at the end of the article in 12 point Times New Roman.

Copies

Submit TWO electronic copies of your manuscript (saved in Microsoft word 6.0 or above). One copy should have a cover sheet that clearly indicates it is for BLIND review. The other copy should have a cover sheet that clearly indicates it is for NON-BLIND review.

SEND MANUSCRIPTS TO:

Dr. Richard Sawyer      OR      Dr. Jason Margolis

sawyerr@vancouver.wsu.edu    OR    margolis@vancouver.wsu.edu

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3) CALL FOR REVIEWERS

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Northwest Passage is expanding its editorial review board. If you are interested in serving, please contact Richard Sawyer (margolis@vancouver.wsu.edu) and Jason Margolis (sawyerr@vancouver.wsu.edu, . Please identify your area of specialization/research interests in your message.

Duties include reviewing one manuscript for this year's issue (to be published in March 2009) between November and December 2008.