CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: April 15, 2013
A book edited by Paul Breen
To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/ZuwWyo
Introduction
This book is one which looks at teacher identity from a range of perspectives, incorporating aspects of theory and practice across a range of disciplines. Though discussing a series of cases in fields ranging from English language teaching to sociology, this book aspires to a synthesis of voices across disciplines; voices that are sometimes marginalised. Generally, all those voices will come from the humanities and social sciences with a range of research methods and methodologies employed to get to the heart of the matter.
Who are today‘s teachers? What are their backgrounds? What are their concerns? How do they articulate their feelings about their profession and their professional lives? What challenges do they face in today‘s educational milieu? How do they seek to overcome these challenges and are they seeking to redefine education and teaching for a new generation? The book will take a case study approach to describing, discussing, and researching these cases. The voices contained within this synthesis include teachers across a broad spectrum of background, research interests, and opinions.
Objective of the Book
The mission of the book is to provide a synthesis of new voices in the world of education, some of whom have great publishing and research potential in the future, and to make a new and exciting contribution to the literature on teacher identity. A further purpose is to challenge perspectives on the role of the teacher and to highlight changes which are occurring in terms of access to teaching & research roles within the context of higher education.
Target Audience
This book can be used in the fields of teacher education, teacher cognition, and as an aid on any course that involves narrative research or social and cultural issues. It will be used by teacher educators and trainee teachers, as well as those who have an interest in social research into teaching, and those who are part of ‘the world’s oldest profession.’
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following:
Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to:
Case studies of teachers in specific disciplines
Teacher cognition
Teacher identity
Teacher education
Narratives of teacher experience
Teachers as individuals or teachers as a group
Studies of teaching and technology
The psychology of teachers
Teachers of differing ethnicity and gender
Teachers who ‘break the mould’
Non-native English-speaking teachers of english
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 15, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 30, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 15, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This book is anticipated to be released in 2014.
Important Dates
April 15, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline
April 30, 2013: Notification of Acceptance
August 15, 2013: Full Chapter Submission
October 15, 2013: Review Results Returned
December 30, 2013: Final Chapter Submission
January 15, 2014: Final Deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Dr. Paul Breen
INTO University of East Anglia
102 Middlesex St, London, UK E1 7EZ
Tel.: +44 020 7059 4400
E-Mail: paulbbreen@hotmail.com or p.breen@uea.ac.uk